12-letter words containing a, r, e, n, i, c
- spring-clean — to subject (a place) to a spring-cleaning.
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stercoranism — the belief that the consecrated Eucharistic elements, the bread and wine, are subject to decay and pass through the body like other ingested things
- stercoranist — a person who believes in stercoranism
- stereoptican — a projector usually consisting of two complete lanterns arranged so that one picture appears to dissolve while the next is forming.
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
- supercabinet — a specially-formed cabinet, a select or powerful group of political ministers (cabinet)
- superorganic — of or relating to the structure of cultural elements within society conceived as independent of and superior to the individual members of society.
- surveillance — a watch kept over a person, group, etc., especially over a suspect, prisoner, or the like: The suspects were under police surveillance.
- synergically — in a synergic manner
- tax increase — an increase in the amount of tax that people and companies are obliged to pay
- technocratic — of, relating to, or designating a technocrat or technocracy.
- tetracycline — an antibiotic, C 22 H 24 H 2 O 8 , derived from chlortetracycline, used in medicine to treat a broad variety of infections.
- the barbican — a building complex in the City of London: includes residential developments and the Barbican Arts Centre (completed 1982) housing concert and exhibition halls, theatres, cinemas, etc
- the cambrian — the Cambrian period or rock system
- the creation — God's act of bringing the universe into being
- the-american — a novel (1877) by Henry James.
- theanthropic — of or relating to both God or a god and human beings; both divine and human.
- theoretician — a person who deals with or is expert in the theoretical side of a subject: a military theoretician.
- tinea cruris — jock itch.
- torrefaction — to subject to fire or intense heat; parch, roast, or scorch.
- tracing tape — (on a building site) one of several lines stretched between batter boards to outline the foundations.
- tradescantia — any plant of the American genus Tradescantia, widely cultivated for their striped variegated leaves: family Commelinaceae
- traffic cone — conical road markers
- tragicalness — the quality or state of being tragic
- trainer sock — a sock designed to be worn with a training shoe, often cut low at the ankle so that very little shows above the shoe
- transcending — to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed: to transcend the limits of thought; kindness transcends courtesy.
- transcension — transcendence.
- transdialect — to translate (speech, writing, etc.) into a different dialect.
- transfection — the insertion into a cell of a bacterial plasmid that contains a foreign virus or genetic material.
- transilience — leaping or passing from one thing or state to another.
- transoceanic — extending across or traversing the ocean: a transoceanic cable.
- tricentenary — of or relating to a period of 300 years
- trichopteran — trichopterous.
- triticalness — a trite quality or character
- trochanteric — belonging or relating to a trochanter
- tubocurarine — the principal active alkaloid of curare, C 38 H 44 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a muscle relaxant, especially as an adjunct to anesthesia.
- turacoverdin — a green pigment found in certain feathers of the touraco
- un-manicured — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- unaccredited — officially recognized as meeting the essential requirements, as of academic excellence: accredited schools.
- unacquirable — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
- unarticulate — not articulated; not having the use of intelligible language
- unattractive — providing pleasure or delight, especially in appearance or manner; pleasing; charming; alluring: an attractive personality.
- uncalibrated — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- uncharitable — deficient in charity; unkind; harsh; unforgiving; censorious; merciless: an uncharitable attitude; an uncharitable neighbor.
- uncirculated — to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point: Blood circulates throughout the body.
- uncommercial — not engaged in or involved with commerce or trade.
- uncreativity — the state or quality of being creative.
- uncreditable — of ignoble character