12-letter words containing c, a, r, i, n, l
- lenticularis — (meteorology) a cloud species which consists of rounded lens shaped of cloud, often forming near mountains. Associated with cirrocumulus, and altocumulus, and sometimes stratocumulus genera.
- lenticularly — in a lenticular manner
- lever-action — (of a rifle) having a lever action.
- lincoln park — a city in SE Michigan.
- linear logic — (theory) A logic invented by Girard in 1987 that can be used in proofs related to resource usage.
- linear space — vector space.
- loan officer — a bank employee who helps would-be borrowers get a loan
- locoregional — Restricted to a localized region of the body.
- loriciferans — Plural form of loriciferan.
- lounge chair — a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
- lovecraftian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of the American fantasy and horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft (1870–1937)
- lubrications — Plural form of lubrication.
- lucubrations — Plural form of lucubration.
- lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- macromineral — any mineral required in the diet in relatively large amounts, especially calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.
- manuscriptal — (obsolete) Of or pertaining to manuscript.
- matriclinous — Having mostly maternally-inherited characteristics.
- matriculants — Plural form of matriculant.
- matroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- melanochroic — Melanochroid
- mercantilism — mercantile practices or spirit; commercialism.
- mercantilist — Of, pertaining to, or believing in mercantilism.
- metalorganic — (chemistry) organometallic.
- metronomical — a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
- michel baron — Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), (Michel Boyron) 1653–1729, French actor.
- microanalyst — One who carries out microanalysis.
- microbalance — a balance for weighing minute quantities of material.
- microplanner — A subset of PLANNER, implemented in Lisp by Gerald Sussman et al at MIT. Its important features were goal-oriented, pattern-directed procedure invocation, an embedded knowledge base, and automatic backtracking. microPLANNER was superseded by Conniver.
- microtonally — In a microtonal manner.
- misconstrual — A misinterpretation of the meaning of something.
- multicentral — having or dependent on several centres; multicentre
- multinuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
- nanoparticle — a microscopic particle of matter that is measured on the nanoscale, usually one that measures less than 100 nanometers.
- narcological — Relating to narcology.
- narcotically — In a narcotic manner.
- nasolacrimal — of or relating to the lacrimal structures and the nose.
- naturalistic — imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings.
- necrological — a list of persons who have died within a certain time.
- necrophiliac — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- neorealistic — Of or pertaining to neorealism.
- netherlandic — Dutch (def 7).
- neurological — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neurotically — of, relating to, or characteristic of neurosis.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- neutralistic — Employing or relating to neutralism.
- nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
- nocturnality — of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
- non-clerical — of, pertaining to, appropriate for, or assigned to an office clerk or clerks: a clerical job.
- non-criminal — of the nature of or involving crime.