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12-letter words containing s, t, e, r, i

  • astringently — In the manner of an astringent.
  • astrochemist — (chemistry, astronomy) A chemist or astronomer whose speciality is astrochemistry.
  • asymmetrical — Something that is asymmetrical has two sides or halves that are different in shape, size, or style.
  • at intervals — If something happens at intervals, it happens several times with gaps or pauses in between.
  • at this rate — If you say that at this rate something bad or extreme will happen, you mean that it will happen if things continue to develop as they have been doing.
  • atmospherics — Atmospherics are elements in something such as a piece of music or a book which create a certain atmosphere.
  • atmospherium — an optical system used to simulate images of atmospheric phenomena, as cloud formations, storms, and day and night, on the inside of a dome.
  • attorneyship — The office or profession of an attorney.
  • austronesian — of or relating to Austronesia, its peoples, or their languages
  • auto-erotism — the arousal and satisfaction of sexual excitement within or by oneself, as by masturbation.
  • autodiallers — Plural form of autodialler.
  • awe-stricken — filled with awe.
  • axisymmetric — being symmetrical around an axis
  • b-s particle — a neutral meson with a mass 10,507 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.6 X 10 -12 seconds.
  • bactericides — Plural form of bactericide.
  • bacteriostat — any substance that arrests the growth or reproduction of bacteria but does not kill them
  • bairnsfather — Bruce. 1888–1959, British cartoonist, born in India: best known for his cartoons of the war in the trenches during World War I
  • ballet skirt — a full skirt, often made with several layers of fabric, typical of those worn by ballet dancers
  • bankruptcies — Plural form of bankruptcy.
  • baptisteries — Plural form of baptistery.
  • bar sinister — the condition, implication, or stigma of being of illegitimate birth
  • baraesthesia — the ability to sense pressure
  • barbiturates — any of a group of barbituric acid derivatives, used in medicine as sedatives and hypnotics.
  • barquisimeto — a city in NW Venezuela. Pop: 1 009 000 (2005 est)
  • barristerial — pertaining to a barrister
  • bartlesville — a city in NE Oklahoma.
  • bashkirtseff — Marie, original name Marya Konstantinovna Bashkirtseva. 1858–84, Russian painter and diarist who wrote in French, noted esp for her Journal (1887)
  • basket chair — a chair made of wickerwork; a wicker chair
  • basmati rice — a variety of long-grain rice with slender aromatic grains, used for savoury dishes
  • basque shirt — a knitted pullover shirt having a crew neck, long or short sleeves, and a pattern of horizontal stripes.
  • bastard file — a file of the commercial grade of coarseness between coarse and second-cut.
  • beamsplitter — Alternative spelling of beam splitter.
  • bear witness — to give written or oral testimony
  • beauty strip — a narrow forest corridor left uncut alongside a road or body of water.
  • beggar-ticks — any of various plants, such as the bur marigold and tick trefoil, having fruits or seeds that cling to clothing, fur, etc
  • belligerents — warlike; given to waging war.
  • below stairs — People sometimes use below stairs to refer to the servants in a rich household and the things that are connected with them.
  • beta orionis — Rigel
  • beta version — beta testing
  • beth midrash — a place where Jews gather to study the Talmud and other religious writings; a small synagogue.
  • bilateralism — the practice of being bilateral
  • bio-security — the precautions taken to protect against the spread of lethal or harmful organisms and diseases
  • biochemistry — Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes that happen in living things.
  • biodiversity — Biodiversity is the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species living in their natural environment.
  • bioterrorism — Bioterrorism is terrorism that involves the use of biological weapons.
  • bird nesting — the activity of searching for birds' nests as a hobby
  • bird-s--nest — nest (def 1).
  • bird-spotter — a bird-watcher
  • biscuit ware — unglazed earthenware
  • bitter aloes — a bitter purgative drug made from the leaves of several species of aloe
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