12-letter words containing l, e, c, t
- anelasticity — the property of a substance which has a disproportionate relationship between stress and strain
- anglo-celtic — of or relating to an inhabitant of Australia who was or whose ancestors were born in the British Isles
- anorthoclase — a variety of microcline, rich in sodium and sometimes having a play of color: sometimes considered a variety of orthoclase.
- antebrachial — Lb anatomy relating to the forearm.
- antecedental — preceding; prior: an antecedent event.
- antecedently — in an antecedent manner
- anthelic arc — a rare halo occurring at the sun's elevation but in the opposite part of the sky.
- anthelmintic — killing or ejecting intestinal worms
- anti-nuclear — opposed to military and industrial applications of nuclear energy and to technologies which produce radioactive waste products
- antiallergic — An antiallergic substance prevents or relieves allergies.
- anticatalase — a substance that inhibits the enzymatic action of a catalase.
- anticipately — (dated) In anticipation, in advance; anticipatedly.
- anticlerical — opposed to the power and influence of the clergy, esp in politics
- anticlimaxes — Plural form of anticlimax.
- anticyclones — Plural form of anticyclone.
- antielectron — an elementary particle with a positive charge, a positron
- antileukemic — acting against leukemia
- antinucleons — Plural form of antinucleon.
- antiparticle — any of a group of elementary particles that have the same mass and spin as their corresponding particle but have opposite values for all other nonzero quantum numbers. When a particle collides with its antiparticle, mutual annihilation occurs
- antisociable — Antisocial.
- antithetical — Something that is antithetical to something else is the opposite of it and is unable to exist with it.
- antiviolence — opposed to or acting against violence in society
- aortic valve — a semilunar valve between the aorta and the left ventricle of the heart that prevents the blood from flowing back into the left ventricle.
- apodeictical — Apodeictic.
- appeal court — An appeal court is the same as a Court of Appeal.
- archeologist — archaeology.
- 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.
- arithmetical — Arithmetical calculations, processes, or skills involve the addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division of numbers.
- articulately — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- articulative — relating to articulation
- artiodactyle — (zoology) One of the Artiodactyla, a group of ungulates.
- asymmetrical — Something that is asymmetrical has two sides or halves that are different in shape, size, or style.
- 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.
- attractively — In an attractive manner; with the power of attracting or drawing to.
- auction sale — an instance of items being sold by auction
- autocatalyse — to cause an internal, self-produced, chemical reaction
- autocatalyze — To cause, or to undergo autocatalysis.
- autocomplete — a feature of a word processor, email program, web browser, etc., that automatically predicts the remaining characters in a word or phrase based on what has been typed or input before: If you supply the information, your browser will be able to use autocomplete to fill out online forms.
- autoeciously — in an autoecious manner
- b lymphocyte — B cell.
- b-lymphocyte — a type of lymphocyte, originating in bone marrow, that produces antibodies
- b-s particle — a neutral meson with a mass 10,507 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.6 X 10 -12 seconds.
- baccalauréat — (esp in France) a school-leaving examination that qualifies the successful candidates for entrance to university
- bachelorette — A bachelorette is a woman who has never married.
- bactericidal — any substance capable of killing bacteria.
- bacteriology — Bacteriology is the science and the study of bacteria.