12-letter words containing c, o, n, e, i
- antielectron — an elementary particle with a positive charge, a positron
- antientropic — showing a tendency towards order
- antimnemonic — difficult to remember (often deliberately so)
- antinucleons — Plural form of antinucleon.
- antioncogene — (genetics) Any gene that suppresses the formation of tumours.
- antiperiodic — efficacious against recurring attacks of a disease
- antisociable — Antisocial.
- antiviolence — opposed to or acting against violence in society
- apicomplexan — Describing protists of the phylum Apicomplexa.
- apperception — the attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea
- appreciation — Appreciation of something is the recognition and enjoyment of its good qualities.
- archdiocesan — Relating to an archdiocese.
- archegoniate — having archegonia
- archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
- archiphoneme — an abstract linguistic unit representing two or more phonemes when the distinction between these has been neutralized: conventionally shown by a capital letter within slashes, as /T/ for /t/ and /d/ in German Rat and Rad
- arctic ocean — the ocean surrounding the North Pole, north of the Arctic Circle. Area: about 14 100 000 sq km (5 440 000 sq miles)
- ascensionist — a person who has completed a mountain ascent, esp a notable one
- assuefaction — the condition of being or becoming familiar with or used to something
- asynchronies — a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.
- au contraire — on the contrary
- auction sale — an instance of items being sold by auction
- auction site — a commercial website on which items are sold by internet auction
- auctioneered — Simple past tense and past participle of auctioneer.
- autoinjector — A medical device designed to deliver a single dose of a particular, typically life-saving, drug.
- bacon-slicer — a machine for cutting bacon into slices
- be no picnic — If you say that an experience, task, or activity is no picnic, you mean that it is quite difficult or unpleasant.
- beachcombing — The action of a beachcomber.
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
- becomingness — The state or quality of becoming.
- bed-blocking — the use of hospital beds by elderly patients who cannot leave hospital because they have no place in a residential care home
- benzoic acid — a white crystalline solid occurring in many natural resins, used in the manufacture of benzoates, plasticizers, and dyes and as a food preservative (E210). Formula: C6H5COOH
- beyond price — invaluable or priceless
- bichon frise — a small white poodle-like dog of European origin, with a silky, loosely curling coat
- bingo caller — the person who shouts out the numbers to bingo players
- biocoenology — the branch of ecology concerned with the relationships and interactions between the members of a natural community
- biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
- biomechanics — the study of the mechanics of the movement of living organisms
- biometrician — a person who is knowledgeable about biometry
- bioscientist — any science that deals with the biological aspects of living organisms.
- biosynthetic — of, relating to, or characterized by biosynthesis, the formation of chemical compounds by a living organism, or a laboratory process modeled after these reactions in living organisms.
- biotechnical — relating to biotechnology
- bird colonel — a full colonel in the US Army
- black heroin — a very potent and addictive form of heroin that is dark-colored.
- blind corner — a corner where the view of the road ahead is completely obscured or very restricted
- bluestocking — A bluestocking is an intellectual woman.
- boniface iii — pope a.d. 607.
- boniface vii — antipope a.d. 974, 984–985.
- botticellian — Sandro [san-droh,, sahn-;; Italian sahn-draw] /ˈsæn droʊ,, ˈsɑn-;; Italian ˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), (Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi) 1444?–1510, Italian painter.
- bounce light — Also, bounce lighting. light that is bounced off a reflective surface onto the subject in order to achieve a softer lighting effect.