12-letter words containing ce
- alkalescence — the process of developing alkaline qualities
- alkalescency — the tendency to develop alkaline qualities
- altiloquence — Pompous language; lofty speech.
- alyce clover — a tropical perennial clover (Alysicarpus vaginalis) sometimes used as a cover crop and for fodder
- ambulanceman — An ambulanceman is a man who drives an ambulance or takes care of people in an ambulance on the way to hospital.
- ampullaceous — shaped like an ampulla or a bladder
- amyl acetate — banana oil
- androcentric — having or regarding man or the male sex as central or primary
- anencephalic — born with no or only a partial brain
- anglo-celtic — of or relating to an inhabitant of Australia who was or whose ancestors were born in the British Isles
- announceable — to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.
- announcement — An announcement is a statement made to the public or to the media which gives information about something that has happened or that will happen.
- antecedental — preceding; prior: an antecedent event.
- antecedently — in an antecedent manner
- anti-science — a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws: the mathematical sciences.
- antiviolence — opposed to or acting against violence in society
- apache dance — a fast violent dance in French vaudeville, supposedly between a Parisian gangster and his girl
- apocynaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Apocynaceae, a family of mostly tropical flowering plants with latex in their stems, including the dogbane, periwinkle, oleander, and some lianas
- apperceiving — Present participle of apperceive.
- apperception — the attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea
- apperceptive — conscious perception.
- appurtenance — a secondary or less significant thing or part
- aquaintances — Plural form of aquaintance.
- arborescence — treelike in size and form.
- arborio rice — variety of round-grain rice used for making risotto
- archdiocesan — Relating to an archdiocese.
- archdioceses — Plural form of archdiocese.
- arctic ocean — the ocean surrounding the North Pole, north of the Arctic Circle. Area: about 14 100 000 sq km (5 440 000 sq miles)
- argillaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of very fine-grained material, such as clay, shale, etc
- armed forces — The armed forces or the armed services of a country are its military forces, usually the army, navy, marines, and air force.
- army officer — a person in the army who holds a position of authority, responsibility and duty, especially one who holds a commission
- ascensionist — a person who has completed a mountain ascent, esp a notable one
- ascertaining — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- ascomycetous — belonging or pertaining to the Ascomycota.
- asking price — The asking price of something is the price which the person selling it says that they want for it, although they may accept less.
- assay office — an organization that assays and monitors the purity of precious metals in a particular country
- at any price — If you want something at any price, you are determined to get it, even if unpleasant things happen as a result.
- baby-bouncer — a seat on springs suspended from a door frame, etc, in which a baby may be placed for exercise
- bacon-slicer — a machine for cutting bacon into slices
- balance beam — a long, narrow, horizontal wooden beam raised about 4 feet (1.2 m) above the floor, on which women gymnasts perform balancing routines consisting of jumps, tumbles, turns, running steps, etc.
- balance pipe — a pipe between two points used to equalize pressure
- balsamaceous — any of various fragrant exudations from certain trees, especially trees of the genus Commiphora, as balm-of-Gilead. Compare balm (def 1).
- banach space — a vector space on which a norm is defined that is complete.
- bank balance — Your bank balance is the amount of money that you have in your bank account at a particular time.
- baroreceptor — a collection of sensory nerve endings, principally in the carotid sinuses and the aortic arch, that monitor blood pressure changes in the body
- basmati rice — a variety of long-grain rice with slender aromatic grains, used for savoury dishes
- bathtub race — a sailing race between bathtubs fitted with outboard motors
- batter brace — a diagonal brace reinforcing one end of a truss.
- beam balance — a piece of apparatus used for artistic gymnastics
- belligerence — the act or quality of being belligerent or warlike; aggressiveness