12-letter words containing e, n, a, c, t, i
- precipitancy — the quality or state of being precipitant.
- precognizant — having prior cognizance or knowledge of a given thing
- privatdocent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
- protein-coat — the coiled or polyhedral structure, composed of proteins, that encloses the nucleic acid of a virus.
- psittacinite — mottramite.
- puerto rican — an island in the central West Indies: a commonwealth associated with the U.S. 3435 sq. mi. (8895 sq. km). Capital: San Juan. Abbreviation: P.R., PR.
- putrefaction — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- quindecaplet — a group of 15
- race meeting — A race meeting is an occasion when a series of horse races are held at the same place, often during a period of several days.
- racemization — the conversion of an optically active substance into an optically inactive mixture of equal amounts of the dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms.
- racing skate — a tubular ice skate having a long blade extending beyond the heel and toe.
- racketeering — a person engaged in a racket.
- reacquainted — to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan.
- reactivation — to render active again; revive.
- reactiveness — tending to react.
- readmittance — the act or process of admitting someone or something again
- reallocation — the act of allocating; apportionment.
- recalcitrant — resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
- recentralize — to draw to or gather about a center.
- recoronation — the act or ceremony of crowning a king, queen, or other sovereign.
- recreational — of or relating to recreation: recreational facilities in the park.
- recuperating — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
- recuperation — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
- redecoration — something used for decorating; adornment; embellishment: The gymnasium was adorned with posters and crepe-paper decorations for the dance.
- rededication — the act of dedicating.
- renunciation — an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.
- renunciatory — an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.
- reoccupation — a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation: Her occupation was dentistry.
- resyndicated — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
- reticulation — a reticulated formation, arrangement, or appearance; network.
- retinotectal — of or relating to the retina and the tectum
- retranscribe — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- romanticized — interpreted according to romantic precepts
- safety chain — a chain on the fastening of a bracelet, watch, etc, to ensure that it cannot open enough to fall off accidentally
- saint-brieuc — a department in NW France. 2787 sq. mi. (7220 sq. km). Capital: Saint-Brieuc.
- sanctifiedly — in a sanctified manner
- sanctionable — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- sand cricket — Jerusalem cricket.
- sanity check — (programming) 1. Checking code (or anything else, e.g. a Usenet posting) for completely stupid mistakes. Implies that the check is to make sure the author was sane when it was written; e.g. if a piece of scientific software relied on a particular formula and was giving unexpected results, one might first look at the nesting of parentheses or the coding of the formula, as a "sanity check", before looking at the more complex I/O or data structure manipulation routines, much less the algorithm itself. Compare reality check. 2. A run-time test, either validating input or ensuring that the program hasn't screwed up internally (producing an inconsistent value or state).
- scale insect — any of numerous small, plant-sucking homopterous insects of the superfamily Coccoidea, the males of which are winged and the females wingless, often covered by a waxy secretion resembling scales.
- scapegoating — the act or practice of assigning blame or failure to another, as to deflect attention or responsibility away from oneself.
- scatteration — the act of scattering.
- scatterbrain — a person incapable of serious, connected thought.
- scatteringly — in a scattering manner
- scitamineous — of or relating to the Scitimanae order of plants, which includes the ginger and banana plants
- scratch line — a line that marks the start of a race.
- scutellation — a scutellate state or formation; a scaly covering, as on a bird's foot.
- sectarianism — sectarian spirit or tendencies; excessive devotion to a particular sect, especially in religion.
- sectarianize — to make sectarian.