12-letter words containing u, n, i, s, c
- jurisdiction — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- just in case — if it should happen that
- king's scout — (in Great Britain) a boy scout who has achieved the highest level of scouting: similar to the U.S. eagle scout.
- lactalbumins — Plural form of lactalbumin.
- lenticularis — (meteorology) a cloud species which consists of rounded lens shaped of cloud, often forming near mountains. Associated with cirrocumulus, and altocumulus, and sometimes stratocumulus genera.
- licentiously — In a licentious manner, rowdily, overwhelmed by passion and without control of appetites (especially sexual appetites).
- lincolnesque — like or characteristic of Abraham Lincoln: a Lincolnesque compassion.
- linguistical — (not in technical use) linguistic.
- locus in quo — the place in which; the very place; the scene of the event.
- locus standi — the right of a party to appear and be heard before a court
- loganiaceous — belonging to the plant family Loganiaceae.
- lounge music — a type of popular music often including jazz, swing, and pop elements and played in cocktail lounges, piano bars, etc.
- lubrications — Plural form of lubrication.
- lucubrations — Plural form of lucubration.
- luminescence — the emission of light not caused by incandescence and occurring at a temperature below that of incandescent bodies.
- lusciousness — Property of being luscious.
- magnus hitch — a knot similar to a clove hitch but taking one more turn around the object to which the line is being bent; rolling hitch.
- malfunctions — Plural form of malfunction.
- malocclusion — faulty occlusion; irregular contact of opposing teeth in the upper and lower jaws.
- manicure set — a set of small tools designed for trimming and caring for the nails
- manu-service — denoting a business that involves both the manufacture of goods and the provision of after-sales services
- manuscriptal — (obsolete) Of or pertaining to manuscript.
- masculinized — Simple past tense and past participle of masculinize.
- matriclinous — Having mostly maternally-inherited characteristics.
- matriculants — Plural form of matriculant.
- matroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
- mercifulness — full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
- microinsurer — (insurance) An insurer providing microinsurance, small low-cost policies aimed at underserved groups.
- micronucleus — the smaller of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans.
- microsurgeon — a person who performs microsurgery
- mischanceful — unlucky
- misconducted — Simple past tense and past participle of misconduct.
- misconfigure — Configure (a system or part of it) incorrectly.
- misconjugate — Grammar. to inflect (a verb). to recite or display all or some subsets of the inflected forms of (a verb), in a fixed order: One conjugates the present tense of the verb “be” as “I am, you are, he is, we are, you are, they are.”.
- misconstrual — A misinterpretation of the meaning of something.
- misconstruct — To construct wrongly.
- misconstrued — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstrue.
- misconstrues — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misconstrue.
- miseducation — to educate improperly.
- mispronounce — Pronounce (a word) incorrectly.
- mispunctuate — to punctuate incorrectly.
- monostichous — (of parts) forming one row
- monotrichous — (of bacteria) having a single flagellum at one pole.
- mucilaginous — of, relating to, or secreting mucilage.
- mucoproteins — Plural form of mucoprotein.
- multicasting — the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
- multiscience — a broad knowledge
- municipalism — the principle or system of home rule by a municipality.
- music centre — a single hi-fi unit containing (for example) a turntable, amplifier, radio, cassette player, and compact disc player