12-letter words containing a, c, o, r, n, i
- anorthositic — resembling or consisting of anorthosite
- anthrophonic — Relating to anthrophony.
- anthropodicy — An attempt, or argument attempting, to justify the existence of humanity as good (contrast theodicy).
- anticipatory — An anticipatory feeling or action is one that you have or do because you are expecting something to happen soon.
- anticonsumer — opposed to consumerism
- antielectron — an elementary particle with a positive charge, a positron
- antientropic — showing a tendency towards order
- antifriction — intended to reduce friction
- antimicrobic — Antimicrobial.
- antimonarchy — Opposing a monarchy.
- antinarcotic — Opposing or countering narcotics.
- antiperiodic — efficacious against recurring attacks of a disease
- antiromantic — opposed to romanticism
- antistrophic — Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
- apperception — the attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea
- appreciation — Appreciation of something is the recognition and enjoyment of its good qualities.
- archaization — Process of becoming or turning something more archaic.
- archdiocesan — Relating to an archdiocese.
- archegoniate — having archegonia
- archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
- archilochian — denoting or relating to the 7th century bc Greek poet Archilochus or his verse, esp the iambic trimeters or trochaic tetrameters used by him
- archiphoneme — an abstract linguistic unit representing two or more phonemes when the distinction between these has been neutralized: conventionally shown by a capital letter within slashes, as /T/ for /t/ and /d/ in German Rat and Rad
- archosaurian — belonging to or characteristic of the archosaurs
- 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)
- aristophanic — 448?–385? b.c, Athenian comic dramatist.
- articulation — Articulation is the action of producing a sound or word clearly, in speech or music.
- arts council — an organization that provides funding for a variety of arts activities
- astrodynamic — Pertaining to astrodynamics.
- astronautics — the science and technology of space flight
- astronomical — If you describe an amount, especially the cost of something as astronomical, you are emphasizing that it is very large indeed.
- asynchronies — a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.
- asynchronism — a lack of synchronism; occurrence at different times
- au contraire — on the contrary
- auction room — a room in a building where auctions take place
- auctioneered — Simple past tense and past participle of auctioneer.
- autoinjector — A medical device designed to deliver a single dose of a particular, typically life-saving, drug.
- azithromycin — A macrolide antibiotic derived from erythromycin.
- backcrossing — (genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
- bacon-slicer — a machine for cutting bacon into slices
- barodynamics — the branch of mechanics concerned with heavy structures
- binary color — secondary color.
- bingo caller — the person who shouts out the numbers to bingo players
- binocularity — binocular characteristics
- bioinorganic — pertaining to the biological activity of metal complexes and nonmetal compounds based on elements other than carbon (contrasted with bioorganic).
- biometrician — a person who is knowledgeable about biometry
- black heroin — a very potent and addictive form of heroin that is dark-colored.
- branch point — Electricity. a point in an electric network at which three or more conductors meet.
- bring action — to start a lawsuit
- broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
- bunco artist — a confidence trickster or con artist