12-letter words containing s, a, i, e, t
- isoantigenic — relating to an isoantigen or isoantigens
- isobilateral — (esp of a leaf) capable of being divided into symmetrical halves along two different planes
- isodiametric — having equal diameters or axes.
- isoenzymatic — isoenzymic
- isolated set — Mathematics. a set containing none of its accumulation points, consisting, therefore, of only isolated points.
- isosthenuria — the inability of the kidneys to dilute or concentrate urine
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- it takes two — If you say it takes two or it takes two to tango, you mean that a situation or argument involves two people and they are both therefore responsible for it.
- jersey giant — one of a breed of large domestic chickens raised primarily for their meat, originally black but now with a white variety, developed in New Jersey by interbreeding Langshans and large Asiatic fowl.
- jettisonable — to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
- jocularities — the state or quality of being jocular.
- joint estate — an estate owned by two or more people with the same rights of possession
- judicatories — Plural form of judicatory.
- just in case — if it should happen that
- kavir desert — Dasht-e-Kavir.
- keratotomies — Plural form of keratotomy.
- ketoacidosis — (pathology) A severe form of ketosis, most commonly seen in diabetics, in which so much ketone is produced that acidosis occurs.
- keyboardists — Plural form of keyboardist.
- kick starter — a starter, as of a motorcycle, that operates by a downward kick on a pedal.
- kinaesthesia — kinesthesia.
- kinaesthesis — kinesthesia.
- kinaesthetic — Alternative form of kinesthetic.
- kinesiatrics — the treatment of disease by the use of gymnastics or muscle exercises
- kinesipathic — of or relating to kinesipathy
- kinetoplasts — Plural form of kinetoplast.
- kissing gate — a gate hung in a narrow enclosure having the shape of a U or a V , allowing only one person to pass at a time.
- kitchen salt — coarse salt that is used in cooking but not at the table
- kitchen soap — heavy-duty soap intended for use in the kitchen
- kitchenwares — Plural form of kitchenware.
- korea strait — a strait between Korea and Japan, connecting the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea. 120 miles (195 km) long.
- laboratories — a building, part of a building, or other place equipped to conduct scientific experiments, tests, investigations, etc., or to manufacture chemicals, medicines, or the like.
- lake station — a town in NW Indiana.
- lamentations — the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
- laminotomies — Plural form of laminotomy.
- lamplighters — Plural form of lamplighter.
- langoustines — Plural form of langoustine.
- languishment — the act or state of languishing.
- lantern fish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- laparotomies — Plural form of laparotomy.
- laser tuning — a technique for adjusting a laser's output frequency to within a specific range, especially in semiconductors.
- lateral lisp — a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
- latin square — a square array of numbers, letters, etc., in which each item appears exactly once in each row and column: used in statistical analysis.
- laureateship — a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award: a Nobel laureate.
- laxativeness — the condition or quality of being laxative
- lay siege to — attack
- lecithinases — Plural form of lecithinase.
- lectionaries — Plural form of lectionary.
- legalisation — Alternative spelling of legalization.
- legislations — the act of making or enacting laws.