12-letter words containing s, c, a, r
- intrinsicate — (obsolete) intricate.
- ipecac syrup — a preparation containing ipecac in a syrupy medium, used as an emetic.
- iracundulous — easily angered or irritable
- irascibility — easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man.
- irish gaelic — Irish (def 4).
- ironicalness — The quality of being ironical.
- irrelevances — Plural form of irrelevance.
- irresistance — (archaic) passive submission; lack of resistance.
- ischiorectal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and the ischial tuberosity.
- isochromatic — Optics. having the same color or tint.
- isodiametric — having equal diameters or axes.
- jack russell — a small short-legged terrier having a white coat with tan, black, or lemon markings: there are rough- and smooth-haired varieties
- jackarooesse — (Australia, obsolete, rare) A female jackaroo.
- jackass bark — a barkentine square-rigged on the mainmast above a gaff mainsail.
- jackass brig — a two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast with a fore-and-aft mainsail; brigantine.
- jaculiferous — having dartlike spines.
- jasmine rice — an aromatic, flavorful long-grain rice of Asia, especially Thailand.
- jocularities — the state or quality of being jocular.
- journalistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of journalists or journalism.
- judicatories — Plural form of judicatory.
- junior class — the penultimate class in high school or college
- juristic act — a proceeding designed to have a legal effect
- juristically — of or relating to a jurist or to jurisprudence; juridical.
- kakistocracy — government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power.
- kick starter — a starter, as of a motorcycle, that operates by a downward kick on a pedal.
- kilocalories — Plural form of kilocalorie.
- kinesiatrics — the treatment of disease by the use of gymnastics or muscle exercises
- kirschwasser — a fragrant, colorless, unaged brandy distilled from a fermented mash of cherries, produced especially in Germany, Switzerland, and Alsace, France.
- kitchenwares — Plural form of kitchenware.
- labour costs — the charges incurred when employing labour; the wages, etc, paid to workers, esp those employed to do physical work
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lacrimal sac — the dilated upper portion of the nasolacrimal duct that receives tears from the lacrimal ducts.
- lake charles — a city in SW Louisiana.
- lane closure — the closing of a lane on a motorway
- laparoscopes — Plural form of laparoscope.
- laparoscopic — a flexible fiberoptic instrument, passed through a small incision in the abdominal wall and equipped with biopsy forceps, an obturator, scissors or the like, with which to examine the abdominal cavity or perform minor surgery.
- larch sawfly — a red and black sawfly, Pristiphora erichsonii, the larvae of which infest and feed on the leaves of larch.
- laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
- laryngoscopy — an examination by means of a laryngoscope.
- latchstrings — Plural form of latchstring.
- laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
- latus rectum — the chord perpendicular to the principal axis and passing through a focus of an ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola.
- lay a course — to sail on a planned course without tacking
- lead crystal — cut glass containing lead oxide
- leatherbacks — Plural form of leatherback.
- leathernecks — Plural form of leatherneck.
- lectionaries — Plural form of lectionary.
- lenticularis — (meteorology) a cloud species which consists of rounded lens shaped of cloud, often forming near mountains. Associated with cirrocumulus, and altocumulus, and sometimes stratocumulus genera.
- lesser scaup — a diving duck, Aythya marila, of Europe and America, having a black-and-white plumage in the male
- liberalistic — the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude.