12-letter words containing c, i, r, e, n, s
- enteroclysis — A fluoroscopic X-ray of the small intestine.
- epicureanism — An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus. The school rejected determinism and advocated hedonism (pleasure as the highest good), but of a restrained kind: mental pleasure was regarded more highly than physical, and the ultimate pleasure was held to be freedom from anxiety and mental pain, esp. that arising from needless fear of death and of the gods.
- eradications — Plural form of eradication.
- eurocentrism — Alternative capitalization of Eurocentrism.
- eviscerating — Present participle of eviscerate.
- evisceration — A disemboweling; the removal of viscera.
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- excoriations — Plural form of excoriation.
- excursioning — Present participle of excursion.
- excursionist — A person who goes on excursions; a traveller or tourist.
- excursionize — to go on an excursion or excursions
- executioners — Plural form of executioner.
- farcicalness — The property of being farcical.
- fence-sitter — a person who remains neutral or undecided in a controversy.
- ferrosilicon — a ferroalloy containing up to 95 percent silicon.
- fluoresceine — Alternative spelling of fluorescein.
- 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.
- forcibleness — The quality of being forcible.
- forensically — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
- fornicatress — (obsolete) A woman guilty of fornication.
- fort pickens — Andrew, 1739–1817, American Revolutionary general.
- francescatti — Zino [zee-noh] /ˈzi noʊ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1991, French violinist.
- franchisable — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- frankincense — an aromatic gum resin from various Asian and African trees of the genus Boswellia, especially B. carteri, used chiefly for burning as incense in religious or ceremonial practices, in perfumery, and in pharmaceutical and fumigating preparations.
- french fries — thin fried sticks of potato
- french sixth — (in musical harmony) an augmented sixth chord having a major third and an augmented fourth between the root and the augmented sixth
- french stick — a long straight notched stick loaf
- french twist — French roll.
- fricasseeing — Present participle of fricassee.
- frictionless — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- frontispiece — an illustrated leaf preceding the title page of a book.
- 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).
- gas cylinder — container for storing gas
- gastrocnemii — Plural form of gastrocnemius.
- gatecrashing — Present participle of gatecrash.
- generatrices — Plural form of generatrix.
- geraniaceous — belonging to the Geraniaceae, the geranium family of plants.
- graciousness — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- graminaceous — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grass.
- grand siècle — the 17th century in French art and literature, esp the classical period of Louis XIV
- greenbackism — a former political party, organized in 1874, opposed to the retirement or reduction of greenbacks and favoring their increase as the only paper currency.
- greenfinches — Plural form of greenfinch.
- gross income — Accounting. total revenue received before any deductions or allowances, as for rent, cost of goods sold, taxes, etc.
- handicappers — Plural form of handicapper.
- hard science — any of the natural or physical sciences, as chemistry, biology, physics, or astronomy, in which aspects of the universe are investigated by means of hypotheses and experiments.
- hermeneutics — the science of interpretation, especially of the Scriptures.
- horse racing — a contest of speed among horses that either are ridden by jockeys or pull sulkies and their drivers.
- hucksterings — Plural form of huckstering.
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.