12-letter words containing c, l, e, i, d
- selenic acid — a crystalline, water-soluble, strong, corrosive, dibasic acid, H 2 SeO 4 , resembling sulfuric acid.
- self-excited — noting a generator with magnets that are excited by the current it produces.
- self-induced — induced by oneself or itself.
- semicylinder — half of a cylinder divided lengthwise.
- semipellucid — somewhat pellucid; partially translucent or transparent
- sexdecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 51 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 96 zeros.
- shared logic — the sharing of a central processing unit and associated software among several terminals
- shield match — a cricket match for the Sheffield Shield
- siderophilic — having characteristics of siderophile
- six-cylinder — having six chambers in a reciprocating internal-combustion engine, pump, or compressor within which the pistons move
- skelic index — the ratio of the length of the leg to the length of the torso of a person, multiplied by 100.
- sliced bread — bread: sold pre-sliced
- slickensided — (of rock) polished by friction
- slide-action — (of a rifle or shotgun) having a lever that when slid back and forth ejects the empty case and cocks and reloads the piece.
- slipped disc — displaced spinal disc
- social media — websites and other online means of communication that are used by large groups of people to share information and to develop social and professional contacts: Many businesses are utilizing social media to generate sales.
- social order — structure or hierarchy of society
- soldier crab — a small blue Australian estuarine crab of the Mictyris genus usually found in large numbers
- solid rocket — any of various rockets using solid fuel
- south euclid — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- split second — a fraction of a second.
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- strait-laced — excessively strict in conduct or morality; puritanical; prudish: strait-laced censors.
- street child — Street children are homeless children who live outdoors in a city and live by begging or stealing.
- subcivilized — not quite civilized
- subduplicate — of the square root of ratios
- succeedingly — being that which follows; subsequent; ensuing: laws to benefit succeeding generations.
- tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
- telemedicine — the diagnosis and treatment of patients in remote areas using medical information, as x-rays or television pictures, transmitted over long distances, especially by satellite.
- testiculated — like a testicle, esp in shape
- thick-lipped — having thick lips
- tickled pink — to touch or stroke lightly with the fingers, a feather, etc., so as to excite a tingling or itching sensation in; titillate.
- transdialect — to translate (speech, writing, etc.) into a different dialect.
- tredecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 42 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 78 zeros.
- trial docket — docket (def 1).
- trial-docket — Also called trial docket. a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending.
- trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- triglyceride — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of three hydroxyl groups with fatty acids, naturally occurring in animal and vegetable tissues: an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body.
- tropicalised — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- tropicalized — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- two-cylinder — (of an engine) having two cylinders
- un-inducible — to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.
- unacclimated — not accustomed or adapted to
- uncalibrated — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- unchronicled — not chronicled or recorded
- uncirculated — to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point: Blood circulates throughout the body.
- unclassified — not assigned to a class or category; not arranged according to characteristics: Reported instances fall into two main types, with a few unclassified anomalies.
- unconfinedly — in an unconfined manner
- uncreditable — of ignoble character
- uncultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.