12-letter words containing act
- lactalbumins — Plural form of lactalbumin.
- lactobacilli — Plural form of lactobacillus.
- lactoprotein — any protein existing in milk.
- lever-action — (of a rifle) having a lever action.
- liquefaction — the act or process of liquefying or making liquid.
- locarno pact — a series of treaties, concluded in Locarno, Switzerland in 1925, between Germany, France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, and Czechoslovakia. The principal treaty, between Germany, France, and Belgium, concerned the maintenance of their existing frontiers, settlement of disputes by arbitration without resort to force, and the demilitarization of the Rhineland. This treaty was guaranteed by the United Kingdom and Italy but was violated when Germany occupied the Rhineland in 1936
- loop reactor — A loop reactor is a reactor in which the material is pumped round one or more vessels or stages in a continuous process.
- macrodactyly — a condition of abnormally large fingers or toes
- malefactions — Plural form of malefaction.
- malefactress — a woman who violates the law or does evil.
- malpractices — Plural form of malpractice.
- malt extract — a sweet, gummy substance derived from an infusion of malt.
- manufactural — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- manufacturer — a person, group, or company that owns or runs a manufacturing plant.
- manufactures — Plural form of manufacture.
- meat extract — a preparation containing the concentrated essence of meat
- method actor — actor who follows the Method
- multifractal — (mathematics) Describing a system that is fractal in multiple ways.
- mycobacteria — Plural form of mycobacterium.
- noise factor — the ratio of the noise output of an ideal device to the noise output of the unit being tested.
- non-activist — an especially active, vigorous advocate of a cause, especially a political cause.
- non-contract — an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.
- non-reactive — tending to react.
- nonactivated — not activated,
- nonbacterial — Not bacterial.
- noncharacter — someone who is not a character
- nonolfactory — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- nonpractical — Not practical.
- nudum pactum — a simple contract or promise involving no legal considerations.
- olfactometer — a device for estimating the keenness of the sense of smell.
- olfactometry — The study and measurement of smells.
- olfactronics — the measurement and analysis of smells through instruments
- oligodactyly — The presence of fewer than the usual number of fingers or toes.
- one-act play — a short play consisting of only one act
- overabstract — thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances: an abstract idea.
- overactivate — to make active; cause to function or act.
- overactivity — Excessive activity.
- overreaction — to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.
- overreactive — tending to react.
- ovolactarian — lacto-ovo-vegetarian.
- pas d'action — a dramatic, pantomimic dance sequence serving to advance the plot.
- petrifaction — the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
- petrifactive — having the ability to turn substances into stone
- phonotactics — the patterns in which the phonemes of a language may combine to form sequences.
- photoactinic — emitting radiation having the chemical effects of light and ultraviolet rays, as on a photographic film.
- phylacteries — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- pi character — any special character, such as an accent or mathematical symbol, which is not normally obtained in a standard type fount
- postfracture — taking place after a fracture
- power factor — (in an electrical circuit) the ratio of the power dissipated to the product of the input volts times amps