12-letter words containing s, p, i, c, e, l
- cupuliferous — of or relating to the Cupuliferae family of trees which includes oak, hazel, chestnut, etc
- curtail step — the step or steps at the foot of a flight of stairs, widened at one or both ends and terminated with a scroll
- curtail-step — a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- cyclosporine — a drug, produced by a fungus (Tolypocladium inflatum), that suppresses the T cells that reject foreign tissue after an organ transplant without suppressing other cells that fight infections and cancer
- d-s particle — a positively charged meson having a mass 3852 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 4.7 X 10 -13 seconds.
- decapitalise — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
- depoliticise — Alternative spelling of depoliticize.
- desmoplastic — (pathology) That produces adhesions.
- despotically — of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.
- diplodocuses — Plural form of diplodocus.
- discerptible — capable of being torn apart; divisible.
- discipleship — (initial capital letter) a member of the Disciples of Christ.
- dispatchable — Capable of being dispatched.
- displaceable — Capable of being displaced.
- displacement — the act of displacing.
- display case — glass box, cabinet
- displeasance — the state or cause of being displeased
- ebullioscopy — (physics) the measurement of the boiling point of liquids.
- encephalitis — Inflammation of the brain, caused by infection or an allergic reaction.
- eosinophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained by eosin.
- episcopalian — An adherent of episcopacy.
- episcopalism — the belief that a Church should be governed by bishops
- episodically — In an episodic manner; in episodes.
- escapologist — An entertainer specializing in escaping from the confinement of such things as ropes, handcuffs, and chains.
- exceptionals — Plural form of exceptional.
- explications — Plural form of explication.
- explicitness — The state or characteristic of being explicit.
- garlic press — kitchen tool for crushing garlic
- glacis plate — the frontal plate armour on a tank
- glockenspiel — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers, used especially in bands.
- gospel choir — a choir performing gospel music
- gospel music — a now popularized form of impassioned rhythmic spiritual music rooted in the solo and responsive church singing of rural blacks in the American South, central to the development of rhythm and blues and of soul music.
- helicographs — Plural form of helicograph.
- heliospheric — Of or pertaining to the heliosphere.
- hemophiliacs — Plural form of hemophiliac.
- holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
- 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.
- iceland spar — a transparent variety of calcite that is double-refracting and is used as a polarizer.
- implicatures — Plural form of implicature.
- implicitness — The state or quality of being implicit.
- incapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of incapsulate.
- incapsulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incapsulate.
- indiscipline — lack of discipline or control: a campus problem of student indiscipline.
- inspectional — Of or pertaining to an inspection.
- inspectorial — Of or pertaining to an inspector or to inspection.
- interspecial — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- interspliced — Simple past tense and past participle of intersplice.
- kaleidoscope — an optical instrument in which bits of glass, held loosely at the end of a rotating tube, are shown in continually changing symmetrical forms by reflection in two or more mirrors set at angles to each other.