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12-letter words containing a, r, e, c, i

  • apprenticing — Present participle of apprentice.
  • arabica bean — a high-quality coffee bean, obtained from the tree Coffea arabica
  • arborio rice — variety of round-grain rice used for making risotto
  • archaeologic — Pertaining to archaeology.
  • archdiocesan — Relating to an archdiocese.
  • archdioceses — Plural form of archdiocese.
  • archegoniate — having archegonia
  • archeologist — archaeology.
  • archerfishes — Plural form of archerfish.
  • archesporial — the primitive cell, or group of cells, that give rise to the cells from which spores are derived.
  • archesporium — archespore.
  • archetypical — Archetypical means the same as archetypal.
  • archiannelid — (zoology) Any member of the Archiannelida.
  • archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
  • archipelagic — a large group or chain of islands: the Malay Archipelago.
  • archipelagos — Plural form of archipelago.
  • archiphoneme — an abstract linguistic unit representing two or more phonemes when the distinction between these has been neutralized: conventionally shown by a capital letter within slashes, as /T/ for /t/ and /d/ in German Rat and Rad
  • architecting — a person who engages in the profession of architecture.
  • architecture — Architecture is the art of planning, designing, and constructing buildings.
  • archive file — a single computer file that contains one or more files that have been compressed
  • archive site — (networking)   (Or "FTP site", "FTP archive") An Internet host where program source, documents, e-mail or news messages are stored for public access via anonymous FTP, Gopher, web or other document distribution system. There may be several archive sites (mirrors) for, e.g., a Usenet newsgroup though one may be recognised as the main one. FTP servers were common on the Internet for about ten years but have been largely replaced by web servers since the invention of the World-Wide Web and its HTTP protocol. Some well-known archive sites included Imperial College, UK, UUNET, USA, GNU archive site. The archie service attempted to index the contents of FTP archives, foreshadowing the indexing of the web by Google and others.
  • arctic ocean — the ocean surrounding the North Pole, north of the Arctic Circle. Area: about 14 100 000 sq km (5 440 000 sq miles)
  • argillaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of very fine-grained material, such as clay, shale, etc
  • arithmetical — Arithmetical calculations, processes, or skills involve the addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division of numbers.
  • arming chest — a chest for holding armor and weapons.
  • army officer — a person in the army who holds a position of authority, responsibility and duty, especially one who holds a commission
  • arsenic acid — a white poisonous soluble crystalline solid used in the manufacture of arsenates and insecticides. Formula: H3AsO4
  • art director — a person responsible for the sets and costumes in a film
  • articulately — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
  • articulative — relating to articulation
  • artiodactyle — (zoology) One of the Artiodactyla, a group of ungulates.
  • ascertaining — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
  • asking price — The asking price of something is the price which the person selling it says that they want for it, although they may accept less.
  • aspect ratio — the ratio of width to height of the picture on a television or cinema screen
  • astrochemist — (chemistry, astronomy) A chemist or astronomer whose speciality is astrochemistry.
  • asymmetrical — Something that is asymmetrical has two sides or halves that are different in shape, size, or style.
  • asynchronies — a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.
  • at any price — If you want something at any price, you are determined to get it, even if unpleasant things happen as a result.
  • atheoretical — having no connection with and not founded on theory
  • atmospherics — Atmospherics are elements in something such as a piece of music or a book which create a certain atmosphere.
  • atomic power — nuclear power.
  • attractively — In an attractive manner; with the power of attracting or drawing to.
  • au contraire — on the contrary
  • auctioneered — Simple past tense and past participle of auctioneer.
  • autocritique — the examination of factors guiding one's thoughts, beliefs and actions; self-criticism
  • autoinjector — A medical device designed to deliver a single dose of a particular, typically life-saving, drug.
  • autoreactive — (immunology, medicine) Acting against the organism by which it was produced.
  • awe-stricken — filled with awe.
  • axisymmetric — being symmetrical around an axis
  • b-s particle — a neutral meson with a mass 10,507 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.6 X 10 -12 seconds.
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