12-letter words containing a, n, t, i, c, l
- interlocular — having one or more locules.
- intermercial — interstitial
- internuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
- internuncial — serving to announce or connect.
- interspecial — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- intervocalic — (usually of a consonant) immediately following a vowel and preceding a vowel, as the v in cover.
- intolerances — Plural form of intolerance.
- intracardial — situated within, or injected into, the heart
- intracranial — being or occurring within the skull.
- intranuclear — existing or taking place within a nucleus.
- intravesical — Within the urinary bladder.
- invocational — Of or relating to an act of invocation.
- irda control — (standard) (IrDA-C, formerly IrBUS) Infrared standard from IrDA. IrDA Control is a low speed communication standard that allows cordless peripherals such as keyboards, mice, game pads, and joysticks to interact with intelligent host devices. Host devices include PCs, home appliances, game machines, and television and web set-top boxes. IrDA Control supports data rates of 75 Kbps at up to 8 metres, and is designed to integrate with devices that use USB HID. Parts and products featuring IrDA Control are expected in 1998. See also IrDA Data, AIR.
- isotonically — In an isotonic way.
- itching palm — a grasping nature; avarice
- journalistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of journalists or journalism.
- juggling act — If you say that a situation is a juggling act, you mean that someone is trying to do two or more things at once, and that they are finding it difficult to do those things properly.
- kitchen salt — coarse salt that is used in cooking but not at the table
- kleptomaniac — a person who has kleptomania.
- lace-curtain — characteristic of or aspiring to the standards and attributes of the middle class: Her latest novel traces the rise of a lace-curtain Irish family in Boston.
- lachrymation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lactalbumins — Plural form of lactalbumin.
- lactoprotein — any protein existing in milk.
- landscapists — Plural form of landscapist.
- latchstrings — Plural form of latchstring.
- latin church — the Roman Catholic Church.
- latin school — a secondary school emphasizing instruction in Latin and Greek.
- lecithinases — Plural form of lecithinase.
- lectionaries — Plural form of lectionary.
- lenticularis — (meteorology) a cloud species which consists of rounded lens shaped of cloud, often forming near mountains. Associated with cirrocumulus, and altocumulus, and sometimes stratocumulus genera.
- lenticularly — in a lenticular manner
- lever-action — (of a rifle) having a lever action.
- life tenancy — holding a tenancy until the holder dies
- light cannon — a particularly powerful torch, spotlight, or searchlight
- linguistical — (not in technical use) linguistic.
- liquefacient — something that liquefies or promotes liquefaction.
- liquefaction — the act or process of liquefying or making liquid.
- loan capital — borrowed capital
- local option — a right of choice exercised by a minor political division, as a county, especially as to allowing the sale of liquor.
- localisation — Alternative spelling of localization.
- localization — to make local; fix in, or assign or restrict to, a particular place, locality, etc.
- locationally — a place of settlement, activity, or residence: This town is a good location for a young doctor.
- locus standi — the right of a party to appear and be heard before a court
- logical unit — (networking) (LU) A primary component of SNA, an LU is a type of NAU that enables end users to communicate with each other and gain access to SNA network resources.
- longicaudate — having a long posterior or tail
- lovecraftian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of the American fantasy and horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft (1870–1937)
- lubrications — Plural form of lubrication.
- lucubrations — Plural form of lucubration.
- lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- machine bolt — a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.