12-letter words containing i, c, e, k
- hydrokinetic — pertaining to the motion of liquids.
- hyperkalemic — Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- hyperkinetic — Pathology. an abnormal amount of uncontrolled muscular action; spasm.
- in the black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- inside track — the inner, or shorter, track of a racecourse.
- interlocking — to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized.
- jacksonville — a seaport in NE Florida, on the St. John's River.
- james dickey — James, 1923–97, U.S. poet and novelist.
- joe six-pack — Slang. the average or typical blue-collar man.
- junior clerk — a clerk of low rank
- junk science — faulty scientific information or research, especially when used to advance special interests.
- kaleidoscope — an optical instrument in which bits of glass, held loosely at the end of a rotating tube, are shown in continually changing symmetrical forms by reflection in two or more mirrors set at angles to each other.
- karyokinetic — Of or pertaining to karyokinesis.
- kelvin scale — William Thomson, 1st Baron, 1824–1907, English physicist and mathematician.
- keratinocyte — An epidermal cell that produces keratin.
- ketch-rigged — rigged in the manner of a ketch.
- ketoacidosis — (pathology) A severe form of ketosis, most commonly seen in diabetics, in which so much ketone is produced that acidosis occurs.
- ketoaciduria — (pathology) The presence of (excess) ketoacids in the urine.
- kick oneself — regret sth
- kick starter — a starter, as of a motorcycle, that operates by a downward kick on a pedal.
- kidney punch — an illegal punch in the lower back.
- kidney vetch — an Old World plant, Anthyllis vulneraria, of the legume family, formerly used as a remedy for kidney diseases.
- killer micro — [Popularised by Eugene Brooks] A microprocessor-based machine that infringes on mini, mainframe, or supercomputer performance turf. Often heard in "No one will survive the attack of the killer micros!", the battle cry of the downsizers. Used especially of RISC architectures. The popularity of the phrase "attack of the killer micros" is doubtless reinforced by the movie title "Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes" (one of the canonical examples of so-bad-it's-wonderful among hackers). This has even more flavour now that killer micros have gone on the offensive not just individually (in workstations) but in hordes (within massively parallel computers).
- kilocalories — Plural form of kilocalorie.
- kinaesthetic — Alternative form of kinesthetic.
- kinesiatrics — the treatment of disease by the use of gymnastics or muscle exercises
- kinesipathic — of or relating to kinesipathy
- kinesthetics — The ability to feel movements of the limbs and body. Referred by some people as the sixth sense.
- king's bench — a court, originally the principal court for criminal cases, gradually acquiring a civil jurisdiction concurrent with that of the Court of Common Pleas, and also possessing appellate jurisdiction over the Court of Common Pleas: now a division of the High Court of Justice.
- king's peace — (in early medieval England) the protection secured by the king for particular people or places
- kingdom come — the next world; the hereafter; heaven.
- kirschwasser — a fragrant, colorless, unaged brandy distilled from a fermented mash of cherries, produced especially in Germany, Switzerland, and Alsace, France.
- kitchen foil — aluminium foil used in cooking or storing food
- kitchen salt — coarse salt that is used in cooking but not at the table
- kitchen sink — basin in kitchen
- kitchen soap — heavy-duty soap intended for use in the kitchen
- kitchen unit — a piece of a fitted kitchen, such as a cupboard or sink unit
- kitchen-sink — marked by an indiscriminate and omnivorous use of elements: a kitchen-sink approach to moviemaking.
- kitchenettes — Plural form of kitchenette.
- kitchenwares — Plural form of kitchenware.
- kitty-corner — diagonal.
- kleptocratic — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- kleptomaniac — a person who has kleptomania.
- knee-capping — Knee-capping is the act of shooting someone in the knee and is carried out by some terrorist organizations as a form of punishment.
- knife switch — a form of air switch in which a moving element, usually a hinged blade, is placed between two contact clips.
- kupfernickel — (archaic) cupronickel.
- kylie effect — the increased awareness of breast cancer caused by the publicity surrounding its diagnosis in Kylie Minogue, born 1968, Australian singer and actress
- latchkey kid — variant form of latchkey child
- leukocytosis — an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- lickspittles — Plural form of lickspittle.