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12-letter words containing n, e, i

  • celestine iv — (Godfrey Castiglione) died 1241, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1241.
  • celibatarian — inclined towards or characterized by celibacy
  • cell lineage — the developmental history of a tissue or part of an organism from particular cells in the fertilized egg or embryo through to their fully differentiated state
  • cement mixer — A cement mixer is a machine with a large revolving container into which builders put cement, sand, and water in order to make concrete.
  • cementitious — of, relating to, or characteristic of cement
  • censoriously — In a censorious manner.
  • centenarians — Plural form of centenarian.
  • centennially — As part of a centennial.
  • center field — the middle area of the outfield
  • centerpieces — Plural form of centerpiece.
  • centillionth — (in Britain and Germany) a number equal to 10–600
  • centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
  • central asia — a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east, and from southern Russia in the north to northern India in the south. It includes the five former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, as well as Afghanistan and parts of Iran, China, Mongolia, Pakistan, India, and southwestern Siberia.
  • central city — the principal municipality of a metropolitan area, surrounded by suburbs and smaller towns; esp., the crowded, industrial, often blighted area
  • central time — standard time or daylight saving time in the time zone which includes the central states of the U.S.
  • central-fire — center-fire.
  • centralising — Present participle of centralise.
  • centralizing — Present participle of centralize.
  • centrifugate — the denser of the centrifuged materials.
  • centrifuging — an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream.
  • centroclinal — of, relating to, or designating a rock formation in which the strata slope down and in towards a central point or area
  • centrolinead — a drafting instrument for drawing lines converging on a vanishing point outside the drawing.
  • centrolineal — Of lines, converging to a centre.
  • centumvirate — the office of the centumviri
  • centuplicate — to increase 100 times
  • centuriation — the process or act of dividing land into centuries or equal areas undertaken by the Romans
  • ceratopsians — Plural form of ceratopsian.
  • cerebrations — Plural form of cerebration.
  • cerebrotonia — a personality type characterized by restraint, alertness, and an intellectual approach to life: said to be correlated with an ectomorph body type
  • cerebrotonic — relating to or resembling a personality type characterized by shyness, introspection, and emotional restraint, and often associated with an ectomorphic physique
  • ceremonially — of, relating to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual: a ceremonial occasion.
  • cerinic acid — cerotic acid.
  • cerivastatin — A synthetic statin formerly used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease, later withdrawn due to the risk of rhabdomyolysis.
  • cessationism — The concept, amongst most Christians, that the works of the Holy Spirit (speaking in tongues, prophecy, healing, and miracles) ceased at some point in history.
  • cessationist — One who subscribes to cessationism.
  • ch-ien--lung — (Kao Tsung) 1711–99, Chinese emperor of the Ch'ing dynasty 1736–96.
  • chain letter — A chain letter is a letter, often with a promise of money, that is sent to several people who send copies on to several more people. Chain letters are illegal in some countries.
  • chain locker — a compartment where the chain or cable of an anchor is stowed when the anchor is raised.
  • chain smoker — person: smokes heavily
  • chain-smoker — A chain-smoker is a person who chain-smokes.
  • chained lady — the constellation Andromeda.
  • chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
  • chalcanthite — a blue secondary mineral consisting of hydrated copper sulphate in triclinic crystalline form. Formula: CuSO4.5H2O
  • chalcogenide — a binary compound consisting of a chalcogen and at least one other electropositive element
  • chamberlains — Plural form of chamberlain.
  • chance music — aleatory music.
  • chandeliered — having a chandelier
  • change point — a point to which a foresight and backsight are taken in levelling; turning point
  • channel iron — a rolled-steel bar with a U-shaped cross section
  • channelising — Present participle of channelise.
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