12-letter words containing e, n
- accustrement — the process of equipping with accoutrements
- acenaphthene — (organic compound) A hydrocarbon, found in coal tar, derived from naphthalene by the addition of a short aliphatic bridge.
- acenesthesia — loss of the physical awareness of one's body.
- acepromazine — an orange-colored oil, C19H22N2OS, used as a tranquilizer, esp. to immobilize large animals, and to relieve nausea
- acetone body — ketone body
- acetonitrile — a colourless organic chemical, CH3CN, used chiefly as a solvent
- acetophenone — a colorless liquid, C 8 H 8 O, having a sweet odor: used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume.
- acetostearin — a waxlike, nongreasy solid, C 23 H 44 O 5 : used chiefly as a food preservative and as a plasticizer.
- achievements — Plural form of achievement.
- acid-tongued — bitingly critical or sarcastic; sharp-tongued: a critic famous for his acid-tongued reviews.
- acknowledged — recognized as being true or existing
- acknowledger — to admit to be real or true; recognize the existence, truth, or fact of: to acknowledge one's mistakes.
- acknowledges — to admit to be real or true; recognize the existence, truth, or fact of: to acknowledge one's mistakes.
- aclinic line — magnetic equator
- acne rosacea — rosacea.
- acquaintance — An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well.
- acquiescence — Acquiescence is agreement to do what someone wants, or acceptance of what they do even though you do not agree with it.
- acquirements — Plural form of acquirement.
- acquittances — Plural form of acquittance.
- acrophonetic — relating to the use of symbols to represent sounds
- actinometers — Plural form of actinometer.
- actinometric — Of or pertaining to actinometry.
- actinomycete — any bacterium of the group Actinomycetes, usually filamentous in form
- actinostelic — Of or possessing an actinostele.
- action movie — film focussed on action sequences
- acute accent — the diacritical mark (´), used in the writing system of some languages to indicate that the vowel over which it is placed has a special quality (as in French été) or that it receives the strongest stress in the word (as in Spanish hablé)
- acute-angled — (of a triangle) having three acute angles
- adam and eve — the puttyroot.
- adam osborne — (person) The ex-book publisher who founded Osborne Computer Corporation.
- adam-and-eve — puttyroot
- adapter ring — a type of circular mount used for attaching a filter or some other piece of equipment to a camera lens
- adaptiveness — in a state that has a capacity for adaptation
- addictedness — the state of being addicted
- addlebrained — having an addle brain; muddled; stupid
- adenectomies — Plural form of adenectomy.
- adenosarcoma — a complex tumor containing both glandular and connective tissues.
- adenoviruses — Plural form of adenovirus.
- adequateness — the quality of being adequate
- adhesiveness — coated with glue, paste, mastic, or other sticky substance: adhesive bandages.
- adiapneustia — (medicine) defective perspiration; adiaphoresis.
- adiponitrile — a colorless liquid, C 6 H 8 N 2 , used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of nylon.
- adjournments — Plural form of adjournment.
- adjunctively — in an adjunctive manner
- adjustmental — relating to adjustment
- adminiculate — to attest or corroborate; to confirm or affirm as true
- administered — Simple past tense and past participle of administer.
- administrate — to manage or direct (the affairs of a business, institution, etc)
- admonishment — to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
- adolescences — the transitional period between puberty and adulthood in human development, extending mainly over the teen years and terminating legally when the age of majority is reached; youth.
- adolescently — in an adolescent manner