12-letter words containing esc
- fresco secco — the technique of painting in watercolors on dry plaster. Also called dry fresco, secco. Compare fresco (def 1).
- frondescence — the process or period of putting forth leaves, as a tree, plant, or the like.
- glaucescence — the state of having bluish green coloration
- homeschooled — Simple past tense and past participle of homeschool.
- homeschooler — One who homeschools a student (typically the parent).
- homescreetch — a mistle thrush
- incalescence — The state of being incalescent, or growing warm.
- incandescent — (of light) produced by incandescence.
- inescutcheon — A small shield placed within a larger one.
- inflorescent — Of, pertaining to or causing inflorescence.
- ingravescent — (esp of a disease) becoming more severe
- intumescence — a swelling up, as with congestion.
- iridescently — In an iridescent manner.
- juvenescence — being or becoming youthful; young.
- lapidescence — a lapidescent quality or condition
- luminescence — the emission of light not caused by incandescence and occurring at a temperature below that of incandescent bodies.
- middlescence — the middle-age period of life, especially when considered a difficult time of self-doubt and readjustment.
- misprescribe — to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
- nondescripts — Plural form of nondescript.
- oblivescence — the process of forgetting.
- obmutescence — persistent silence
- obsolescence — the state, process, or condition of being or becoming obsolete.
- opalescently — In an opalescent manner.
- pearlescence — a pearly lustre or sheen
- phosphoresce — to be luminous without sensible heat, as phosphorus.
- prepubescent — of or relating to the years immediately preceding puberty, prepubertal.
- prescheduled — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
- preschooling — the education of preschool children.
- prescreening — to screen in advance; select before a more detailed selecting process.
- prescribable — to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
- prescription — Medicine/Medical. a direction, usually written, by the physician to the pharmacist for the preparation and use of a medicine or remedy. the medicine prescribed: Take this prescription three times a day.
- prescriptive — that prescribes; giving directions or injunctions: a prescriptive letter from an anxious father.
- quiesce time — (jargon) The length of time taken to quiesce a system (to render it inactive), or the length of time between periods of inactivity.
- recalescence — a brightening exhibited by cooling iron as latent heat of transformation is liberated.
- reconvalesce — to convalesce again
- recrudescent — breaking out afresh or into renewed activity; revival or reappearance in active existence.
- red crescent — an organization functioning as the Red Cross in Muslim countries.
- rescheduling — the act of changing the time, date, or schedule of
- rescue grass — a grass, Bromus unioloides (or B. catharticus), of tropical America, having clusters of flattened spikelets, grown for forage.
- rescue party — a group of people who attempt to rescue, find or save a person or people for danger, esp a person or people who have got lost while mountain climbing
- salescritter — /sayls'kri"tr/ Pejorative hackerism for a computer salesperson. Hackers tell the following joke: Q. What's the difference between a used-car dealer and a computer salesman? A. The used-car dealer knows he's lying. [Some versions add: ...and probably knows how to drive.] This reflects the widespread hacker belief that salescritters are self-selected for stupidity (after all, if they had brains and the inclination to use them, they'd be in programming). The terms "salesthing" and "salesdroid" are also common. Compare marketroid, suit.
- sheep fescue — a widely distributed grass, Festuca ovina, having densely clustered stems and cultivated for lawns and forage.
- somnolescent — sleepy
- spinulescent — producing spines
- the crescent — the emblem of Islam or Turkey
- tradescantia — any plant of the American genus Tradescantia, widely cultivated for their striped variegated leaves: family Commelinaceae
- under escort — with armed accompaniment
- unprescribed — to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
- vaporescence — production or formation of vapor.
- virilescence — the quality or state of being virilescent