12-letter words containing a, s, i, c
- ironicalness — The quality of being ironical.
- irrelevances — Plural form of irrelevance.
- irresistance — (archaic) passive submission; lack of resistance.
- isaac newton — Sir Isaac, 1642–1727, English philosopher and mathematician: formulator of the law of gravitation.
- ischiorectal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and the ischial tuberosity.
- isoantigenic — relating to an isoantigen or isoantigens
- isochromatic — Optics. having the same color or tint.
- isodiametric — having equal diameters or axes.
- isoenzymatic — isoenzymic
- isotacticity — (of a polymer) having the same configuration at successive, regularly spaced positions along the chain. See also configuration (def 4).
- isotonically — In an isotonic way.
- isotopically — With regard to isotopes.
- jackass brig — a two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast with a fore-and-aft mainsail; brigantine.
- jacksonville — a seaport in NE Florida, on the St. John's River.
- jactitations — Plural form of jactitation.
- jaculiferous — having dartlike spines.
- james dickey — James, 1923–97, U.S. poet and novelist.
- jasmine rice — an aromatic, flavorful long-grain rice of Asia, especially Thailand.
- jocularities — the state or quality of being jocular.
- joe six-pack — Slang. the average or typical blue-collar man.
- journalistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of journalists or journalism.
- judicatories — Plural form of judicatory.
- junior class — the penultimate class in high school or college
- juristic act — a proceeding designed to have a legal effect
- juristically — of or relating to a jurist or to jurisprudence; juridical.
- just in case — if it should happen that
- justicialism — the political doctrine of Juan Domingo Perón, formerly President of Argentina
- kakistocracy — government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power.
- kaleidoscope — an optical instrument in which bits of glass, held loosely at the end of a rotating tube, are shown in continually changing symmetrical forms by reflection in two or more mirrors set at angles to each other.
- kelvin scale — William Thomson, 1st Baron, 1824–1907, English physicist and mathematician.
- ketoacidosis — (pathology) A severe form of ketosis, most commonly seen in diabetics, in which so much ketone is produced that acidosis occurs.
- kick against — If you kick against a situation you dislike but cannot control, you react against it in a violent, sudden, or extreme way.
- kick starter — a starter, as of a motorcycle, that operates by a downward kick on a pedal.
- kilocalories — Plural form of kilocalorie.
- kinaesthetic — Alternative form of kinesthetic.
- kinesiatrics — the treatment of disease by the use of gymnastics or muscle exercises
- kinesipathic — of or relating to kinesipathy
- king's peace — (in early medieval England) the protection secured by the king for particular people or places
- kirschwasser — a fragrant, colorless, unaged brandy distilled from a fermented mash of cherries, produced especially in Germany, Switzerland, and Alsace, France.
- kitchen salt — coarse salt that is used in cooking but not at the table
- kitchen soap — heavy-duty soap intended for use in the kitchen
- kitchenwares — Plural form of kitchenware.
- knick-knacks — Knick-knacks are small objects which people keep as ornaments or toys, rather than for a particular use.
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lacrimal sac — the dilated upper portion of the nasolacrimal duct that receives tears from the lacrimal ducts.
- lactalbumins — Plural form of lactalbumin.
- landscapists — Plural form of landscapist.
- laparoscopic — a flexible fiberoptic instrument, passed through a small incision in the abdominal wall and equipped with biopsy forceps, an obturator, scissors or the like, with which to examine the abdominal cavity or perform minor surgery.
- lapidescence — a lapidescent quality or condition
- lapidicolous — living under stones