12-letter words containing c, l, a, r
- 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.
- allen wrench — a thin, L-shaped wrench with a hexagonal head at both ends, designed to fit the sockets of certain screws and bolts
- allergically — In an allergic manner; because of allergies.
- allotropical — (chemistry, rare) Of or pertaining to an element that exhibits allotropy.
- alphamerical — relating to alphanumeric characters
- alphanumeric — (of a character set, code, or file of data) consisting of alphabetical and numerical symbols
- altercations — Plural form of altercation.
- alyce clover — a tropical perennial clover (Alysicarpus vaginalis) sometimes used as a cover crop and for fodder
- 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.
- anachronical — Not in the correct date order. Chronologically incorrect.
- anarchically — In an anarchic manner; in the manner of anarchy.
- anchor light — a 32-point light, visible from at least two miles away, shown at night near the bow and not more than 20 feet (6 meters) above the deck of a vessel lying at anchor.
- anchor plant — a South American shrub, Colletia cruciata, of the buckthorn family, having flattened green branches and yellowish-white flowers.
- anchoritical — in the manner of or resembling an anchorite
- andragogical — the methods or techniques used to teach adults: Many educators believe that the principles of andragogy, as advanced by Malcolm Knowles, have great relevance to adult education; others are not so certain.
- androclinium — clinandrium.
- anglo-french — of or relating to England and France
- anorthoclase — a variety of microcline, rich in sodium and sometimes having a play of color: sometimes considered a variety of orthoclase.
- antarafacial — (chemistry) Of a chemical reaction, involving two simultaneous changes in bonding to opposite faces of a common centre (or related centres) of a molecular fragment.
- antebrachial — Lb anatomy relating to the forearm.
- anthelic arc — a rare halo occurring at the sun's elevation but in the opposite part of the sky.
- anti-nuclear — opposed to military and industrial applications of nuclear energy and to technologies which produce radioactive waste products
- anti-radical — opposed to radicalism or radicals.
- antiallergic — An antiallergic substance prevents or relieves allergies.
- anticlerical — opposed to the power and influence of the clergy, esp in politics
- anticultural — against culture or civilization
- antielectron — an elementary particle with a positive charge, a positron
- antiparticle — any of a group of elementary particles that have the same mass and spin as their corresponding particle but have opposite values for all other nonzero quantum numbers. When a particle collides with its antiparticle, mutual annihilation occurs
- aortic valve — a semilunar valve between the aorta and the left ventricle of the heart that prevents the blood from flowing back into the left ventricle.
- aphoristical — Alternative form of aphoristic.
- apiculturist — beekeeping, especially on a commercial scale for the sale of honey.
- aplacophoran — solenogaster.
- apocryphally — In an apocryphal manner.
- appeal court — An appeal court is the same as a Court of Appeal.
- appendicular — relating to an appendage or appendicle
- apple sucker — a small homopterous insect, Psyllia mali, originally of Europe, that is a serious pest of apple crops.
- appleknocker — Northern U.S. a rustic.
- approachable — If you describe someone as approachable, you think that they are friendly and easy to talk to.
- aquacultural — related to aquaculture
- archaeologic — Pertaining to archaeology.
- archeologist — archaeology.
- archesporial — the primitive cell, or group of cells, that give rise to the cells from which spores are derived.
- archetypally — the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
- archetypical — Archetypical means the same as archetypal.
- archiannelid — (zoology) Any member of the Archiannelida.
- archiblastic — of, relating to, or derived from an archiblast.
- archilochian — denoting or relating to the 7th century bc Greek poet Archilochus or his verse, esp the iambic trimeters or trochaic tetrameters used by him