12-letter words containing a, c, t, i, s
- agriproducts — Plural form of agriproduct.
- aircraftsman — a person holding the rank of noncommissioned officer in the RAF.
- alias dictus — otherwise called; alias.
- allegoristic — writing or using allegory; interpreting in an allegorical sense.
- altercations — Plural form of altercation.
- amniotic sac — membrane around embryo or foetus
- amphiblastic — (of animal ova) showing complete but unequal cleavage after fertilization
- anabaptistic — relating to Anabaptists
- anacatharsis — severe vomiting
- anachronists — Plural form of anachronist.
- anaesthetics — the science, study, and practice of anaesthesia and its application
- anapaestical — belonging to the form of poetry which uses a reversed dactyl consisting of two short syllables followed by a long one
- anastigmatic — (of a lens or optical device) not astigmatic
- anecdotalism — an inclination to relate anecdotes
- anelasticity — the property of a substance which has a disproportionate relationship between stress and strain
- aneurysmatic — (medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal.
- animalculist — a person who subscribes to the theory of animalculism
- animatronics — a branch of film and theatre technology that combines traditional puppetry techniques with electronics to create lifelike animated effects
- anisocytosis — (medicine) Significant size variation of blood cells.
- annihilistic — Relating to annihilation.
- annunciators — Plural form of annunciator.
- anorthositic — resembling or consisting of anorthosite
- antagonistic — If a person is antagonistic to someone or something, they show hatred or dislike towards them.
- antanaclasis — a form of speech in which a key word is repeated and used in a different, and sometimes contrary, way for a play on words, as in The craft of a politician is to appear before the public without craft.
- antasthmatic — relieving the symptoms of asthma
- anthocyanins — Plural form of anthocyanin.
- anti-fascism — (sometimes initial capital letter) a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.
- anti-science — 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.
- anti-semitic — Someone or something that is anti-Semitic is hostile to or prejudiced against Jewish people.
- antibacchius — a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, of which the first two are long and the third is short
- antibacklash — relating to the prevention of a violent backward reaction or movement
- antiblackism — a belief or type of behaviour which exhibits hostility towards Black people
- anticatalase — a substance that inhibits the enzymatic action of a catalase.
- anticatalyst — a substance that destroys or diminishes the activity of a catalyst
- anticathexis — a change from one emotion to its opposite, as from hate to love.
- anticathodes — Plural form of anticathode.
- antichthones — the antipodes
- anticlimaxes — Plural form of anticlimax.
- anticonsumer — opposed to consumerism
- anticyclones — Plural form of anticyclone.
- antihysteric — acting to counter hysteria
- antimacassar — a cloth covering the back and arms of chairs, etc, to prevent soiling or as decoration
- antinucleons — Plural form of antinucleon.
- antiochus iv — ?215–164 bc, Seleucid king of Syria (175–164), who attacked the Jews and provoked the revolt of the Maccabees
- antiphrastic — relating to antiphrasis
- antipolitics — the rejection of party and electoral politics
- antipyretics — Plural form of antipyretic.
- antisociable — Antisocial.
- antisocially — In an antisocial manner.
- antistrophic — Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.