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12-letter words containing c, r, e, a

  • arachnophobe — a person who is afraid of spiders
  • arborescence — treelike in size and form.
  • arborio rice — variety of round-grain rice used for making risotto
  • arc cosecant — the angle, measured in radians, that has a cosecant equal to a given number. Symbol: csc −1. Abbreviation: arc csc;
  • arc spectrum — a spectrum formed from the light produced by an electric arc, characteristic of the gas or vapor through which the arc passes.
  • archaeologic — Pertaining to archaeology.
  • archaeometry — the use of science and modern technology in archaeology to examine and interpret archaeological remains
  • archdeaconry — the office, rank, or duties of an archdeacon
  • archdiocesan — Relating to an archdiocese.
  • archdioceses — Plural form of archdiocese.
  • arched truss — a truss having an archlike form but unlike a true arch in that it is free to move horizontally at its base, as in expanding or contracting because of temperature changes.
  • archegoniate — having archegonia
  • archenterons — Plural form of archenteron.
  • archeologist — archaeology.
  • archeopteryx — A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.
  • archerfishes — Plural form of archerfish.
  • archesporial — the primitive cell, or group of cells, that give rise to the cells from which spores are derived.
  • archesporium — archespore.
  • 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.
  • archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
  • archipelagic — a large group or chain of islands: the Malay Archipelago.
  • archipelagos — Plural form of archipelago.
  • 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
  • architecting — a person who engages in the profession of architecture.
  • architecture — Architecture is the art of planning, designing, and constructing buildings.
  • archive file — a single computer file that contains one or more files that have been compressed
  • archive site — (networking)   (Or "FTP site", "FTP archive") An Internet host where program source, documents, e-mail or news messages are stored for public access via anonymous FTP, Gopher, web or other document distribution system. There may be several archive sites (mirrors) for, e.g., a Usenet newsgroup though one may be recognised as the main one. FTP servers were common on the Internet for about ten years but have been largely replaced by web servers since the invention of the World-Wide Web and its HTTP protocol. Some well-known archive sites included Imperial College, UK, UUNET, USA, GNU archive site. The archie service attempted to index the contents of FTP archives, foreshadowing the indexing of the web by Google and others.
  • 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)
  • arden-arcade — suburb of Sacramento, in central Calif.: pop. 96,000
  • arena chapel — a private chapel in Padua containing a fresco cycle painted (1305–06) by Giotto.
  • argillaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of very fine-grained material, such as clay, shale, etc
  • arithmetical — Arithmetical calculations, processes, or skills involve the addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division of numbers.
  • armada chest — an iron or iron-bound strongbox of the 17th or 18th century.
  • armed forces — The armed forces or the armed services of a country are its military forces, usually the army, navy, marines, and air force.
  • arming chest — a chest for holding armor and weapons.
  • armoured car — a fast lightly armed and armoured vehicle, mainly used for reconnaissance
  • army officer — a person in the army who holds a position of authority, responsibility and duty, especially one who holds a commission
  • arsenic acid — a white poisonous soluble crystalline solid used in the manufacture of arsenates and insecticides. Formula: H3AsO4
  • art director — a person responsible for the sets and costumes in a film
  • arthrobacter — a genus of rod-shaped or spherical bacteria found in the soil.
  • arthroscopes — Plural form of arthroscope.
  • articulately — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
  • articulative — relating to articulation
  • artiodactyle — (zoology) One of the Artiodactyla, a group of ungulates.
  • ascertaining — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
  • ash-coloured — silver-grey in colour
  • asking price — The asking price of something is the price which the person selling it says that they want for it, although they may accept less.
  • aspect ratio — the ratio of width to height of the picture on a television or cinema screen
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