12-letter words containing l, e, i, n
- counterclaim — a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
- counterfoils — Plural form of counterfoil.
- counterlight — a light opposite something, such as a painting, that negatively affects the appearance of that object
- countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
- country life — life in the country
- country mile — a long way
- cowardliness — lacking courage; contemptibly timid.
- crawling peg — a method of stabilizing exchange rates, prices, etc, by maintaining a fixed level for a specified period or until the level has persisted at an upper or lower limit for a specified period and then permitting a predetermined incremental rise or fall
- credentialed — Usually, credentials. evidence of authority, status, rights, entitlement to privileges, or the like, usually in written form: Only those with the proper credentials are admitted.
- credibleness — The state or quality of being credible.
- crenellating — Present participle of crenellate.
- crenellation — to furnish with crenels or battlements.
- crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
- creolization — (of a pidgin language) the process of becoming a creole
- criminalized — Simple past tense and past participle of criminalize.
- criminalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of criminalize.
- criminalness — (rare, dated) The state or quality of being criminal.
- crinkle leaf — a disease of plants, characterized by puckering, mottling, and distortion of the leaves, caused by any of several viruses.
- criticalness — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
- cross-linker — a substance or agent, such as radiation, that induces the formation of cross-links.
- crossed line — interference on a telephone line that causes more than two callers to be connected
- curtailments — Plural form of curtailment.
- curtain line — the last line of a scene, act, etc., as in a play; tag line.
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- cyberloafing — (informal) The use of computers by employees for purposes unrelated to work.
- cybernetical — of or relating to cybernetics
- cyclodextrin — any of a group of cyclic oligosaccharides found in starch digests of certain bacteria
- cyclogenesis — the formation and development of a low-pressure storm system
- cyclolignane — (organic chemistry) Any lignane having an additional ring.
- cyclosporine — a drug, produced by a fungus (Tolypocladium inflatum), that suppresses the T cells that reject foreign tissue after an organ transplant without suppressing other cells that fight infections and cancer
- cylinder saw — crown saw.
- dail eireann — (in the Republic of Ireland) the lower chamber of parliament
- dandrufflike — Resembling or characteristic of dandruff.
- daniel boone — Daniel, 1734–1820, American pioneer, especially in Kentucky.
- daniel jones — Anson [an-suh n] /ˈæn sən/ (Show IPA), 1798–1858, president of the Republic of Texas.
- daniel shays — Daniel, 1747–1825, American Revolutionary War soldier: leader of a popular insurrection (Shays' Rebellion) in Massachusetts 1786–87.
- daniell cell — a type of cell having a zinc anode in dilute sulphuric acid separated by a porous barrier from a copper cathode in copper sulphate solution. It has an emf of 1.1 volts
- dark mineral — any rock-forming mineral that has a specific gravity greater than 2.8 and that is generally dark in color.
- daughterling — a small daughter
- de havilland — Sir Geoffrey. 1882–1965, British aircraft designer. He produced many military aircraft and the first jet airliners
- de-evolution — any process of formation or growth; development: the evolution of a language; the evolution of the airplane.
- de-licensing — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- de-stalinize — to eliminate the influence of Stalin from
- dead spindle — a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand-spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is wound as it is spun.
- dealing room — A dealing room is a place where shares, currencies, or commodities are bought and sold.
- deallocation — the act of allocating; apportionment.
- debilitating — tending to weaken or enfeeble
- debilitation — to make weak or feeble; enfeeble: The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely.
- debut single — the first single produced by a particular singer or band
- decalcifying — Present participle of decalcify.