12-letter words containing a, s, c, e, i
- child abuser — someone who abuses a child, esp someone convicted of this
- chilien shan — Qilian Shan.
- chilli sauce — a highly seasoned sauce made of tomatoes cooked with chilli and other spices and seasonings
- china closet — a cabinet or cupboard for storing or exhibiting chinaware.
- chinaberries — Plural form of chinaberry.
- chinese date — an Old World tree, Ziziphus jujuba, thriving in hot, dry regions.
- chinese leaf — the edible leaves of a Chinese cabbage
- chinese wall — a notional barrier between the parts of a business, esp between the market makers and brokers of a stock-exchange business, across which no information should pass to the detriment of clients
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chocolatiers — Plural form of chocolatier.
- choirmasters — Plural form of choirmaster.
- chrematistic — of, denoting, or relating to money-making
- christianise — to make Christian.
- christianite — (mineral) alternative name of phillipsite.
- christianize — to make Christian or convert to Christianity
- cichoraceous — relating to plants of the sub-order Cichoraceae
- cigar-shaped — resembling a cigar in shape
- circassienne — a kind of light cashmere
- circularised — Simple past tense and past participle of circularise.
- circularises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circularise.
- circularizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circularize.
- circularness — The state or quality of being circular.
- circumstance — The circumstances of a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens.
- city fathers — You can refer to the members of a city council or city's government as the city fathers.
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- clam diggers — casual pants that end slightly below the knee.
- clam-diggers — calf-length trousers
- clannishness — of, relating to, or characteristic of a clan.
- clarinettist — A clarinettist is someone who plays the clarinet.
- classifiable — to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class.
- clausthalite — a rare mineral, lead selenide, PbSe, occurring in grayish, granular crystals that have a metallic luster.
- clavieristic — relating to a clavier
- claw setting — a jewellery setting with clawlike prongs
- clearsighted — seeing clearly
- cleistogamic — Alternative form of cleistogamous.
- clerofascist — A cleric supporting fascism or advocating a synthesis of religion and fascism.
- clickstreams — Plural form of clickstream.
- client state — A client state is a country which is controlled or influenced by another larger and more powerful state, or which depends on this state for support and protection.
- cliffhangers — Plural form of cliffhanger.
- climacterics — Plural form of climacteric.
- closed chain — any structural arrangement, used in the models and formulas of molecules, consisting of a chain of atoms that forms a closed geometric figure; ring
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- coarse grain — granularity
- cocaine bust — an arrest for the possession of cocaine
- code-sharing — a commercial agreement between two airlines that allows passengers to use a ticket from one airline to travel on another
- coenesthesia — general awareness of one's own body
- collegialism — the theory that the church's highest authority is its collective membership
- collegiates' — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- colonialised — to make colonial.