12-letter words containing s, i, l, c, a
- gallinaceous — pertaining to or resembling the domestic fowls.
- gallsickness — a disease of cattle and sheep, caused by infection with rickettsiae of the genus Anaplasma, resulting in anaemia and jaundice
- garlic press — kitchen tool for crushing garlic
- gas bacillus — any of several pathogenic bacilli, especially of the genus Clostridium, that produce gas in infected tissue.
- gas cylinder — container for storing gas
- gastric mill — a gizzard in decapod crustaceans, as lobsters, crabs, and shrimps, having an arrangement of teeth and small bones for grinding food and bristles for filtering small particles.
- geanticlines — Plural form of geanticline.
- geosynclinal — Geology. pertaining to a synclinal fold that involves a relatively large part of the earth's surface.
- gesticulated — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- gesticulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gesticulate.
- gesticulator — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- glaciologist — glacialist.
- glacis plate — the frontal plate armour on a tank
- glossematics — a school of linguistic analysis developed by Louis Hjelmslev (1899–1965) in Copenhagen in the 1930s based on the study of the distribution of glossemes.
- glycosidases — Plural form of glycosidase.
- go ballistic — of or relating to ballistics.
- gradualistic — Of or pertaining to gradualism.
- grand siècle — the 17th century in French art and literature, esp the classical period of Louis XIV
- griddlecakes — Plural form of griddlecake.
- half section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half-section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- hallucinates — to have hallucinations.
- hallucinosis — a mental state characterized by repeated hallucinations.
- helical scan — denoting a recording technique used with video tapes in which the recorded tracks on the tape are segments of a helix
- helicographs — Plural form of helicograph.
- hellaciously — In a hellacious manner.
- hemerocallis — the genus comprising the day lilies.
- hemophiliacs — Plural form of hemophiliac.
- heterosocial — relating to or denoting mixed-sex social relationships
- histological — the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues.
- historically — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- histrionical — (British) Alternative form of histrionic.
- holistically — incorporating the concept of holism, or the idea that the whole is more than merely the sum of its parts, in theory or practice: holistic psychology.
- holophrastic — using or consisting of a single word that functions as a phrase or sentence.
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hyper-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- hyperalgesic — Of or pertaining to hyperalgesia.
- hyperplastic — Of, or relating to hyperplasia.
- hysterically — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- ice crystals — ice formations
- iceland moss — an edible lichen, Cetraria islandica, of arctic regions, containing a starchlike substance used in medicine.
- iceland spar — a transparent variety of calcite that is double-refracting and is used as a polarizer.
- iconoclastic — attacking or ignoring cherished beliefs and long-held traditions, etc., as being based on error, superstition, or lack of creativity: an iconoclastic architect whose buildings are like monumental sculptures.
- iguaçú falls — a waterfall on the border between Brazil and Argentina, on the Iguaçú River: divided into hundreds of separate falls by forested rocky islands. Width: about 4 km (2.5 miles). Height: 82 m (269 ft)
- illiteracies — Plural form of illiteracy.
- immoralistic — (somewhat, rare) Of or relating to immoralism.
- implications — something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood: to resent an implication of dishonesty.
- implicatures — Plural form of implicature.
- inaccessible — Unable to be reached.
- inaccessibly — In an inaccessible manner.