12-letter words containing c, a, y, e, n, s
- hells canyon — a canyon on the Snake River in S Idaho and along the Oregon border: 125 miles (210 km) long with a maximum depth of about 7900 feet (2408 meters).
- hemodynamics — the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- inaccessibly — In an inaccessible manner.
- increasingly — growing larger or greater; enlarging; augmenting.
- inelasticity — not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
- insect spray — a substance which can be sprayed in the home to kill insects
- isoenzymatic — isoenzymic
- laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
- mornay sauce — a rich white sauce to which grated cheese, usually Swiss or Parmesan, and seasonings have been added
- opalescently — In an opalescent manner.
- pay increase — a rise in pay or salary
- physicalness — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
- press agency — news-reporting organization
- puy de sancy — a mountain in S central France: highest peak of the Monts Dore. Height: 1886 m (6188 ft)
- recessionary — of, relating to, or causing recession, especially economic recession: recessionary market pressures.
- resyndicated — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
- saccharinely — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
- sacramentary — a sacramentarian
- safety chain — a chain on the fastening of a bracelet, watch, etc, to ensure that it cannot open enough to fall off accidentally
- sanctifiedly — in a sanctified manner
- sanity check — (programming) 1. Checking code (or anything else, e.g. a Usenet posting) for completely stupid mistakes. Implies that the check is to make sure the author was sane when it was written; e.g. if a piece of scientific software relied on a particular formula and was giving unexpected results, one might first look at the nesting of parentheses or the coding of the formula, as a "sanity check", before looking at the more complex I/O or data structure manipulation routines, much less the algorithm itself. Compare reality check. 2. A run-time test, either validating input or ensuring that the program hasn't screwed up internally (producing an inconsistent value or state).
- scatteringly — in a scattering manner
- sclerenchyma — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
- security van — an armoured van used to transport money or other valuables
- semantically — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
- sexcentenary — pertaining to 600 or a period of 600 years; marking the completion of 600 years.
- snotty-faced — having visible nasal mucus on the face
- subcentrally — in a subcentral manner
- successantly — in succession
- sybase, inc. — (company) A software vendor focused on database management software. Yearly sales: $903.9 million (1997). Address: 6475 Christie Ave., Emeryville, California, USA.
- sycophantize — to act the sycophant
- synaesthetic — synesthesia.
- synectically — from a synectic point of view
- synergically — in a synergic manner
- translucency — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
- transparency — Also, transparence. the quality or state of being transparent.
- unhysterical — not showing or suggesting any hysteria; controlled; sensible; calm;
- unsearchably — in an unsearchable manner
- unsyncopated — marked by syncopation: syncopated rhythm.
- unsyndicated — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
- unsystematic — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
- yachtsperson — A yachtsman or yachtswoman.