12-letter words containing e, n, c, l, i, t
- split second — a fraction of a second.
- split-screen — Split-screen is used to describe the technique in making films and television programmes in which two different pieces of film are shown at the same time.
- splotchiness — the state or condition of being splotchy
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- stockingless — not wearing or having stockings
- stone circle — a circle of standing stones erected in prehistoric times
- subjectional — the act of subjecting.
- sufficiently — adequate for the purpose; enough: sufficient proof; sufficient protection.
- synecologist — a student of, or expert in, synecology
- synectically — from a synectic point of view
- tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
- tail section — the back or rear section of an aeroplane
- technicality — technical character.
- technicalize — to make technical
- technicolour — brightly, showily, or garishly coloured; vividly noticeable
- technologies — the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
- technologist — a person who specializes in technology.
- technologize — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
- technophilia — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
- tectonically — of or relating to building or construction; constructive; architectural.
- telemedicine — the diagnosis and treatment of patients in remote areas using medical information, as x-rays or television pictures, transmitted over long distances, especially by satellite.
- tenochtitlan — the capital of the Aztec empire: founded in 1325; destroyed by the Spaniards in 1521; now the site of Mexico City.
- tetracycline — an antibiotic, C 22 H 24 H 2 O 8 , derived from chlortetracycline, used in medicine to treat a broad variety of infections.
- teutonically — of or relating to the ancient Teutons.
- the alliance — the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party acting or regarded as a political entity from 1981 to 1988
- the pliocene — the Pliocene epoch or rock series
- thessalonica — official name of Salonika.
- thick client — a computer having its own hard drive, as opposed to one on a network where most functions are carried out on a central server
- tickled pink — to touch or stroke lightly with the fingers, a feather, etc., so as to excite a tingling or itching sensation in; titillate.
- tragicalness — the quality or state of being tragic
- transdialect — to translate (speech, writing, etc.) into a different dialect.
- transilience — leaping or passing from one thing or state to another.
- tredecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 42 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 78 zeros.
- trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- triple crown — an unofficial title held by a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes in a single season.
- triticalness — a trite quality or character
- trochelminth — any invertebrate of the phylum Trochelminthes (now usually broken up into several phyla), comprising the rotifers, gastrotrichs, and several other forms.
- two-cylinder — (of an engine) having two cylinders
- unacclimated — not accustomed or adapted to
- unactionable — furnishing ground for a lawsuit.
- unalphabetic — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
- unapologetic — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
- unarticulate — not articulated; not having the use of intelligible language
- uncalibrated — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- uncharitable — deficient in charity; unkind; harsh; unforgiving; censorious; merciless: an uncharitable attitude; an uncharitable neighbor.
- uncirculated — to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point: Blood circulates throughout the body.
- uncle tomism — a policy of relationship between whites and blacks involving a benevolent but patronizing attitude on the part of the whites and a willingly submissive attitude on the part of the blacks.
- uncollegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- uncomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- uncreditable — of ignoble character