12-letter words containing o, n, c, e, i, a
- antielectron — an elementary particle with a positive charge, a positron
- antientropic — showing a tendency towards order
- antimnemonic — difficult to remember (often deliberately so)
- antinucleons — Plural form of antinucleon.
- antioncogene — (genetics) Any gene that suppresses the formation of tumours.
- antiperiodic — efficacious against recurring attacks of a disease
- antisociable — Antisocial.
- antiviolence — opposed to or acting against violence in society
- apicomplexan — Describing protists of the phylum Apicomplexa.
- apperception — the attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea
- appreciation — Appreciation of something is the recognition and enjoyment of its good qualities.
- archdiocesan — Relating to an archdiocese.
- archegoniate — having archegonia
- archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
- archiphoneme — an abstract linguistic unit representing two or more phonemes when the distinction between these has been neutralized: conventionally shown by a capital letter within slashes, as /T/ for /t/ and /d/ in German Rat and Rad
- arctic ocean — the ocean surrounding the North Pole, north of the Arctic Circle. Area: about 14 100 000 sq km (5 440 000 sq miles)
- ascensionist — a person who has completed a mountain ascent, esp a notable one
- assuefaction — the condition of being or becoming familiar with or used to something
- asynchronies — a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.
- au contraire — on the contrary
- auction sale — an instance of items being sold by auction
- auction site — a commercial website on which items are sold by internet auction
- auctioneered — Simple past tense and past participle of auctioneer.
- autoinjector — A medical device designed to deliver a single dose of a particular, typically life-saving, drug.
- bacon-slicer — a machine for cutting bacon into slices
- beachcombing — The action of a beachcomber.
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
- benzoic acid — a white crystalline solid occurring in many natural resins, used in the manufacture of benzoates, plasticizers, and dyes and as a food preservative (E210). Formula: C6H5COOH
- bingo caller — the person who shouts out the numbers to bingo players
- biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
- biomechanics — the study of the mechanics of the movement of living organisms
- biometrician — a person who is knowledgeable about biometry
- biotechnical — relating to biotechnology
- black heroin — a very potent and addictive form of heroin that is dark-colored.
- boniface iii — pope a.d. 607.
- boniface vii — antipope a.d. 974, 984–985.
- botticellian — Sandro [san-droh,, sahn-;; Italian sahn-draw] /ˈsæn droʊ,, ˈsɑn-;; Italian ˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), (Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi) 1444?–1510, Italian painter.
- cacodaemonic — Daemonic.
- caenogenesis — the development of structures and organs in an embryo or larva that are adaptations to its way of life and are not retained in the adult form
- 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
- call time on — If you call time on something, you end it.
- cancellation — the fact or an instance of cancelling
- cancerphobia — an excessive fear of getting cancer
- canine corps — a military or law enforcement body which uses dogs for the detection of explosives or drugs or for security, tracking, etc
- canine tooth — canine (def 2).
- canonicalise — (transitive, computing, UK) Alternative form of canonicalize.
- canonicalize — (transitive, computing) To convert (data) into canonical form.
- canton linen — a fabric made from tough vegetable fibers, used for table linens, wall coverings, etc.
- canton river — Zhu Jiang.