12-letter words containing c, l, e, a, n, d
- enciclopedia — Misspelling of encyclopedia.
- enculturated — Simple past tense and past participle of enculturate.
- encyclopedia — An encyclopedia is a book or set of books in which facts about many different subjects or about one particular subject are arranged for reference, usually in alphabetical order.
- endocervical — Within a cervix.
- endochondral — occurring, or present, in cartilage
- endonuclease — An enzyme that cleaves a polynucleotide chain by separating nucleotides other than the two end ones.
- endotracheal — Situated or occurring within or performed by way of the trachea.
- endovascular — Within a blood vessel.
- facial index — Craniometry. the ratio of the breadth of a face to its height.
- fascinatedly — In a fascinated manner; with fascination.
- fence lizard — either of two spiny lizards, Sceloporus undulatus and S. occidentalis, of the U.S. and northern Mexico, often seen on fences.
- fer de lance — a large pit viper, Bothrops atrox, of tropical America.
- fer-de-lance — a large pit viper, Bothrops atrox, of tropical America.
- gas cylinder — container for storing gas
- genetic load — the extent to which a population deviates from the theoretically fittest genetic constitution.
- glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
- grand coulee — a dry canyon in central Washington: cut by the Columbia River in the glacial period. 52 miles (84 km) long; over 400 feet (120 meters) deep.
- grand siècle — the 17th century in French art and literature, esp the classical period of Louis XIV
- ground cable — a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.
- half cadence — a cadence ending with dominant harmony.
- hallucinated — Simple past tense and past participle of hallucinate.
- handicapable — (politically correct) disabled or handicapped.
- head balance — headstand.
- hendecagonal — (geometry) Having eleven sides an angles; similar to a hendecagon.
- hiding place — location where sb is concealed
- iceland moss — an edible lichen, Cetraria islandica, of arctic regions, containing a starchlike substance used in medicine.
- iceland spar — a transparent variety of calcite that is double-refracting and is used as a polarizer.
- in duplicate — in two copies, times two
- incapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of incapsulate.
- incidentally — apart or aside from the main subject of attention, discussion, etc.; by the way; parenthetically.
- increditable — (rare) Incapable of being believed; not creditable.
- indeclinable — not capable of being declined; having no inflected forms: used especially of a word belonging to a form class most of whose members are declined, as the Latin adjective decem, “ten.”.
- indelicacies — Plural form of indelicacy.
- indelicately — In an indelicate manner.
- indexicality — (philosophy) The quality or state of being indexical.
- indicatively — showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually followed by of): behavior indicative of mental disorder.
- indoleacetic — as in indoleacetic acid, a naturally-occurring plant growth hormone
- ineradicable — not eradicable; not capable of being eradicated, rooted out, or completely removed.
- ineradicably — not eradicable; not capable of being eradicated, rooted out, or completely removed.
- initial code — a system used in the U.S. to facilitate the delivery of mail, consisting of a five- or nine-digit code printed directly after the address, the first five digits (initial code) indicating the state and post office or postal zone, the last four (expanded code) the box section or number, portion of a rural route, building, or other specific delivery location.
- intercalated — to interpolate; interpose.
- knuckleheads — Plural form of knucklehead.
- landed price — the price when delivered
- lapidescence — a lapidescent quality or condition
- latch needle — a part of a knitting machine consisting of a thin shaft with a hook on one end and a pivoting latch that closes over the hook so that yarn can be drawn through the developing knitting to make a stitch.
- leading case — a case that is regarded as having settled a particular point of law; a case that is used as guidance for legal decisions
- line dancing — to participate in a line dance.
- linseed cake — a cake or a mass made by expressing the oil from linseed, used chiefly as feed for cattle.
- longicaudate — having a long posterior or tail
- lower canada — former name of Quebec province 1791–1841.