12-letter words containing e, l, c, t, a
- incidentally — apart or aside from the main subject of attention, discussion, etc.; by the way; parenthetically.
- incommutable — not exchangeable.
- incompatible — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
- incomputable — incapable of being computed; incalculable.
- inconfutable — (obsolete) Not confutable.
- increditable — (rare) Incapable of being believed; not creditable.
- indelicately — In an indelicate manner.
- indexicality — (philosophy) The quality or state of being indexical.
- indicatively — showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually followed by of): behavior indicative of mental disorder.
- indoleacetic — as in indoleacetic acid, a naturally-occurring plant growth hormone
- inelasticity — not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
- inexecutable — That cannot be executed or carried out.
- inextricable — from which one cannot extricate oneself: an inextricable maze.
- inextricably — from which one cannot extricate oneself: an inextricable maze.
- inflectional — of, relating to, or used in inflection: an inflectional ending.
- initial code — a system used in the U.S. to facilitate the delivery of mail, consisting of a five- or nine-digit code printed directly after the address, the first five digits (initial code) indicating the state and post office or postal zone, the last four (expanded code) the box section or number, portion of a rural route, building, or other specific delivery location.
- inoperculate — having no operculum.
- inscrutables — Plural form of inscrutable.
- inspectional — Of or pertaining to an inspection.
- inspectorial — Of or pertaining to an inspector or to inspection.
- intellectual — appealing to or engaging the intellect: intellectual pursuits.
- interactable — (of an object) able to be interacted with.
- interallelic — occurring between two alleles
- intercalated — to interpolate; interpose.
- intercalates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intercalate.
- interchannel — occurring or existing between two or more channels
- intercoastal — existing or done between seacoasts; involving two or more seacoasts.
- intercostals — Plural form of intercostal.
- intercranial — of or relating to the cranium or skull.
- interfaculty — an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily.
- interglacial — occurring or formed between times of glacial action.
- interlacings — Plural form of interlacing.
- interlocular — having one or more locules.
- intermercial — interstitial
- internuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
- internuncial — serving to announce or connect.
- interspecial — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- intervocalic — (usually of a consonant) immediately following a vowel and preceding a vowel, as the v in cover.
- intolerances — Plural form of intolerance.
- intranuclear — existing or taking place within a nucleus.
- intravesical — Within the urinary bladder.
- ischiorectal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and the ischial tuberosity.
- jack-the-lad — a young man who is regarded as a brash, loud show-off
- jocularities — the state or quality of being jocular.
- kaffeeklatch — Alternative spelling of coffee klatch.
- ketoconazole — a synthetic substance, C 26 H 28 Cl 2 N 4 O 4 , used to treat a variety of fungal infections.
- kitchen salt — coarse salt that is used in cooking but not at the table
- kleptocratic — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- kleptomaniac — a person who has kleptomania.
- lace-curtain — characteristic of or aspiring to the standards and attributes of the middle class: Her latest novel traces the rise of a lace-curtain Irish family in Boston.