12-letter words containing c, a, n, i, e
- ascensionist — a person who has completed a mountain ascent, esp a notable one
- ascertaining — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- asclepiadean — of or relating to a type of classical verse line consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambs, and an iamb
- asking price — The asking price of something is the price which the person selling it says that they want for it, although they may accept less.
- assuefaction — the condition of being or becoming familiar with or used to something
- asynchronies — a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.
- at any price — If you want something at any price, you are determined to get it, even if unpleasant things happen as a result.
- au contraire — on the contrary
- auction sale — an instance of items being sold by auction
- auction site — a commercial website on which items are sold by internet auction
- auctioneered — Simple past tense and past participle of auctioneer.
- authenticate — If you authenticate something, you state officially that it is genuine after examining it.
- authenticity — the quality or state of being authentic; reliability; genuineness
- autoinjector — A medical device designed to deliver a single dose of a particular, typically life-saving, drug.
- awe-stricken — filled with awe.
- back-kitchen — a room off a main kitchen, usually further towards the back of the house where washing-up or preparatory cooking work might be done; a scullery
- backbreaking — demanding great effort; exhausting
- backpedaling — to retard the forward motion by pressing backward on the pedal, especially of a bicycle with coaster brakes.
- bacon-slicer — a machine for cutting bacon into slices
- balance pipe — a pipe between two points used to equalize pressure
- balinese cat — a breed of cat with medium-length silky hair, a plumed tail, blue eyes, large ears, and a dark mask, tail, and paws
- bankruptcies — Plural form of bankruptcy.
- basilic vein — a large vein situated on the inner side of the arm
- batting cage — a screen with three sides and a top, in which batters practice: it keeps missed and fouled pitches within its enclosure
- beachcombing — The action of a beachcomber.
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
- behenic acid — a crystalline, saturated fatty acid, C 22 H 44 O 2 , obtained from plant sources, used chiefly in the manufacture of cosmetics, waxes, and plasticizers.
- bell captain — a person in charge of a group of bellhops
- belly-aching — Informal. a pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- benchmarking — In business, benchmarking is a process in which a company compares its products and methods with those of the most successful companies in its field, in order to try to improve its own performance.
- beneficially — conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful: the beneficial effect of sunshine.
- beneficiated — to treat (ore) to make more suitable for smelting.
- benzoic acid — a white crystalline solid occurring in many natural resins, used in the manufacture of benzoates, plasticizers, and dyes and as a food preservative (E210). Formula: C6H5COOH
- bicentennial — A bicentennial is the same as a bicentenary.
- bid defiance — to resist boldly
- bingo caller — the person who shouts out the numbers to bingo players
- biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
- biomechanics — the study of the mechanics of the movement of living organisms
- biometrician — a person who is knowledgeable about biometry
- biotechnical — relating to biotechnology
- bird fancier — a person who keeps, breeds, or sells birds
- biscay green — a yellowish green.
- biscayne bay — an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the SE coast of Florida, separating the cities of Miami and Miami Beach.
- black heroin — a very potent and addictive form of heroin that is dark-colored.
- black prince — Edward2 (Prince of Wales)
- boniface iii — pope a.d. 607.
- boniface vii — antipope a.d. 974, 984–985.
- botticellian — Sandro [san-droh,, sahn-;; Italian sahn-draw] /ˈsæn droʊ,, ˈsɑn-;; Italian ˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), (Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi) 1444?–1510, Italian painter.
- bradykinetic — slowness of movement, as found, for example, in Parkinson's disease.