12-letter words containing c, a, r, e, t
- extravagancy — (archaic, 17-19th centuries) The characteristic of being extravagant.
- exulceration — the process of ulceration
- face-centred — (of a crystal) having a lattice point at the centre of each face of each unit cell as well as at the corners
- factorisable — Alternative spelling of factorizable.
- factorizable — (mathematics, of an integer or polynomial etc) Able to be factorized.
- fairnitickle — a freckle resembling a fern seed
- fast reactor — a nuclear reactor using little or no moderator, fission being caused by fast neutrons
- fast-tracker — of or relating to the fast track.
- featherbacks — Plural form of featherback.
- featurectomy — /fee"ch*r-ek"t*-mee/ The act of removing a feature from a program. Featurectomies come in two flavours, the "righteous" and the "reluctant". Righteous featurectomies are performed because the remover believes the program would be more elegant without the feature, or there is already an equivalent and better way to achieve the same end. (Doing so is not quite the same thing as removing a misfeature.) Reluctant featurectomies are performed to satisfy some external constraint such as code size or execution speed.
- febrifacient — producing fever.
- federalistic — an advocate of federalism.
- feuchtwanger — Lion [lee-awn] /ˈli ɔn/ (Show IPA), 1884–1958, German novelist and dramatist.
- fidel castro — Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- fire curtain — safety curtain.
- fire watcher — a person who watches for fires, esp those caused by aerial bombardment
- fluidextract — a liquid preparation, containing alcohol as a solvent or as a preservative, that contains in each cubic centimeter the medicinal activity of one gram of the crude drug in powdered form.
- for instance — a case or occurrence of anything: fresh instances of oppression.
- for-instance — an instance or example: Give me a for-instance of what you mean.
- forced-draft — using a flow of air or air forced through a pipe or system of pipes by fans or blowers: a forced-draft central heating system.
- forecastable — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- fornicatress — (obsolete) A woman guilty of fornication.
- fractionated — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionate.
- franc-tireur — a sharpshooter in the French army.
- francescatti — Zino [zee-noh] /ˈzi noʊ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1991, French violinist.
- french pleat — curtain, draperies
- french toast — bread dipped in a batter of egg and milk and sautéed until brown, usually served with syrup or sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon.
- frenetically — In a frenetic manner.
- fructosamine — (organic compound) A chemical compound that can be considered the result of a reaction between fructose and ammonia or an amine (with a molecule of water being released).
- fudge factor — any variable component added to an experiment, plan, or the like that can be manipulated to allow leeway for error.
- galactometer — a lactometer.
- galactophore — a galactophorous duct.
- galactorrhea — an abnormally abundant flow of milk in a lactating woman.
- garment rack — A garment rack is a rail used in stores to hang items of clothing on display, such as shirts and coats.
- gastrectasia — (medicine) dilation of the stomach.
- gastrocnemii — Plural form of gastrocnemius.
- gastroscopes — Plural form of gastroscope.
- gate-crasher — a person who attends or enters a social function without an invitation, a theater without a ticket, etc.
- gatecrashers — Plural form of gatecrasher.
- gatecrashing — Present participle of gatecrash.
- gear cluster — an assembly of gears permanently attached to a shaft
- generation c — the people who create and publish material such as blogs, podcasts, videos, etc, on the internet
- generatrices — Plural form of generatrix.
- gentle craft — the sport of angling or fishing (usually preceded by the).
- geocentrical — Alternative form of geocentric.
- geometrician — a person skilled in geometry.
- geostrategic — Of, pertaining to, or using geostrategy.
- geriatrician — the branch of medicine dealing with the diseases, debilities, and care of aged persons.
- gerontocracy — government by a council of elders.
- gesticulator — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.