12-letter words containing c, a, e, d
- indelicately — In an indelicate manner.
- indexicality — (philosophy) The quality or state of being indexical.
- indian cress — a nasturtium, Tropaeolum majus, of South America, having red-spotted or red-striped, yellow-orange flowers, the young flower buds and fruits being used as seasoning.
- indian ocean — an ocean S of Asia, E of Africa, and W of Australia. 28,357,000 sq. mi. (73,444,630 sq. km).
- indicatively — showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually followed by of): behavior indicative of mental disorder.
- indirect tax — a tax levied indirectly, as one levied on commodities before they reach the consumer but ultimately paid by the consumer as part of the market price.
- indoctrinate — to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
- indoleacetic — as in indoleacetic acid, a naturally-occurring plant growth hormone
- indomethacin — a substance, C 19 H 16 ClNO 4 , with anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic properties: used in the treatment of certain kinds of arthritis and gout.
- induced drag — the drag force generated in the production of lift.
- ineradicable — not eradicable; not capable of being eradicated, rooted out, or completely removed.
- ineradicably — not eradicable; not capable of being eradicated, rooted out, or completely removed.
- inexactitude — the quality or state of being inexact or inaccurate; inexactness.
- infanticides — Plural form of infanticide.
- initial code — a system used in the U.S. to facilitate the delivery of mail, consisting of a five- or nine-digit code printed directly after the address, the first five digits (initial code) indicating the state and post office or postal zone, the last four (expanded code) the box section or number, portion of a rural route, building, or other specific delivery location.
- inside track — the inner, or shorter, track of a racecourse.
- intercalated — to interpolate; interpose.
- interchanged — Simple past tense and past participle of interchange.
- intermediacy — the state of being intermediate or of acting intermediately.
- intexticated — (of a driver) distracted while writing or reading a text message on a mobile phone
- isodiametric — having equal diameters or axes.
- jack-the-lad — a young man who is regarded as a brash, loud show-off
- james dickey — James, 1923–97, U.S. poet and novelist.
- jeanne d'arc — Jeanne [zhahn] /ʒɑn/ (Show IPA), Joan of Arc.
- jordan curve — simple closed curve.
- juan de fuca — a strait between Vancouver Island and NW Washington. 100 miles (160 km) long; 15–20 miles (24–32 km) wide.
- judicatories — Plural form of judicatory.
- 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.
- ketoacidosis — (pathology) A severe form of ketosis, most commonly seen in diabetics, in which so much ketone is produced that acidosis occurs.
- ketoaciduria — (pathology) The presence of (excess) ketoacids in the urine.
- knuckleheads — Plural form of knucklehead.
- ladder logic — (programming) Source code formatted in two columns with conditions on the left that lead to outputs on the right: if (c1) s1 else if (c2) s2 else if (c3) s3 ... (2007-03-15)
- ladder track — a railroad track linking a series of parallel tracks.
- ladder truck — hook and ladder.
- lady teacher — a teacher who is a woman
- landed price — the price when delivered
- lapidescence — a lapidescent quality or condition
- latch needle — a part of a knitting machine consisting of a thin shaft with a hook on one end and a pivoting latch that closes over the hook so that yarn can be drawn through the developing knitting to make a stitch.
- latchkey kid — variant form of latchkey child
- lead a chase — to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross-country hike.
- lead acetate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, Pb(C 2 H 3 O 2) 2 ⋅3H 2 O, used chiefly as a mordant in dyeing and printing textiles and as a drier in paints and varnishes.
- lead crystal — cut glass containing lead oxide
- leader block — Nautical. lead block.
- leader cable — a submarine cable laid along a channel and emitting signals that a vessel can follow when visibility is poor.
- leading case — a case that is regarded as having settled a particular point of law; a case that is used as guidance for legal decisions
- leeds castle — a castle near Maidstone in Kent: the home of several medieval queens of England
- lime cordial — a drink made from sweetened lime juice and plain or carbonated water
- line dancing — to participate in a line dance.
- linseed cake — a cake or a mass made by expressing the oil from linseed, used chiefly as feed for cattle.
- loco disease — locoism.