12-letter words containing s, i, n, c, e
- interlacings — Plural form of interlacing.
- internuncios — Plural form of internuncio.
- interpsychic — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- interscience — a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws: the mathematical sciences.
- intersectant — intersecting: an intersectant road.
- intersecting — Present participle of intersect.
- intersection — a place where two or more roads meet, especially when at least one is a major highway; junction.
- interservice — (US) Involving relationships between branches of the armed services.
- intersociety — intersocietal
- interspacing — Present participle of interspace.
- interspecial — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- interspecies — existing or occurring between species.
- interspliced — Simple past tense and past participle of intersplice.
- intolerances — Plural form of intolerance.
- intraspecies — existing or occurring within a species.
- intravesical — Within the urinary bladder.
- intrinsicate — (obsolete) intricate.
- introspected — Simple past tense and past participle of introspect.
- introspector — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
- intumescence — a swelling up, as with congestion.
- intussuscept — to take within, as one part of the intestine into an adjacent part; invaginate.
- iridescently — In an iridescent manner.
- ironicalness — The quality of being ironical.
- irrelevances — Plural form of irrelevance.
- irresistance — (archaic) passive submission; lack of resistance.
- isaac newton — Sir Isaac, 1642–1727, English philosopher and mathematician: formulator of the law of gravitation.
- isoantigenic — relating to an isoantigen or isoantigens
- isoenzymatic — isoenzymic
- isoteniscope — an instrument used to measure vapour pressure
- jacksonville — a seaport in NE Florida, on the St. John's River.
- jasmine rice — an aromatic, flavorful long-grain rice of Asia, especially Thailand.
- junk science — faulty scientific information or research, especially when used to advance special interests.
- just in case — if it should happen that
- kelvin scale — William Thomson, 1st Baron, 1824–1907, English physicist and mathematician.
- kick oneself — regret sth
- kinaesthetic — Alternative form of kinesthetic.
- kinesiatrics — the treatment of disease by the use of gymnastics or muscle exercises
- kinesipathic — of or relating to kinesipathy
- kinesthetics — The ability to feel movements of the limbs and body. Referred by some people as the sixth sense.
- king's bench — a court, originally the principal court for criminal cases, gradually acquiring a civil jurisdiction concurrent with that of the Court of Common Pleas, and also possessing appellate jurisdiction over the Court of Common Pleas: now a division of the High Court of Justice.
- king's peace — (in early medieval England) the protection secured by the king for particular people or places
- kitchen salt — coarse salt that is used in cooking but not at the table
- kitchen sink — basin in kitchen
- kitchen soap — heavy-duty soap intended for use in the kitchen
- kitchen-sink — marked by an indiscriminate and omnivorous use of elements: a kitchen-sink approach to moviemaking.
- kitchenettes — Plural form of kitchenette.
- kitchenwares — Plural form of kitchenware.
- knife switch — a form of air switch in which a moving element, usually a hinged blade, is placed between two contact clips.
- lapidescence — a lapidescent quality or condition
- leading case — a case that is regarded as having settled a particular point of law; a case that is used as guidance for legal decisions