12-letter words containing e, n, a, c, t, i
- keratinocyte — An epidermal cell that produces keratin.
- kinaesthetic — Alternative form of kinesthetic.
- kinesiatrics — the treatment of disease by the use of gymnastics or muscle exercises
- kinesipathic — of or relating to kinesipathy
- kitchen salt — coarse salt that is used in cooking but not at the table
- kitchen soap — heavy-duty soap intended for use in the kitchen
- kitchenwares — Plural form of kitchenware.
- 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.
- lactoprotein — any protein existing in milk.
- lecithinases — Plural form of lecithinase.
- lectionaries — Plural form of lectionary.
- lenticularis — (meteorology) a cloud species which consists of rounded lens shaped of cloud, often forming near mountains. Associated with cirrocumulus, and altocumulus, and sometimes stratocumulus genera.
- lenticularly — in a lenticular manner
- lever-action — (of a rifle) having a lever action.
- life tenancy — holding a tenancy until the holder dies
- liquefacient — something that liquefies or promotes liquefaction.
- liquefaction — the act or process of liquefying or making liquid.
- longicaudate — having a long posterior or tail
- lovecraftian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of the American fantasy and horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft (1870–1937)
- machine bolt — a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.
- machine time — time spent using mechanical equipment
- machine tool — a power-operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances.
- mackintoshes — Plural form of mackintosh.
- macroetching — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- magnetic dip — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- magnetic ink — ink containing particles of a magnetic material used for printing characters for magnetic character recognition
- magnetically — By or as by, magnetism.
- magnetooptic — pertaining to the effect of magnetism upon the propagation of light.
- maintainence — Misspelling of maintenance.
- maintenances — the act of maintaining: the maintenance of proper oral hygiene.
- majesticness — The quality of being majestic.
- make certain — ensure
- maledictions — Plural form of malediction.
- malefactions — Plural form of malefaction.
- manicure set — a set of small tools designed for trimming and caring for the nails
- mantelpieces — Plural form of mantelpiece.
- match-winner — a player who wins a sports match for his or her team, for example by scoring a goal
- matinée coat — a short coat for a baby
- matricentred — Matricentric.
- matricentric — (of a family or society) Centering around the mother or mothers.
- meat packing — the business or industry of slaughtering cattle and other meat animals and processing the carcasses for sale, sometimes including the packaging of processed meat products.
- mechatronics — The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering for the study of automata from an engineering perspective and the control of advanced hybrid systems.
- media center — a library, usually in school, that contains and encourages the use of audiovisual media and associated equipment as well as books, periodicals, and the like.
- medical unit — a group of doctors and nurses working as part of a larger organization, such as the armed forces or a prison
- medicine hat — a city in SE Alberta, in SW Canada.
- mercantilism — mercantile practices or spirit; commercialism.
- mercantilist — Of, pertaining to, or believing in mercantilism.
- metabonomics — (biochemistry, genetics) metabolomics.
- metachronism — An error in chronological ordering in which a character or an event is placed at too late a time.