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12-letter words containing e, t, c

  • archaeometry — the use of science and modern technology in archaeology to examine and interpret archaeological remains
  • arched truss — a truss having an archlike form but unlike a true arch in that it is free to move horizontally at its base, as in expanding or contracting because of temperature changes.
  • archegoniate — having archegonia
  • archenterons — Plural form of archenteron.
  • archeologist — archaeology.
  • archeopteryx — A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.
  • archetypally — the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
  • archetypical — Archetypical means the same as archetypal.
  • archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
  • architecting — a person who engages in the profession of architecture.
  • architecture — Architecture is the art of planning, designing, and constructing buildings.
  • archive site — (networking)   (Or "FTP site", "FTP archive") An Internet host where program source, documents, e-mail or news messages are stored for public access via anonymous FTP, Gopher, web or other document distribution system. There may be several archive sites (mirrors) for, e.g., a Usenet newsgroup though one may be recognised as the main one. FTP servers were common on the Internet for about ten years but have been largely replaced by web servers since the invention of the World-Wide Web and its HTTP protocol. Some well-known archive sites included Imperial College, UK, UUNET, USA, GNU archive site. The archie service attempted to index the contents of FTP archives, foreshadowing the indexing of the web by Google and others.
  • arctic ocean — the ocean surrounding the North Pole, north of the Arctic Circle. Area: about 14 100 000 sq km (5 440 000 sq miles)
  • arithmetical — Arithmetical calculations, processes, or skills involve the addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division of numbers.
  • armada chest — an iron or iron-bound strongbox of the 17th or 18th century.
  • arming chest — a chest for holding armor and weapons.
  • art director — a person responsible for the sets and costumes in a film
  • arthrobacter — a genus of rod-shaped or spherical bacteria found in the soil.
  • arthroscopes — Plural form of arthroscope.
  • articulately — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
  • articulative — relating to articulation
  • artiodactyle — (zoology) One of the Artiodactyla, a group of ungulates.
  • ascensionist — a person who has completed a mountain ascent, esp a notable one
  • ascertaining — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
  • ascomycetous — belonging or pertaining to the Ascomycota.
  • aspect ratio — the ratio of width to height of the picture on a television or cinema screen
  • assuefaction — the condition of being or becoming familiar with or used to something
  • astigmoscope — astigmatoscope.
  • astrochemist — (chemistry, astronomy) A chemist or astronomer whose speciality is astrochemistry.
  • asymmetrical — Something that is asymmetrical has two sides or halves that are different in shape, size, or style.
  • at a stretch — with some difficulty; by making a special effort
  • at any price — If you want something at any price, you are determined to get it, even if unpleasant things happen as a result.
  • atactostelic — Of or possessing an atactostele.
  • atheological — having an aversion or resistance to theology
  • atheoretical — having no connection with and not founded on theory
  • athletically — physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports: an athletic child.
  • atmospherics — Atmospherics are elements in something such as a piece of music or a book which create a certain atmosphere.
  • atomic power — nuclear power.
  • attache case — An attaché case is a flat case for holding documents.
  • attractively — In an attractive manner; with the power of attracting or drawing to.
  • au contraire — on the contrary
  • auction sale — an instance of items being sold by auction
  • auction site — a commercial website on which items are sold by internet auction
  • auctioneered — Simple past tense and past participle of auctioneer.
  • auger effect — the spontaneous emission of an electron instead of a photon by an excited ion as a result of a vacancy being filled in an inner electron shell
  • authenticate — If you authenticate something, you state officially that it is genuine after examining it.
  • authenticity — the quality or state of being authentic; reliability; genuineness
  • autocatalyse — to cause an internal, self-produced, chemical reaction
  • autocatalyze — To cause, or to undergo autocatalysis.
  • autochangers — Plural form of autochanger.
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