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12-letter words containing l, a, r, c, e, n

  • rhinocerical — of or relating to the rhinoceros
  • ribbon cable — (hardware)   A type of flat multicore cable with cores positioned side-by-side, making it quick and relatively easy to clamp an Insulation Displacement Connector (IDC) across all cores. Ribbon cables typically have grey insulation with cores on a 0.050" pitch and a red stripe marking Pin 1. They are less resilient than screened, multicore cable and are usually used inside equipment where little movement or plugging and unplugging are expected. A common use is connecting a disk drive to the motherboard in a PC.
  • ribonuclease — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.
  • rideau canal — a waterway in SE Ontario, Canada, connecting the Ottawa Riverin Ottawa to Lake Ontario in Kingston. 125 miles (202 km) long.
  • rocker panel — body paneling below the passenger compartment of a vehicle.
  • rocket plane — aircraft that launches rockets
  • roller chain — a power chain consisting of parallel pairs of flat links joined by pins covered with rollers, and engaging with the teeth of sprockets.
  • roman a clef — a novel that represents historical events and characters under the guise of fiction.
  • roman candle — a firework consisting of a tube that sends out a shower of sparks and a succession of balls of fire.
  • roncesvalles — a village in N Spain, in the Pyrenees: defeat of part of Charlemagne's army and the death of Roland a.d.
  • run in place — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
  • saccharinely — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
  • sacral nerve — any of the nerves arising in five pairs from the spinal cord in the sacrum.
  • sacramentals — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
  • sacring bell — a small bell rung at the elevation of the Host and chalice during Mass
  • saranac lake — any of three connected lakes (Upper, Middle, & Lower) in the Adirondacks, NE N.Y.
  • scatteringly — in a scattering manner
  • sclerenchyma — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
  • scratch line — a line that marks the start of a race.
  • selling race — a claiming race at the end of which the winning horse is offered for sale.
  • single cream — dairy product: thin or light cream
  • single track — a single pair of lines so that trains can travel in only one direction at a time
  • 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.
  • skeleton car — a freight car essentially consisting of a central longitudinal girder fastened to the trucks, sometimes supplemented by one or more pairs of cross cantilevers: used for carrying logs or containers.
  • sleeping car — a railroad car fitted with berths, compartments, bedrooms, or drawing rooms for passengers to sleep in.
  • small screen — the medium of television.
  • soprano clef — a sign locating middle C on the bottom line of the staff.
  • sphincterial — relating to a sphincter
  • spring-clean — to subject (a place) to a spring-cleaning.
  • st. lawrence — D(avid) H(erbert) 1885–1930, English novelist.
  • sternocostal — of, relating to, or situated between the sternum and ribs.
  • stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
  • subcentrally — in a subcentral manner
  • supernacular — relating to supernaculum
  • supernaculum — a highly regarded liquor, to be drunk to the very last drop
  • surveillance — a watch kept over a person, group, etc., especially over a suspect, prisoner, or the like: The suspects were under police surveillance.
  • synergically — in a synergic manner
  • tetracycline — an antibiotic, C 22 H 24 H 2 O 8 , derived from chlortetracycline, used in medicine to treat a broad variety of infections.
  • tetravalence — the condition of having a valency of four
  • torchon lace — a bobbin-made linen or cotton lace with loosely twisted threads in simple, open patterns.
  • 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.
  • translucence — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
  • translucency — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
  • triticalness — a trite quality or character
  • un-creatable — to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes.
  • un-revocable — that may be revoked.
  • unacquirable — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
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