12-letter words containing a, c, e, n, t
- anticonsumer — opposed to consumerism
- anticreative — opposed to originality of thought or the display of imagination
- anticyclones — Plural form of anticyclone.
- antidiabetic — a drug which acts against diabetes
- antidiuretic — (of a hormone, treatment, etc) acting on the kidneys to control water excretion
- antieconomic — against economic growth or wellbeing
- antielectron — an elementary particle with a positive charge, a positron
- antientropic — showing a tendency towards order
- antigenicity — the quality or extent of being antigenic
- antihysteric — acting to counter hysteria
- antileukemic — acting against leukemia
- antimagnetic — of or constructed of a material that does not acquire permanent magnetism when exposed to a magnetic field
- antimnemonic — difficult to remember (often deliberately so)
- antineuritic — inflammation of a nerve.
- antinucleons — Plural form of antinucleon.
- antioncogene — (genetics) Any gene that suppresses the formation of tumours.
- antiparticle — any of a group of elementary particles that have the same mass and spin as their corresponding particle but have opposite values for all other nonzero quantum numbers. When a particle collides with its antiparticle, mutual annihilation occurs
- antipathetic — having or arousing a strong aversion
- antiperiodic — efficacious against recurring attacks of a disease
- antipyretics — Plural form of antipyretic.
- antisociable — Antisocial.
- antitheistic — opposed to belief in god or gods
- antithetical — Something that is antithetical to something else is the opposite of it and is unable to exist with it.
- antiviolence — opposed to or acting against violence in society
- appendectomy — the surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
- appendicitis — Appendicitis is an illness in which a person's appendix is infected and painful.
- apperception — the attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea
- appercipient — having or using apperception
- appreciating — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- appreciation — Appreciation of something is the recognition and enjoyment of its good qualities.
- apprenticing — Present participle of apprentice.
- approachment — (archaic) approach.
- appurtenance — a secondary or less significant thing or part
- aquaintances — Plural form of aquaintance.
- arc cosecant — the angle, measured in radians, that has a cosecant equal to a given number. Symbol: csc −1. Abbreviation: arc csc;
- archegoniate — having archegonia
- archenterons — Plural form of archenteron.
- archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
- architecting — a person who engages in the profession of architecture.
- arctic ocean — the ocean surrounding the North Pole, north of the Arctic Circle. Area: about 14 100 000 sq km (5 440 000 sq miles)
- arming chest — a chest for holding armor and weapons.
- ascensionist — a person who has completed a mountain ascent, esp a notable one
- ascertaining — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- assuefaction — the condition of being or becoming familiar with or used to something
- at any price — If you want something at any price, you are determined to get it, even if unpleasant things happen as a result.
- au contraire — on the contrary
- auction sale — an instance of items being sold by auction
- auction site — a commercial website on which items are sold by internet auction
- auctioneered — Simple past tense and past participle of auctioneer.
- authenticate — If you authenticate something, you state officially that it is genuine after examining it.