12-letter words containing s, c, i, u
- infectiously — communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.
- infelicitous — inapt, inappropriate, or awkward; malapropos: an infelicitous remark.
- inimicitious — inimical
- inoculations — the act or process of inoculating.
- inosculating — Present participle of inosculate.
- inosculation — The junction or connection of vessels, channels, or passages, so that their contents pass from one to the other; union by mouths or ducts; intercommunication.
- inscrutables — Plural form of inscrutable.
- insectariums — Plural form of insectarium.
- insecureness — Insecurity.
- insecurities — lack of confidence or assurance; self-doubt: He is plagued by insecurity.
- insouciantly — free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.
- instructible — to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
- instructions — the act or practice of instructing or teaching; education.
- instructress — a woman who instructs; teacher.
- insubjection — lack of subjection, or the state of being disobedient to an authority, such as a government
- insufficient — not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required: an insufficient answer.
- insurgencies — Plural form of insurgency.
- insurrection — an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government.
- insusceptive — insusceptible
- interacinous — situated between the acini of a gland or lung.
- interclusion — the act of intercluding
- intercluster — relating to, occurring, or situated between two or more clusters
- internuncios — Plural form of internuncio.
- intumescence — a swelling up, as with congestion.
- intussuscept — to take within, as one part of the intestine into an adjacent part; invaginate.
- ipecac syrup — a preparation containing ipecac in a syrupy medium, used as an emetic.
- iracundulous — easily angered or irritable
- jaculiferous — having dartlike spines.
- jesus christ — Jesus (def 1).
- job security — chances of staying in employment
- 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
- junk science — faulty scientific information or research, especially when used to advance special interests.
- juris doctor — lawyer's degree
- jurisconsult — Roman and Civil Law. a person authorized to give legal advice.
- jurisdiction — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- jurisdictive — Jurisdictional.
- juristic act — a proceeding designed to have a legal effect
- juristically — of or relating to a jurist or to jurisprudence; juridical.
- just in case — if it should happen that
- justicialism — the political doctrine of Juan Domingo Perón, formerly President of Argentina
- king's scout — (in Great Britain) a boy scout who has achieved the highest level of scouting: similar to the U.S. eagle scout.
- lactalbumins — Plural form of lactalbumin.
- lapidicolous — living under stones
- lasciviously — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
- le corbusier — (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) 1887–1965, Swiss architect in France.
- lectureships — Plural form of lectureship.