12-letter words containing lec
- pre-electric — pertaining to, derived from, produced by, or involving electricity: an electric shock.
- predilection — a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference: a predilection for Bach.
- preselection — to select in advance; choose beforehand.
- ptyalectasis — spontaneous or surgical dilatation of a salivary duct.
- pyroelectric — pertaining to, subject to, or manifesting pyroelectricity.
- recollection — the act of re-collecting or the state of being re-collected.
- reflectively — that reflects; reflecting.
- reflectivity — that reflects; reflecting.
- reflectogram — an image of an under-drawing or image taken from beneath the surface of paint in a work of art
- reflectorize — to treat something so that it reflects light: to reflectorize license plates.
- selectionist — a person who believes in natural selection
- self-elected — chosen by vote, as for an office (contrasted with appointed): an elected official.
- self-neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- shuttlecraft — space shuttle.
- steeplechase — a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
- submolecular — of or relating to or caused by molecules: molecular structure.
- telecommuter — person: works from home
- telecomputer — teleprocessing.
- telolecithal — having an accumulation of yolk near the vegetal pole, as the large-yolked eggs or ova of reptiles and birds.
- the analects — a collection of Confucius' teachings
- transdialect — to translate (speech, writing, etc.) into a different dialect.
- trimolecular — pertaining to or having three molecules.
- undelectable — delightful; highly pleasing; enjoyable: a delectable witticism.
- unimolecular — of or involving only one molecular entity
- unreflecting — not reflecting; unthinking: an unreflecting, self-satisfied man.
- unreflective — not reflective; thoughtless; lacking in due deliberation; heedless; rash: a sweeping, unreflective pessimism.
- varia lectio — a variant reading.