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12-letter words containing t, r, a, c, s, e

  • 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.
  • back scatter — the deflection of nuclear particles or of radiation in a scattering process through an angle greater than 90°.
  • back stretch — the straight part of a race track opposite the part leading to the finish line.
  • backtrackers — Plural form of backtracker.
  • bactericides — Plural form of bactericide.
  • bacteriostat — any substance that arrests the growth or reproduction of bacteria but does not kill them
  • bag snatcher — a thief whose main tactic is to grab women's handbags and run off with them
  • bandersnatch — a fictional creature created by Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky, and appearing also in The Hunting of the Snark and Through the Looking-Glass
  • bankruptcies — Plural form of bankruptcy.
  • barbecue set — a set of tools used for barbecuing
  • 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
  • beggar-ticks — any of various plants, such as the bur marigold and tick trefoil, having fruits or seeds that cling to clothing, fur, etc
  • benefactress — a female benefactor
  • biscuit ware — unglazed earthenware
  • black forest — wooded mountain region in SW Germany
  • black scoter — a scoter of Eurasia and North America, Melanitta nigra, the adult male of which is black.
  • black stream — a warm ocean current in the Pacific, flowing N along the E coast of Taiwan, NE along the E coast of Japan, and continuing in an easterly direction into the open Pacific.
  • blister pack — a type of packet in which small items are displayed and sold, consisting of a transparent dome of plastic or similar material mounted on a firm backing such as cardboard
  • boot-scraper — a contraption consisting of an upright metal shape formerly placed outside some houses to enable people to scrape the mud from their boots before going in
  • borosilicate — a salt of boric and silicic acids
  • butter sauce — a sauce made of melted butter, often diluted with water, sometimes thickened with flour or egg yolk, or both, and seasoned with lemon juice.
  • caked breast — a painful hardening of one or more lobules of a lactating breast, caused by stagnation of milk in the secreting ducts and accumulation of blood in the expanded veins; stagnation mastitis.
  • call letters — Call letters are the letters and numbers which identify a person, vehicle, or organization that is broadcasting on the radio or sending messages by radio.
  • calorimeters — Plural form of calorimeter.
  • caméra stylo — the use of the camera as a means of personal expression, esp as practised by some directors of the New Wave
  • cameralistic — of or relating to public finance.
  • cancer stick — a cigarette.
  • candy stripe — a pattern of bright stripes of one color against a plain background, used chiefly in fabrics.
  • cantankerous — Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about.
  • canterburies — Plural form of canterbury.
  • capitularies — Plural form of capitulary.
  • caravan site — A caravan site is an area of land where people can stay in a caravan on holiday, or where people live in caravans.
  • carbon steel — steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains
  • carbonatites — Plural form of carbonatite.
  • card stacker — the part of a card punch or card reader that collects into a pile those cards that have been processed
  • cardinalates — Plural form of cardinalate.
  • carey street — (formerly) the street in which the London bankruptcy court was situated
  • carol stream — a town in NE Illinois.
  • carpet grass — either of two grasses, Axonopus affinis or A. compressus, native to tropical and subtropical America.
  • carpet shark — any of various sharks of the family Orectolobidae, having two dorsal fins and a patterned back, typically marked with white and brown
  • carpet snake — a large nonvenomous Australian snake, Morelia variegata, having a carpetlike pattern on its back
  • carpet tiles — small pieces of carpeting laid as tiles to cover a floor
  • case history — A person's case history is the record of past events or problems that have affected them, especially their medical history.
  • cash receipt — A cash receipt is a proof of purchase issued when the buyer has paid in cash.
  • cash-starved — A cash-starved company or organization does not have enough money to operate properly, usually because another organization, such as the government, is not giving them the money that they need.
  • caster angle — the forward or backward tilt of the steering axis in a vehicle, when considered from the side
  • caster sugar — Caster sugar is white sugar that has been ground into fine grains. It is used in cooking.
  • cat squirrel — the gray squirrel, as distinguished from the fox squirrel.
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