12-letter words containing u, n, i, s, c
- elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
- emasculating — Present participle of emasculate.
- emasculation — The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- encrustation — The action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.
- enthusiastic — Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
- epicureanism — An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus. The school rejected determinism and advocated hedonism (pleasure as the highest good), but of a restrained kind: mental pleasure was regarded more highly than physical, and the ultimate pleasure was held to be freedom from anxiety and mental pain, esp. that arising from needless fear of death and of the gods.
- equidistance — (uncountable) Equal distance.
- equinoctials — Plural form of equinoctial.
- eunuchoidism — A syndrome in males with a lack of sex characteristics due to lack of proper male sex hormones.
- eurocentrism — Alternative capitalization of Eurocentrism.
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- exclusionism — The quality of being exclusionist.
- exclusionist — Acting to shut out or bar someone from a place, group, or privilege.
- excursioning — Present participle of excursion.
- excursionist — A person who goes on excursions; a traveller or tourist.
- excursionize — to go on an excursion or excursions
- executioners — Plural form of executioner.
- factiousness — given to faction; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.
- fancifulness — The quality of being fanciful.
- final clause — a clause expressing intention or purpose
- first cousin — cousin (def 1).
- fluctuations — Plural form of fluctuation.
- fluoresceine — Alternative spelling of fluorescein.
- fructosamine — (organic compound) A chemical compound that can be considered the result of a reaction between fructose and ammonia or an amine (with a molecule of water being released).
- functionless — Lacking a function.
- furunculosis — the condition characterized by the presence of boils.
- gallinaceous — pertaining to or resembling the domestic fowls.
- geraniaceous — belonging to the Geraniaceae, the geranium family of plants.
- get stuck in — If you get stuck in, you do something with enthusiasm and determination.
- glucogenesis — the production of glucose by the decomposition of glycogen or from any nonglucose precursor.
- graciousness — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- graminaceous — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grass.
- gut instinct — an instinctive feeling, as opposed to an opinion or idea based on facts
- hallucinates — to have hallucinations.
- hallucinosis — a mental state characterized by repeated hallucinations.
- hermeneutics — the science of interpretation, especially of the Scriptures.
- hoisin sauce — a thick, sweet, spicy condiment containing soybeans, sugar, garlic, and chili peppers, used in cooking or as an accompaniment to meat, fish, or poultry, especially Peking duck.
- holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
- hucksterings — Plural form of huckstering.
- hunting case — a watchcase with a hinged cover to protect the crystal.
- hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
- ibm discount — A price increase. Outside IBM, this derives from the common perception that IBM products are generally overpriced (see clone); inside, it is said to spring from a belief that large numbers of IBM employees living in an area cause prices to rise.
- in course of — in the process of
- in substance — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
- inaccuracies — Plural form of inaccuracy.
- inadequacies — Plural form of inadequacy.
- inauspicious — not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.
- incapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of incapsulate.
- incapsulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incapsulate.
- incautiously — In an incautious manner; with a lack of caution.