12-letter words containing lec
- electronvolt — (physics) alternative spelling of electron volt.
- electrophile — (chemistry) a compound or functional group that is attractive to, and accepts electrons, especially accepting an electron pair from a nucleophile to form a bond.
- electrophone — (music) any instrument designed to create sounds using electrical currents.
- electrophori — Plural form of electrophorus.
- electroplate — Coat (a metal object) by electrolytic deposition with chromium, silver, or another metal.
- electropolar — having, or relating to, electrical polarity
- electroscope — An instrument for detecting and measuring electricity, especially as an indication of the ionization of air by radioactivity.
- electroshock — Of or relating to medical treatment by means of electric shocks.
- electrosonde — a sonde that measures the electric potential in the atmosphere
- electrotonus — the change in the state of irritability and conductivity of a nerve or muscle caused by the passage of an electric current
- electrotyped — Simple past tense and past participle of electrotype.
- electrotyper — One who electrotypes.
- electrotypes — Plural form of electrotype.
- electrotypic — relating to, or resulting from, electrotypy
- genuflecting — Present participle of genuflect.
- genuflection — an act of bending the knee or touching it to the ground in reverence or worship.
- griddlecakes — Plural form of griddlecake.
- homolecithal — having a fairly uniform distribution of yolk, as certain eggs or ova having relatively little yolk.
- inflectional — of, relating to, or used in inflection: an inflectional ending.
- intellection — the action or process of understanding; the exercise of the intellect; reasoning.
- intellective — having power to understand; intelligent; cognitive.
- intellectual — appealing to or engaging the intellect: intellectual pursuits.
- irreflection — lack of careful or long consideration
- irreflective — Without mental reflection.
- lecithinases — Plural form of lecithinase.
- lectionaries — Plural form of lectionary.
- lecture hall — conference room
- lecture room — conference hall
- lectureships — Plural form of lectureship.
- lysolecithin — any compound of lecithin produced by the removal of one of the fatty acid groups by hydrolysis
- maxillectomy — Surgical removal of the maxilla.
- megalecithal — having a large amount of yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
- mesolecithal — centrolecithal.
- misrecollect — to recall to mind; recover knowledge of by memory; remember.
- molecularity — the number of molecules or atoms that participate in an elementary process.
- neglectfully — In a neglectful manner.
- neglectingly — in a neglecting manner
- non-elective — pertaining to the principle of electing to an office, position, etc.
- non-electric — pertaining to, derived from, produced by, or involving electricity: an electric shock.
- non-selected — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- noncollector — a person who does not collect things
- nonmolecular — not molecular, not made up of or relating to molecules
- nonselection — an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- nonselective — having the function or power of selecting; making a selection.
- patellectomy — the surgical removal of the patella
- pelecaniform — of, or having the nature of, an order (Pelecaniformes) of swimming birds having all four toes connected in a webbed foot, including pelicans and cormorants
- pinealectomy — a surgical operation to remove the pineal gland
- plecopterous — relating to the order Plecoptera or stoneflies
- postelection — the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
- pre-election — a choice or selection made beforehand.