12-letter words containing o, i, l, s, a, n
- assimilation — an assimilating or being assimilated
- assimulation — Obsolete form of assimilation.
- astonishable — (obsolete) Astonishing.
- astoundingly — capable of overwhelming with amazement; stunningly surprising.
- astronomical — If you describe an amount, especially the cost of something as astronomical, you are emphasizing that it is very large indeed.
- auction sale — an instance of items being sold by auction
- auscultation — the diagnostic technique in medicine of listening to the various internal sounds made by the body, usually with the aid of a stethoscope
- autoanalysis — Psychoanalysis. self-analysis.
- backsolution — The process or result of backsolving.
- bacon-slicer — a machine for cutting bacon into slices
- balloon sail — a large light bellying sail used in light winds
- base bullion — smelted lead containing impurities, as gold, silver, or zinc, that are later removed.
- beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
- bed of nails — a situation or position of extreme difficulty
- blastulation — the process of blastula formation
- block island — an island off the coast of and a part of Rhode Island, at the E entrance to Long Island Sound.
- block signal — a fixed railroad signal governing the movements of trains entering and using a given section of track.
- blood spavin — a disease of the hock joint of horses in which enlargement occurs because of collected fluids (bog spavin) bony growth (bone spavin) or distention of the veins (blood spavin)
- bloodstained — Someone or something that is bloodstained is covered with blood.
- boardsailing — windsurfing
- byelorussian — Byelorussian means belonging or relating to Byelorussia or to its people or culture.
- caesalpinoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caesalpinoideae, a mainly tropical subfamily of leguminous plants that have irregular flowers: includes carob, senna, brazil, cassia, and poinciana
- calculations — Plural form of calculation.
- calibrations — Plural form of calibration.
- caliginosity — darkness
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- calumniously — in a calumnious manner
- canalisation — The conversion of a river or other waterway to a canal.
- canonicalise — (transitive, computing, UK) Alternative form of canonicalize.
- cartoonishly — in a cartoonish manner
- castellation — Architecture. built like a castle, especially with turrets and battlements.
- celebrations — Plural form of celebration.
- china closet — a cabinet or cupboard for storing or exhibiting chinaware.
- circulations — Plural form of circulation.
- civilisation — Alternative spelling of civilization.
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
- clams casino — broiled clams topped with garlic butter, bacon, bread crumbs, etc. and served in their bottom shells
- class action — A class action is a legal case brought by a group of people rather than an individual.
- classloading — (computing, Java) The dynamic loading of classes into a virtual machine, as performed by a classloader.
- claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
- clonic spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- closed chain — any structural arrangement, used in the models and formulas of molecules, consisting of a chain of atoms that forms a closed geometric figure; ring
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- coalitionism — the principle of governing by coalition
- coalitionist — An advocate of coalition or a partner in a coalition.
- collocations — Plural form of collocation.
- colonialised — to make colonial.
- colonialists — Plural form of colonialist.