12-letter words containing a, d, i, t, o
- antiandrogen — (steroid, pharmacology) Any substance that inhibits the release or the biological effects of an androgen.
- antiantibody — antibody that combines with another antibody.
- anticathodes — Plural form of anticathode.
- antideuteron — the antimatter counterpart to the deuteron.
- antidilution — (of a provision or protection) acting to prevent a company from issuing equity at a low valuation
- antidogmatic — opposed to dogma
- antihydrogen — hydrogen in which the nucleus is an antiproton with an orbiting positron
- antioxidants — Plural form of antioxidant.
- antiperiodic — efficacious against recurring attacks of a disease
- antipredator — discouraging or protecting against predators
- aperiodicity — not periodic; irregular.
- apodeictical — Apodeictic.
- apostle bird — a gregarious grey-and-brown Australian nest-building bird, Struthidea cinerea
- apotheosized — Simple past tense and past participle of apotheosize.
- appropriated — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
- approximated — near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard.
- arfvedsonite — a type of hornblende with the composition Na3(Fe,Mg)4FeSi8O22(OH)2
- art director — a person responsible for the sets and costumes in a film
- artiodactyle — (zoology) One of the Artiodactyla, a group of ungulates.
- artiodactyls — Plural form of artiodactyl.
- astoundingly — capable of overwhelming with amazement; stunningly surprising.
- astrodynamic — Pertaining to astrodynamics.
- attitudinous — (informal) Having a bold and possibly unfriendly attitude; sassy.
- auctioneered — Simple past tense and past participle of auctioneer.
- audio system — integrated equipment for producing amplified sound, as in a hi-fi or a mobile disco, or as a public-address system on stage
- audiologists — Plural form of audiologist.
- auditorially — Anatomy, Physiology. pertaining to hearing, to the sense of hearing, or to the organs of hearing.
- autoantibody — an antibody reacting with an antigen that is a part of the organism in which the antibody is formed
- autodiallers — Plural form of autodialler.
- autodidactic — a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person.
- autoxidation — oxidation by exposure to atmospheric oxygen
- avoidability — The possibility of avoiding; the state or condition of being avoidable.
- bacteriocide — Alternative form of bactericide.
- bandoneonist — One who plays the bandoneon.
- bank deposit — money placed in a bank account
- bastinadoing — Present participle of bastinado.
- birthday boy — the boy or man whose birthday is being celebrated
- bloodstained — Someone or something that is bloodstained is covered with blood.
- blotting-pad — an object to one side of which a piece of blotting paper is attached for blotting text handwritten in ink
- boarding out — the local-authority practice of placing a client in a foster family or voluntary establishment and paying for it
- boatbuilding — Boatbuilding is the craft or industry of making boats.
- boletic acid — fumaric acid.
- born-digital — relating to or noting documents, images, etc., that are created and managed in electronic form: electronic preservation of born-digital content; a born-digital e-book that will not be available in print.
- broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
- bud mutation — a variation produced by a genetic alteration in the bud such that the seeds produced by the resulting growth perpetuate the change in succeeding generations.
- call to mind — to remember or cause to be remembered
- cardan joint — type of universal joint
- cardioactive — of or relating to a drug or other substance affecting the function of the heart.
- cardiologist — A cardiologist is a doctor who specializes in the heart and its diseases.
- carotid body — a small mass of cells and nerve endings adjacent to the carotid sinus that, in response to chemical changes in the blood, adjusts the respiratory rate.