12-letter words containing y, e, n, t
- benevolently — characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings: a benevolent attitude; her benevolent smile.
- beyond doubt — You say that something is beyond doubt or beyond reasonable doubt when you are certain that it is true and it cannot be contradicted or disproved.
- biosynthesis — the formation of complex compounds from simple substances by living organisms
- biosynthetic — of, relating to, or characterized by biosynthesis, the formation of chemical compounds by a living organism, or a laboratory process modeled after these reactions in living organisms.
- biparentally — from a biparental point of view
- blisteringly — causing a blister or blisters.
- body-centred — (of a crystal) having a lattice point at the centre of each unit cell as well as at the corners
- bone density — the degree of compactness of bone
- bounden duty — duty one has a moral obligation to perform
- bradykinetic — slowness of movement, as found, for example, in Parkinson's disease.
- by the dozen — in large quantities
- bye-election — a special election, not held at the time of a general election, to fill a vacancy in Parliament.
- calycanthemy — the abnormal development of the calyx of a flower into a structure resembling a corolla
- candy stripe — a pattern of bright stripes of one color against a plain background, used chiefly in fabrics.
- carnot cycle — an idealized reversible heat-engine cycle giving maximum efficiency and consisting of an isothermal expansion, an adiabatic expansion, an isothermal compression, and an adiabatic compression back to the initial state
- carry a tune — to be able to sing in tune
- cash payment — an immediate payment in cash
- catty-corner — Something that is catty-corner or kitty-corner from another thing is placed or arranged diagonally from it.
- centennially — As part of a centennial.
- central city — the principal municipality of a metropolitan area, surrounded by suburbs and smaller towns; esp., the crowded, industrial, often blighted area
- cherrystones — Plural form of cherrystone.
- chronosystem — A pattern of events and transitions over the course of a person's life.
- city chicken — pieces of pork or veal that are skewered and breaded, and cooked by braising or baking
- city edition — an early edition of a daily newspaper on sale locally, usually a later edition than the one sent for out-of-town distribution.
- city manager — (in the US) an administrator hired by a municipal council to manage its affairs
- clatteringly — With a clattering sound.
- clayton fern — a tall fern, Osmunda claytoniana, of eastern North America and eastern Asia, having an interruption of growth in the center of some fronds.
- cleanability — the ability to be cleaned
- clytemnestra — the wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed on his return from the Trojan War
- coincidently — in a coincident manner
- collinearity — lying in the same straight line.
- commendatory — serving to commend; expressing praise or approval
- commensality — eating together at the same table.
- company time — the regular hours during which employees are expected to work
- compaternity — the relationship between the godparents of a child or between the godparents and the child's parents.
- compensatory — Compensatory payments involve money paid as compensation.
- complacently — pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
- conceptually — pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.
- concurrently — occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side: concurrent attacks by land, sea, and air.
- condemnatory — Condemnatory means expressing strong disapproval.
- conductively — In a conductive manner.
- congeniality — agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character: congenial surroundings.
- congenitally — of or relating to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or caused by the environment, especially the uterine environment.
- connectively — serving or tending to connect: connective remarks between chapters.
- connectivity — Connectivity is the ability of a computing device to connect to other computers or to the Internet.
- consecratory — That consecrates.
- consentingly — in a consenting manner
- consequently — Consequently means as a result.
- conservatory — A conservatory is a room with glass walls and a glass roof, which is attached to a house. People often grow plants in a conservatory.
- consistently — agreeing or accordant; compatible; not self-contradictory: His views and actions are consistent.