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12-letter words containing c, i, a

  • awe-stricken — filled with awe.
  • axiom schema — (logic)   A formula in the language of an axiomatic system, containing one or more. These metasyntactic variables (or "schematic variables") that stand for terms or subformulae. An example is the Axiom of Comprehension.
  • axisymmetric — being symmetrical around an axis
  • azithromycin — A macrolide antibiotic derived from erythromycin.
  • b-s particle — a neutral meson with a mass 10,507 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.6 X 10 -12 seconds.
  • baby carrier — a kind of sling or rucksack used to carry small babies either on one's chest or one's back
  • bacchanalian — characterized by or involving drunken revelry
  • bachelorship — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
  • back molding — a molding, as a backband, applied to interior window and door trim to conceal the edge of the wall surface.
  • 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
  • back-patting — an act or instance of offering praise or congratulation: The winners indulged in a certain amount of mutual back-patting.
  • backbreaking — demanding great effort; exhausting
  • backcrossing — (genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
  • backflipping — the process of reversing one's position
  • backlighting — Movies, Television. a light source placed behind an actor, object, or scene to create a highlight that separates the subject from the background.
  • backpedaling — to retard the forward motion by pressing backward on the pedal, especially of a bicycle with coaster brakes.
  • backslapping — Backslapping is noisy, cheerful behavior which people use in order to show affection or appreciation to each other.
  • backslashing — Present participle of backslash.
  • backsolution — The process or result of backsolving.
  • backstabbing — Backstabbing consists of unkind and disloyal actions or remarks that are likely to harm someone such as a friend or colleague.
  • backstarting — a marketing technique in publishing, whereby new customers are sent back issues of magazines or journals as part of their subscription
  • backstitches — Plural form of backstitch.
  • backstopping — a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
  • backswimmers — Plural form of backswimmer.
  • backtracking — to return over the same course or route.
  • backup light — Backup lights are the white lights on the back of a vehicle that shine when the vehicle moves backward.
  • bacon-slicer — a machine for cutting bacon into slices
  • bacteria bed — a layer of sand or gravel used to expose sewage effluent, in its final stages, to air and the action of microorganisms
  • bactericidal — any substance capable of killing bacteria.
  • bactericides — Plural form of bactericide.
  • bacteriocide — Alternative form of bactericide.
  • bacteriology — Bacteriology is the science and the study of bacteria.
  • bacteriostat — any substance that arrests the growth or reproduction of bacteria but does not kill them
  • bahia blanca — a port in E Argentina. Pop: 276 000 (2005 est)
  • bait casting — the act or technique of casting an artificial or natural lure attached to a silk or nylon line wound on a reel having a revolving spool, the rod used being shorter and less flexible than that used in fly casting.
  • bait-casting — designating fishing equipment designed for use with live bait or artificial lures, in which the weight of the bait or lure pulls the line from a winch-type reel, as during casting or trolling
  • 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
  • ball-carrier — the offensive player having the ball and attempting to gain ground.
  • balletically — in a balletic fashion; gracefully
  • balto-slavic — the Baltic and Slavic languages, when considered as constituting a subfamily within the Indo-European family of languages: the Baltic and Slavic branches are now generally considered by scholars as independently derived from Indo-European
  • baluchithere — a hornless rhinoceros of the extinct genus Baluchitherium that inhabited central Asia during the Oligocene and early Miocene epochs: the largest land mammal known.
  • bankruptcies — Plural form of bankruptcy.
  • barbarically — without civilizing influences; uncivilized; primitive: barbaric invaders.
  • barbecue pit — a trench in which wood or charcoal is burned for barbecuing
  • barber chair — a chair used by barbers, adjustable in height and having an adjustable headrest, back, and footrest.
  • barcoo river — a river in E central Australia, in SW Queensland: joins with the Thomson River to form Cooper Creek
  • bariatrician — a physician who specializes in bariatrics.
  • barn dancing — the act of performing a progressive round country dance
  • barodynamics — the branch of mechanics concerned with heavy structures
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