12-letter words containing a, n, i, c, u
- discussional — an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
- disturbances — Plural form of disturbance.
- docutainment — infotainment (def 2).
- door curtain — a curtain that fills a doorway
- draw curtain — a curtain, opening at the middle, that can be drawn to the sides of a stage.
- drop curtain — a curtain that is lowered into position from the flies.
- drum machine — a device that simulates percussion sounds in various combinations and rhythms, and can alter digitally stored drum sounds or make digital recordings of drum sounds.
- dual citizen — a person who is a citizen or subject of two or more nations; one having dual citizenship.
- duncan smith — (George) Iain. born 1954, British politician; leader of the Conservative Party (2001–03); secretary of state for work and pensions (2010–2016)
- duodecennial — relating to twelve years
- duplex chain — a roller chain having two sets of rollers linked together, used for heavy-duty applications
- duplications — Plural form of duplication.
- dutch guiana — former name of Suriname.
- ecumenically — general; universal.
- educationese — the jargon associated with the field of education.
- educationist — a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- effectuating — Present participle of effectuate.
- effectuation — to bring about; effect.
- ejaculations — Plural form of ejaculation.
- elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.
- elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
- elucubration — the practice of elucubrating
- emasculating — Present participle of emasculate.
- emasculation — The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- encrustation — The action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.
- enthusiastic — Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
- epicureanism — An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus. The school rejected determinism and advocated hedonism (pleasure as the highest good), but of a restrained kind: mental pleasure was regarded more highly than physical, and the ultimate pleasure was held to be freedom from anxiety and mental pain, esp. that arising from needless fear of death and of the gods.
- equidistance — (uncountable) Equal distance.
- equinoctials — Plural form of equinoctial.
- equivocating — Present participle of equivocate.
- equivocation — The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication.
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- excruciating — Intensely painful.
- excruciation — Some excruciating pain.
- exulceration — the process of ulceration
- factiousness — given to faction; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.
- fancifulness — The quality of being fanciful.
- final clause — a clause expressing intention or purpose
- fire curtain — safety curtain.
- flocculating — Present participle of flocculate.
- flocculation — to form into flocculent masses.
- fluctuations — Plural form of fluctuation.
- franc-tireur — a sharpshooter in the French army.
- fructosamine — (organic compound) A chemical compound that can be considered the result of a reaction between fructose and ammonia or an amine (with a molecule of water being released).
- functionable — functional (def 3).
- functionally — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- fungicidally — in a fungicidal manner