12-letter words containing c, a, i, t
- acquittances — Plural form of acquittance.
- acrophonetic — relating to the use of symbols to represent sounds
- acrostically — In the manner of an acrostic.
- act of faith — an act that demonstrates or tests a person's religious beliefs
- actabilities — Plural form of actability.
- actinic rays — light rays, esp. the violet and ultraviolet parts of the spectrum, that produce chemical changes, as in photography
- actinometers — Plural form of actinometer.
- actinometric — Of or pertaining to actinometry.
- actinomorphy — The condition of being actinomorphic.
- actinomycete — any bacterium of the group Actinomycetes, usually filamentous in form
- actinomycins — Plural form of actinomycin.
- actinostelic — Of or possessing an actinostele.
- action grant — funds awarded by the federal government on a competitive basis to cities that submit plans for urban development and are able to show that such plans have the cooperation and endorsement of private investors.
- action group — a group of people who come together to fight for a particular cause or to carry out a particular task
- action movie — film focussed on action sequences
- action point — one of a series of notes drawn up after a meeting stating what tasks need to be carried out and who will do each one
- active layer — (in arctic or subarctic regions) the layer of soil, above the permafrost, that thaws during the summer.
- active voice — a voice of verbs used to indicate that the subject of a sentence is performing the action or causing the event or process described by the verb, as kicked in the boy kicked the football
- activization — to make active; activate.
- acutilingual — having a sharply pointed tongue or mouth, as certain bees.
- acyclicality — The quality of being acyclical.
- addictedness — the state of being addicted
- adelie coast — a part of Antarctica, between Wilkes Land and George V Land: the mainland section of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (claim suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
- adenectomies — Plural form of adenectomy.
- adiaphoretic — preventing or reducing perspiration.
- adjectivally — as an adjective
- adjudicating — Present participle of adjudicate.
- adjudication — the act of adjudicating
- adjudicative — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
- adjudicators — Plural form of adjudicator.
- adjudicatory — relating to adjudication
- adjudicature — An act of adjudication; a judgment.
- adjunctively — in an adjunctive manner
- adjunctivity — The state or quality of being adjunctive, or of forming or constituting an adjunct.
- adminiculate — to attest or corroborate; to confirm or affirm as true
- adriatic sea — an arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula
- adscititious — added or supplemental; additional
- aerification — an act of combining with air.
- aeroacoustic — Relating to aeroacoustics.
- aerodonetics — the study of soaring or gliding flight, esp the study of gliders
- aeroelastics — the study of aeroelastic phenomena.
- aeromagnetic — of magnetism in the atmosphere
- aeronautical — Aeronautical means involving or relating to the design and construction of aeroplanes.
- aesthetician — a student of aesthetics
- aestheticism — the doctrine that aesthetic principles are of supreme importance and that works of art should be judged accordingly
- aestheticist — a person devoted to aesthetics and the pursuit of beauty
- aestheticize — make aesthetic
- aethrioscope — an instrument which measures temperature changes caused by different conditions of the sky
- aetiological — of or relating to aetiology
- affectations — Plural form of affectation.