12-letter words that end in nce
- fer-de-lance — a large pit viper, Bothrops atrox, of tropical America.
- fluorescence — the emission of radiation, especially of visible light, by a substance during exposure to external radiation, as light or x-rays. Compare phosphorescence (def 1).
- food science — the study of the nature of foods and the changes that occur in them naturally and as a result of handling and processing.
- for instance — a case or occurrence of anything: fresh instances of oppression.
- for-instance — an instance or example: Give me a for-instance of what you mean.
- forebearance — Misspelling of forbearance.
- frondescence — the process or period of putting forth leaves, as a tree, plant, or the like.
- give offence — to cause annoyance or displeasure to someone
- glaucescence — the state of having bluish green coloration
- half cadence — a cadence ending with dominant harmony.
- happenchance — happenstance.
- happenstance — a chance happening or event.
- hard science — any of the natural or physical sciences, as chemistry, biology, physics, or astronomy, in which aspects of the universe are investigated by means of hypotheses and experiments.
- head balance — headstand.
- high finance — large-scale financial transactions or institutions.
- horn balance — an extension of an aircraft control surface that projects in front of the hinge providing aerodynamic assistance in moving the control
- hull balance — (of a sailing ship) the property of maintaining satisfactory trim and steering qualities when heeled at a normal angle.
- impermanence — not permanent or enduring; transitory.
- impertinence — unmannerly intrusion or presumption; insolence.
- improvidence — not provident; lacking foresight; incautious; unwary.
- in residence — assigned to a staff position in an institution such as a college or university, while allowed sufficient time to pursue one's own professional work, study, or research (usually used in combination): a poet-in-residence at the university.
- in substance — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
- in-residence — assigned to a staff position in an institution such as a college or university, while allowed sufficient time to pursue one's own professional work, study, or research (usually used in combination): a poet-in-residence at the university.
- inabstinence — a lack of abstinence or abstention
- inadvertence — the quality or condition of being inadvertent; heedlessness.
- incalescence — The state of being incalescent, or growing warm.
- incognisance — Alternative spelling of incognizance.
- incognizance — Failure to cognize, apprehend, or notice.
- incompetence — the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability.
- incompliance — not compliant; unyielding.
- inconfidence — (rare) Lack of confidence; mistrust.
- incongruence — not congruent.
- inconsonance — Lack of consonance or harmony; disagreement.
- incontinence — unable to restrain natural discharges or evacuations of urine or feces.
- indehiscence — not dehiscent; not opening at maturity.
- independence — a city in W Missouri: starting point of the Santa Fe and Oregon trails.
- indifference — lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.
- inexpedience — The quality or state of being inexpedient; unsuitableness or impropriety.
- inexperience — lack of experience.
- inobservance — lack of attention; inattention; heedlessness: drowsy inobservance.
- insomnolence — sleeplessness; insomnia: a troubled week of insomnolence.
- intelligence — capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc.
- intemperance — excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages.
- interference — an act, fact, or instance of interfering.
- interfluence — the action of flowing together or merging
- interscience — 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.
- intumescence — a swelling up, as with congestion.
- irrepentance — Lack of repentance; impenitence.
- irresistance — (archaic) passive submission; lack of resistance.
- junk science — faulty scientific information or research, especially when used to advance special interests.