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12-letter words containing t, e, l, i, n

  • bounce light — Also, bounce lighting. light that is bounced off a reflective surface onto the subject in order to achieve a softer lighting effect.
  • brazilianite — a mineral, sodium aluminum phosphate, Na 2 Al 6 P 4 O 16 (OH) 8 , occurring in yellow-green crystals with a vitreous luster: used as a gem.
  • bridle joint — a heading joint in which the end of one member, notched to form two parallel tenons, is fitted into two gains cut into the edges of a second member.
  • brilliantine — a perfumed oil used to make the hair smooth and shiny
  • brinell test — a test for determining the relative hardness (Brinell hardness) of a metal by measuring the diameter of the indentation made when a hardened steel ball is forced into the metal under a given pressure: the measure of hardness (Brinell number) is equal to the load in kilograms divided by the surface area in square millimeters of the indentation
  • bubble point — the temperature at which bubbles just start to appear in a heated liquid mixture
  • bullet point — A bullet point is one of a series of important items for discussion or action in a document, usually marked by a square or round symbol.
  • bullet train — a passenger train that travels at very high speed
  • bush singlet — a black woollen singlet often worn by farm labourers
  • bye-election — a special election, not held at the time of a general election, to fill a vacancy in Parliament.
  • cablecasting — relating to broadcasting by cable
  • calisthenics — Calisthenics are simple exercises that you can do to keep fit and healthy.
  • call time on — If you call time on something, you end it.
  • callisthenes — c360–327 b.c, Greek philosopher: chronicled Alexander the Great's conquests.
  • callisthenic — Alternative spelling of calisthenic.
  • calreticulin — (protein) A multifunctional protein that binds calcium ions.
  • canaliculate — having a groove or grooves
  • cancellation — the fact or an instance of cancelling
  • candlesticks — Plural form of candlestick.
  • cantilevered — A cantilevered structure is constructed using cantilevers.
  • canton linen — a fabric made from tough vegetable fibers, used for table linens, wall coverings, etc.
  • cardinalates — Plural form of cardinalate.
  • cartwheeling — Present participle of cartwheel.
  • castellation — Architecture. built like a castle, especially with turrets and battlements.
  • caterwauling — the shrieking and yowling made by a cat, for example when it is on heat or fighting
  • celebrations — Plural form of celebration.
  • celestine ii — (Guido di Castello) flourished 12th century, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1143–44.
  • celestine iv — (Godfrey Castiglione) died 1241, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1241.
  • celibatarian — inclined towards or characterized by celibacy
  • centennially — As part of a centennial.
  • center field — the middle area of the outfield
  • centillionth — (in Britain and Germany) a number equal to 10–600
  • central asia — a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east, and from southern Russia in the north to northern India in the south. It includes the five former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, as well as Afghanistan and parts of Iran, China, Mongolia, Pakistan, India, and southwestern Siberia.
  • central city — the principal municipality of a metropolitan area, surrounded by suburbs and smaller towns; esp., the crowded, industrial, often blighted area
  • central time — standard time or daylight saving time in the time zone which includes the central states of the U.S.
  • central-fire — center-fire.
  • centralising — Present participle of centralise.
  • centralizing — Present participle of centralize.
  • centroclinal — of, relating to, or designating a rock formation in which the strata slope down and in towards a central point or area
  • centrolinead — a drafting instrument for drawing lines converging on a vanishing point outside the drawing.
  • centrolineal — Of lines, converging to a centre.
  • centuplicate — to increase 100 times
  • chain letter — A chain letter is a letter, often with a promise of money, that is sent to several people who send copies on to several more people. Chain letters are illegal in some countries.
  • chalcanthite — a blue secondary mineral consisting of hydrated copper sulphate in triclinic crystalline form. Formula: CuSO4.5H2O
  • chanticleers — Plural form of chanticleer.
  • chat-up line — A chat-up line is a remark that someone makes in order to start a conversation with someone they do not know but find sexually attractive.
  • cheluviation — the leaching of chelates through soil
  • china closet — a cabinet or cupboard for storing or exhibiting chinaware.
  • chisel point — a nail or spike with the point formed by two flat inclined sides meeting at a sharp angle.
  • chitterlings — the intestines of a pig or other animal prepared as a dish
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