12-letter words containing c, i
- agrochemical — a chemical, such as a pesticide, used for agricultural purposes
- aichmophobia — the fear of pointed objects, esp needles, pins, etc
- aid climbing — climbing that employs mechanical devices (aids) to accomplish difficult manoeuvres (artificial moves)
- aide-de-camp — An aide-de-camp is an officer in the armed forces who helps an officer of higher rank.
- ailurophilic — relating to ailurophilia
- ailurophobic — relating to ailurophobia
- air corridor — an air route along which aircraft are allowed to fly
- air cylinder — a cylinder containing air, esp one fitted with a piston and used for damping purposes
- aircraftsman — a person holding the rank of noncommissioned officer in the RAF.
- airpocalypse — (informal) The presence of dense smog in many parts of China.
- airport code — a three-letter abbreviation of the names of the world's major airports, used especially as an identifier for routing baggage.
- alcaptonuria — Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria.
- alchemically — in an alchemical manner
- alcoholicity — the strength of an alcoholic liquor
- alcoholizing — Present participle of alcoholize.
- alexipharmac — an antidote
- alexipharmic — acting as an antidote
- alginic acid — powdery substance extracted from kelp
- alias dictus — otherwise called; alias.
- alice palmer — Alice Elvira, 1855–1902, U.S. educator.
- alice's fern — Hartford fern.
- all-american — If you describe someone as an all-American boy or girl, you mean that they seem to have all the typical qualities that are valued by ordinary Americans, such as good looks and love of their country.
- allegoristic — writing or using allegory; interpreting in an allegorical sense.
- allelopathic — relating to or characterized by allelopathy
- allergically — In an allergic manner; because of allergies.
- allotropical — (chemistry, rare) Of or pertaining to an element that exhibits allotropy.
- alphabetical — Alphabetical means arranged according to the normal order of the letters in the alphabet.
- alphamerical — relating to alphanumeric characters
- alphanumeric — (of a character set, code, or file of data) consisting of alphabetical and numerical symbols
- alphitomancy — the use of barley meal as a means of divination.
- altercations — Plural form of altercation.
- altiloquence — Pompous language; lofty speech.
- ambisyllabic — (of a single speech sound or cluster) shared phonetically by two contiguous syllables, as the single n -sound of any or the pl -cluster of grappling.
- ambitendency — ambivalence, especially when acted out; a tendency to contradictory behavior arising from conflicting impulses.
- amenorrhoeic — absence of the menses.
- american elk — elk (def 2).
- american elm — an elm, Ulmus americana, of North America, cultivated for shade and ornament: state tree of Massachusetts, Nebraska, and North Dakota.
- american ivy — a vitaceous woody vine, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, of North America, having tendrils with adhesive tips, bluish-black berry-like fruits, and compound leaves that turn red in autumn: widely planted for ornament
- american rig — a rig for drilling oil and gas wells by using a chisel bit dropped from a considerable height.
- americanisms — a custom, trait, belief, etc., peculiar to the United States of America or its citizens.
- americanized — If someone is Americanized, they do things in a way that is typical of the United States.
- americanness — of or relating to the United States of America or its inhabitants: an American citizen.
- amicableness — The state or quality of being amicable.
- aminobenzoic — as in aminobenzoic acid
- aminobutyric — (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to any of several isomeric univalent radicals in which a hydrogen atom of a butyric radical is replaced by an amino group.
- amitotically — the direct method of cell division, characterized by simple cleavage of the nucleus without the formation of chromosomes.
- amnioscopies — Plural form of amnioscopy.
- amniotic sac — membrane around embryo or foetus
- amperometric — relating to or involving the measurement of an electric current
- amphiblastic — (of animal ova) showing complete but unequal cleavage after fertilization