12-letter words containing a, r, e, n, c
- intrinsicate — (obsolete) intricate.
- invercargill — a city on S South Island, in New Zealand.
- ironicalness — The quality of being ironical.
- irrelevances — Plural form of irrelevance.
- irrepentance — Lack of repentance; impenitence.
- irresistance — (archaic) passive submission; lack of resistance.
- jacket crown — a type of artificial, tooth-colored dental crown made of acrylic or porcelain
- japan clover — a drought-resistant bush clover, Lespedeza striata, of the legume family, introduced to the southern Atlantic states from Asia, having numerous tiny trifoliate leaves valued for pasturage and hay.
- jasmine rice — an aromatic, flavorful long-grain rice of Asia, especially Thailand.
- jeanne d'arc — Jeanne [zhahn] /ʒɑn/ (Show IPA), Joan of Arc.
- job creation — the process by which the number of jobs in an area, organization, etc is increased
- jordan curve — simple closed curve.
- karyokinetic — Of or pertaining to karyokinesis.
- keratinocyte — An epidermal cell that produces keratin.
- kinesiatrics — the treatment of disease by the use of gymnastics or muscle exercises
- kitchenwares — Plural form of kitchenware.
- 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.
- lactoprotein — any protein existing in milk.
- lake lucerne — a lake in central Switzerland: fed and drained chiefly by the River Reuss. Area: 115 sq km (44 sq miles)
- landed price — the price when delivered
- lane closure — the closing of a lane on a motorway
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
- law merchant — the principles and rules, drawn chiefly from custom, determining the rights and obligations of commercial transactions; commercial law.
- lawrenceburg — a town in S Tennessee.
- leathernecks — Plural form of leatherneck.
- 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.
- linear logic — (theory) A logic invented by Girard in 1987 that can be used in proofs related to resource usage.
- linear space — vector space.
- loan officer — a bank employee who helps would-be borrowers get a loan
- locker plant — an establishment for storing food under refrigeration, containing lockers for renting to individual users.
- locoregional — Restricted to a localized region of the body.
- loriciferans — Plural form of loriciferan.
- lounge chair — a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
- lovecraftian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of the American fantasy and horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft (1870–1937)
- lower canada — former name of Quebec province 1791–1841.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- machine word — word (def 10).
- machine-word — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- macroeconomy — A large-scale economic system.
- macroetching — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- macromineral — any mineral required in the diet in relatively large amounts, especially calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.
- macronuclear — Of or pertaining to a macronucleus.
- macronucleus — the larger of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans, having a multiple set of chromosomes and functioning in cell metabolism and protein synthesis.
- macrosegment — a stretch of speech preceded and followed but not interrupted by a pause.
- magic number — the atomic number or neutron number of an exceptionally stable nuclide.
- major tenace — the ace and queen of a suit held by one player.