12-letter words containing i, r, e, l, a, n
- single-party — of or relating to a form of government in which only a single political party constitutes the government
- single-payer — noting or relating to a healthcare or health insurance system in which the government or a publicly owned and regulated agency pays all medical costs from a single fund.
- single-track — (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
- sir lawrence — Sir Lawrence Alma-, Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence.
- sleeping car — a railroad car fitted with berths, compartments, bedrooms, or drawing rooms for passengers to sleep in.
- sloganeering — Sloganeering is the use of slogans by people such as politicians or advertising agencies.
- small ermine — an unrelated micro, Yponomeuta padella
- snail darter — a tan, striped, snail-eating perch, Percina tanasi, 3 inches (7.5 cm) long, occurring only in the Tennessee River: a threatened species.
- solitariness — alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by.
- sphincterial — relating to a sphincter
- spider plant — Also called ribbon plant. a plant, Chlorophytum comosum, of the lily family, native to southern Africa, that has long, narrow leaves and clusters of white flowers and is widely cultivated as a houseplant.
- spinal nerve — any of a series of paired nerves that originate in the nerve roots of the spinal cord and emerge from the vertebrae on both sides of the spinal column, each branching out to innervate a specific region of the neck, trunk, or limbs.
- spring-clean — to subject (a place) to a spring-cleaning.
- staggeringly — tending to stagger or overwhelm: a staggering amount of money required in the initial investment.
- stellar wind — the radial outflow of ionized gas from a star.
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- streamlining — a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.
- stringhalted — afflicted with stringhalt
- subalternity — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- sulfarsenide — any compound containing an arsenide and a sulfide.
- superluminal — appearing to travel faster than the speed of light.
- superordinal — relating to the superorder
- surveillance — a watch kept over a person, group, etc., especially over a suspect, prisoner, or the like: The suspects were under police surveillance.
- suspensorial — relating to a suspensorium
- synergically — in a synergic manner
- tank trailer — a trailer truck or tractor-trailer with a tank body, suitable for transporting gases or liquids, as oil, gasoline, or milk, in bulk.
- teleosaurian — of or relating to the teleosaur
- telharmonium — a musical keyboard instrument operating by alternating currents of electricity which, on impulse from the keyboard, produce music at a distant point via telephone lines.
- tent trailer — an automobile-drawn recreational trailer with a folding canvas or other fabric shelter that makes the vehicle suitable for outdoor camping. Compare camper (def 3), trailer (def 2).
- tenuirostral — pertaining to a group of birds Tenuirostres which have slender bills
- tetracycline — an antibiotic, C 22 H 24 H 2 O 8 , derived from chlortetracycline, used in medicine to treat a broad variety of infections.
- tetrapolitan — of or related to a tetrapolis
- the silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
- thermal unit — a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.
- thermohaline — relating to both the temperature and salinity of ocean water
- tidal energy — energy obtained by harnessing tidal power
- timbale iron — a metal mold made in any of several shapes and usually provided with a long handle, for deep-frying timbales.
- toilet-train — to train (a young child) to use a toilet for bowel and bladder movements.
- tragelaphine — of or relating to a tragelaph
- tragicalness — the quality or state of being tragic
- trailer tent — a large tent that packs into a trailer, in which the trailer's base becomes the sleeping or living area when the tent is erected
- tranquilizer — a person or thing that tranquilizes.
- tranquillize — To tranquillize a person or an animal means to make them become calm, sleepy, or unconscious by means of a drug.
- transdialect — to translate (speech, writing, etc.) into a different dialect.
- transilience — leaping or passing from one thing or state to another.
- transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
- transleithan — beyond the river Leitha, which once formed part of the boundary between Austria and Hungary
- transpirable — to occur; happen; take place.
- transponible — capable of being transposed.
- trillionaire — a person whose assets are worth over a trillion of the monetary units of his or her country