12-letter words containing a, e
- accursedness — The quality of being accursed.
- accustomises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accustomise.
- accustrement — the process of equipping with accoutrements
- acenaphthene — (organic compound) A hydrocarbon, found in coal tar, derived from naphthalene by the addition of a short aliphatic bridge.
- acenesthesia — loss of the physical awareness of one's body.
- acepromazine — an orange-colored oil, C19H22N2OS, used as a tranquilizer, esp. to immobilize large animals, and to relieve nausea
- acetaldehyde — a colourless volatile pungent liquid, miscible with water, used in the manufacture of organic compounds and as a solvent and reducing agent. Formula: CH3CHO
- acetic ether — a colorless, volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , having a fragrant, fruitlike odor: used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfumes, flavorings, and confections, and as a solvent for paints, varnishes, and lacquers.
- 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.
- achievements — Plural form of achievement.
- 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.
- aclinic line — magnetic equator
- acne rosacea — rosacea.
- acoustimeter — a portable electronic device for measuring noise levels, especially those of traffic.
- acquaintance — An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well.
- acquiescence — Acquiescence is agreement to do what someone wants, or acceptance of what they do even though you do not agree with it.
- acquirements — Plural form of acquirement.
- acquittances — Plural form of acquittance.
- acrophonetic — relating to the use of symbols to represent sounds
- act the goat — to fool around
- actabilities — Plural form of actability.
- 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 layer — (in arctic or subarctic regions) the layer of soil, above the permafrost, that thaws during the summer.
- 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
- acute accent — the diacritical mark (´), used in the writing system of some languages to indicate that the vowel over which it is placed has a special quality (as in French été) or that it receives the strongest stress in the word (as in Spanish hablé)
- acute-angled — (of a triangle) having three acute angles
- 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 and eve — the puttyroot.
- adam osborne — (person) The ex-book publisher who founded Osborne Computer Corporation.
- adam's apple — Your Adam's apple is the lump that sticks out of the front of your neck below your throat.
- adam-and-eve — puttyroot
- adaptatively — In an adaptative manner.
- adapter ring — a type of circular mount used for attaching a filter or some other piece of equipment to a camera lens
- adaptiveness — in a state that has a capacity for adaptation
- adder's-meat — the greater stitchwort
- addictedness — the state of being addicted