12-letter words containing a, c, t, u
- agranulocyte — a white blood cell without granules in its cytoplasm
- agricultural — Agricultural means involving or relating to agriculture.
- agriproducts — Plural form of agriproduct.
- alcaptonuria — Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria.
- alias dictus — otherwise called; alias.
- altiloquence — Pompous language; lofty speech.
- aminobutyric — (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to any of several isomeric univalent radicals in which a hydrogen atom of a butyric radical is replaced by an amino group.
- amphithecium — the outer layer of cells of the sporophyte of mosses and liverworts that develops into the outer parts of the spore-bearing capsule
- anacolouthon — Alternative spelling of anacoluthon (A break in sequence, that occurs when the scheme of a sentence is changed in its course. Incoherence in a sentence.).
- and counting — If you say and counting after a number or an amount of something, you mean that the number or amount is continuing to increase.
- aneurysmatic — (medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal.
- animalculist — a person who subscribes to the theory of animalculism
- announcement — An announcement is a statement made to the public or to the media which gives information about something that has happened or that will happen.
- annunciating — Present participle of annunciate.
- annunciation — In Christianity, the Annunciation was the announcement by the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she was going to give birth to the son of God.
- annunciators — Plural form of annunciator.
- annunciatory — to announce.
- antebrachium — (anatomy) The forearm.
- anthocarpous — resembling or pertaining to an anthocarp
- anti-nuclear — opposed to military and industrial applications of nuclear energy and to technologies which produce radioactive waste products
- antibacchius — a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, of which the first two are long and the third is short
- antibrachium — (anatomy) alternative spelling of antebrachium.
- anticonsumer — opposed to consumerism
- anticultural — against culture or civilization
- antidiuretic — (of a hormone, treatment, etc) acting on the kidneys to control water excretion
- antileukemic — acting against leukemia
- antineuritic — inflammation of a nerve.
- 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
- antipruritic — acting against or preventing itching
- apiculturist — beekeeping, especially on a commercial scale for the sale of honey.
- appeal court — An appeal court is the same as a Court of Appeal.
- appurtenance — a secondary or less significant thing or part
- aquacultural — related to aquaculture
- aquaintances — Plural form of aquaintance.
- arc spectrum — a spectrum formed from the light produced by an electric arc, characteristic of the gas or vapor through which the arc passes.
- arch support — a rigid support placed inside a shoe so that its molded form fits the arch of the foot and relieves strain on the muscles of the foot while walking, standing, etc.
- arched truss — a truss having an archlike form but unlike a true arch in that it is free to move horizontally at its base, as in expanding or contracting because of temperature changes.
- architecture — Architecture is the art of planning, designing, and constructing buildings.
- army cutworm — the larva of a noctuid moth, Chorizagrotis auxiliaris, that is a pest of wheat and alfalfa in the Plains states.
- articulately — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- articulating — Present participle of articulate.
- articulation — Articulation is the action of producing a sound or word clearly, in speech or music.
- articulative — relating to articulation
- articulators — Plural form of articulator.
- articulatory — an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought.
- arts council — an organization that provides funding for a variety of arts activities
- ascomycetous — belonging or pertaining to the Ascomycota.
- assuefaction — the condition of being or becoming familiar with or used to something
- astronautics — the science and technology of space flight