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12-letter words containing e, c, a

  • 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.
  • asynchronies — a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.
  • at a stretch — with some difficulty; by making a special effort
  • at any price — If you want something at any price, you are determined to get it, even if unpleasant things happen as a result.
  • atactostelic — Of or possessing an atactostele.
  • atheological — having an aversion or resistance to theology
  • atheoretical — having no connection with and not founded on theory
  • athletically — physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports: an athletic child.
  • atmospherics — Atmospherics are elements in something such as a piece of music or a book which create a certain atmosphere.
  • atomic power — nuclear power.
  • attache case — An attaché case is a flat case for holding documents.
  • attractively — In an attractive manner; with the power of attracting or drawing to.
  • 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.
  • auger effect — the spontaneous emission of an electron instead of a photon by an excited ion as a result of a vacancy being filled in an inner electron shell
  • authenticate — If you authenticate something, you state officially that it is genuine after examining it.
  • authenticity — the quality or state of being authentic; reliability; genuineness
  • autocatalyse — to cause an internal, self-produced, chemical reaction
  • autocatalyze — To cause, or to undergo autocatalysis.
  • autochangers — Plural form of autochanger.
  • autochthones — Alternative spelling of autochthons.
  • autocomplete — a feature of a word processor, email program, web browser, etc., that automatically predicts the remaining characters in a word or phrase based on what has been typed or input before: If you supply the information, your browser will be able to use autocomplete to fill out online forms.
  • autocritique — the examination of factors guiding one's thoughts, beliefs and actions; self-criticism
  • autodestruct — likely to or possessing the power to destroy or obliterate itself or its possessor
  • autoeciously — in an autoecious manner
  • autoexec.bat — (operating system)   The batch file containing commands, loaded by MS-DOS after running CONFIG.SYS. AUTOEXEC.BAT contains normal DOS commands and can be used for additional system configuration such as setting paths and variables, configuring network connections and running application programs.
  • autoinjector — A medical device designed to deliver a single dose of a particular, typically life-saving, drug.
  • autoreactive — (immunology, medicine) Acting against the organism by which it was produced.
  • autotheistic — Self-worshiping; prideful in the extreme.
  • averruncator — a long pair of shears used for pruning the higher branches of trees
  • awe-stricken — filled with awe.
  • axiom schema — (logic)   A formula in the language of an axiomatic system, containing one or more. These metasyntactic variables (or "schematic variables") that stand for terms or subformulae. An example is the Axiom of Comprehension.
  • 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.
  • babcock test — a test for determining the butterfat content of milk and milk products, conducted by adding sulfuric acid to a sample and then centrifuging it in a flask with a calibrated neck in which the liquefied fat collects.
  • baby carrier — a kind of sling or rucksack used to carry small babies either on one's chest or one's back
  • baby-bouncer — a seat on springs suspended from a door frame, etc, in which a baby may be placed for exercise
  • baccalaurean — of a baccalaureate
  • baccalauréat — (esp in France) a school-leaving examination that qualifies the successful candidates for entrance to university
  • bach trumpet — a modern small three-valved trumpet for playing clarino passages in Bach's music
  • bachelor pad — a flat in which a bachelor lives
  • bachelorette — A bachelorette is a woman who has never married.
  • bachelorhood — the state of being a bachelor.
  • bachelorship — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
  • back channel — an unofficial, often secret, means of communication
  • back passage — People sometimes refer to their rectum as their back passage.
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