12-letter words containing a, s, c, l, e, p
- complaisance — deference to the wishes of others; willing compliance
- complex salt — a salt that contains one or more complex ions
- compliancies — compliance (defs 1, 2, 4).
- compulsative — compulsory
- contemplates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contemplate.
- copperplates — Plural form of copperplate.
- corporealism — materialism
- corporealist — a materialist
- counterpleas — Plural form of counterplea.
- craftspeople — Craftspeople are people who make things skilfully with their hands.
- culpableness — The state or quality of being culpable.
- curtail step — the step or steps at the foot of a flight of stairs, widened at one or both ends and terminated with a scroll
- curtail-step — a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- d-s particle — a positively charged meson having a mass 3852 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 4.7 X 10 -13 seconds.
- decapitalise — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
- decapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of decapsulate.
- deckle strap — a strap on each edge of the moving web of paper on a paper-making machine that fixes the width of the paper
- decomposable — to separate or resolve into constituent parts or elements; disintegrate: The bacteria decomposed the milk into its solid and liquid elements.
- desmoplastic — (pathology) That produces adhesions.
- despotically — of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.
- dispatchable — Capable of being dispatched.
- displaceable — Capable of being displaced.
- displacement — the act of displacing.
- display case — glass box, cabinet
- displeasance — the state or cause of being displeased
- double-space — to type (text, copy, etc.) leaving a full space between lines: Always double-space a term paper.
- emplacements — Plural form of emplacement.
- encapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of encapsulate.
- encapsulates — Enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule.
- encephalitis — Inflammation of the brain, caused by infection or an allergic reaction.
- episcopalian — An adherent of episcopacy.
- episcopalism — the belief that a Church should be governed by bishops
- episodically — In an episodic manner; in episodes.
- escape valve — a valve that releases air, steam, etc, above a certain pressure; relief valve or safety valve
- escape wheel — moving part of a timepiece
- escapologist — An entertainer specializing in escaping from the confinement of such things as ropes, handcuffs, and chains.
- eucalyptuses — Plural form of eucalyptus.
- exceptionals — Plural form of exceptional.
- explications — Plural form of explication.
- galactoscope — a lactoscope.
- galvanoscope — an instrument for detecting the existence of an electric current and determining its direction.
- gapped scale — a scale, such as a pentatonic scale, containing fewer than seven notes
- garlic press — kitchen tool for crushing garlic
- glacis plate — the frontal plate armour on a tank
- hall process — a process in which aluminum is refined by electrolytic reduction of alumina fused with cryolite.
- helicographs — Plural form of helicograph.
- hematocolpos — (medicine) A medical condition in which the vagina fills with menstrual blood, often caused by the combination of menstruation with an imperforate hymen.
- hemophiliacs — Plural form of hemophiliac.
- hyper-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- hyperalgesic — Of or pertaining to hyperalgesia.