12-letter words containing a, e, o
- accretionary — Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion.
- accustomises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accustomise.
- acepromazine — an orange-colored oil, C19H22N2OS, used as a tranquilizer, esp. to immobilize large animals, and to relieve nausea
- acetoacetate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of acetoacetic acid.
- acetone body — ketone body
- acetonitrile — a colourless organic chemical, CH3CN, used chiefly as a solvent
- acetophenone — a colorless liquid, C 8 H 8 O, having a sweet odor: used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume.
- acetostearin — a waxlike, nongreasy solid, C 23 H 44 O 5 : used chiefly as a food preservative and as a plasticizer.
- acetyl group — the univalent group, CH 3 CO–, derived from acetic acid.
- achlamydeous — (of flowers such as the willow) having neither petals nor sepals
- acid-tongued — bitingly critical or sarcastic; sharp-tongued: a critic famous for his acid-tongued reviews.
- acknowledged — recognized as being true or existing
- acknowledger — to admit to be real or true; recognize the existence, truth, or fact of: to acknowledge one's mistakes.
- acknowledges — to admit to be real or true; recognize the existence, truth, or fact of: to acknowledge one's mistakes.
- acne rosacea — rosacea.
- acoustimeter — a portable electronic device for measuring noise levels, especially those of traffic.
- acrophonetic — relating to the use of symbols to represent sounds
- act the goat — to fool around
- actinometers — Plural form of actinometer.
- actinometric — Of or pertaining to actinometry.
- actinomycete — any bacterium of the group Actinomycetes, usually filamentous in form
- actinostelic — Of or possessing an actinostele.
- action movie — film focussed on action sequences
- active voice — a voice of verbs used to indicate that the subject of a sentence is performing the action or causing the event or process described by the verb, as kicked in the boy kicked the football
- acylglycerol — (organic chemistry) Any ester of glycerol; glyceride.
- ada lovelace — (person) (1811-1852) The daughter of Lord Byron, who became the world's first programmer while cooperating with Charles Babbage on the design of his mechanical computing engines in the mid-1800s. The language Ada was named after her.
- adam osborne — (person) The ex-book publisher who founded Osborne Computer Corporation.
- address book — An address book is a book in which you write people's names and addresses.
- adelie coast — a part of Antarctica, between Wilkes Land and George V Land: the mainland section of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (claim suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
- adenectomies — Plural form of adenectomy.
- adenosarcoma — a complex tumor containing both glandular and connective tissues.
- adenoviruses — Plural form of adenovirus.
- adeodatus ii — Saint, died a.d. 676, pope 672–676.
- adhesiolysis — Lb surgery The cutting or removal of adhesion or scar tissue.
- adiaphoresis — absence or reduction of perspiration.
- adiaphoretic — preventing or reducing perspiration.
- adiponitrile — a colorless liquid, C 6 H 8 N 2 , used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of nylon.
- adjournments — Plural form of adjournment.
- admonishment — to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
- adolescences — the transitional period between puberty and adulthood in human development, extending mainly over the teen years and terminating legally when the age of majority is reached; youth.
- adolescently — in an adolescent manner
- adolf hitler — Adolf [ad-olf,, ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), (Adolf Schicklgruber"der Führer") 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.
- adorableness — very attractive or delightful; charming: What an adorable hat!
- adrenochrome — a chemical pigment produced by the oxidation of adrenaline
- adulteration — an adulterating or being adulterated
- adulterously — In a adulterous manner.
- advance copy — a copy of a book, speech etc released to the media, reviewers, etc before it is published, delivered, etc and before it is necessarily in its final state
- advance poll — (in an election) a poll held prior to election day to permit voters who expect to be absent then to cast their ballots
- advantageous — If something is advantageous to you, it is likely to benefit you.
- adventitious — added or appearing accidentally or unexpectedly