12-letter words containing c, s, e, t, i
- antipyretics — Plural form of antipyretic.
- antisociable — Antisocial.
- antitheistic — opposed to belief in god or gods
- apothecaries — Plural form of apothecary.
- appendicitis — Appendicitis is an illness in which a person's appendix is infected and painful.
- appreciators — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- aquaintances — Plural form of aquaintance.
- archeologist — archaeology.
- archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
- 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.
- arming chest — a chest for holding armor and weapons.
- ascensionist — a person who has completed a mountain ascent, esp a notable one
- ascertaining — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- aspect ratio — the ratio of width to height of the picture on a television or cinema screen
- assuefaction — the condition of being or becoming familiar with or used to something
- astigmoscope — astigmatoscope.
- astrochemist — (chemistry, astronomy) A chemist or astronomer whose speciality is astrochemistry.
- asymmetrical — Something that is asymmetrical has two sides or halves that are different in shape, size, or style.
- atactostelic — Of or possessing an atactostele.
- atmospherics — Atmospherics are elements in something such as a piece of music or a book which create a certain atmosphere.
- auction sale — an instance of items being sold by auction
- auction site — a commercial website on which items are sold by internet auction
- autoeciously — in an autoecious manner
- autotheistic — Self-worshiping; prideful in the extreme.
- awe-stricken — filled with awe.
- axisymmetric — being symmetrical around an axis
- b-s particle — a neutral meson with a mass 10,507 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.6 X 10 -12 seconds.
- backstitches — Plural form of backstitch.
- bactericides — Plural form of bactericide.
- bacteriostat — any substance that arrests the growth or reproduction of bacteria but does not kill them
- balinese cat — a breed of cat with medium-length silky hair, a plumed tail, blue eyes, large ears, and a dark mask, tail, and paws
- bankruptcies — Plural form of bankruptcy.
- basic weight — basis weight.
- basket chair — a chair made of wickerwork; a wicker chair
- basmati rice — a variety of long-grain rice with slender aromatic grains, used for savoury dishes
- beggar-ticks — any of various plants, such as the bur marigold and tick trefoil, having fruits or seeds that cling to clothing, fur, etc
- bidialectism — proficient in or using two dialects of the same language.
- bio-security — the precautions taken to protect against the spread of lethal or harmful organisms and diseases
- biochemistry — Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes that happen in living things.
- biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
- biopesticide — a naturally occurring or derived substance or an organism that controls pests by nontoxic means
- 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.
- biscuit ware — unglazed earthenware
- bitter cress — any plant belonging to the genus Cardamine, of the mustard family, having usually pinnate leaves and clusters of white, pink, or purple flowers.
- blastocoelic — of or relating to the blastocoel
- blister pack — a type of packet in which small items are displayed and sold, consisting of a transparent dome of plastic or similar material mounted on a firm backing such as cardboard
- blue catfish — a large freshwater catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, that is a popular food fish in the states of the Mississippi River valley.
- bluestocking — A bluestocking is an intellectual woman.
- bolshevistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Bolshevists or Bolshevism.