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12-letter words containing a, g, e, n, t

  • antiandrogen — (steroid, pharmacology) Any substance that inhibits the release or the biological effects of an androgen.
  • antiestrogen — any of several major female sex hormones produced primarily by the ovarian follicles of female mammals, capable of inducing estrus, developing and maintaining secondary female sex characteristics, and preparing the uterus for the reception of a fertilized egg: used, especially in synthetic form, as a component of oral contraceptives, in certain cancer treatments, and in other therapies.
  • antigenicity — the quality or extent of being antigenic
  • antigropelos — waterproof leggings used to protect against mud
  • antihydrogen — hydrogen in which the nucleus is an antiproton with an orbiting positron
  • antilegomena — the books of the New Testament which have been excluded from the canon of Scripture
  • antimagnetic — of or constructed of a material that does not acquire permanent magnetism when exposed to a magnetic field
  • antioncogene — (genetics) Any gene that suppresses the formation of tumours.
  • antireligion — opposed to religion
  • antispending — opposed to excessive governmental spending
  • aplanogamete — a nonmotile gamete or conjugating cell found in lower algae
  • appertaining — to belong as a part, right, possession, attribute, etc.; pertain or relate (usually followed by to): privileges that appertain to members of the royal family.
  • appetisingly — Alternative spelling of appetizingly.
  • appetizingly — in an appetizing way
  • appreciating — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
  • apprenticing — Present participle of apprentice.
  • apprentisage — Obsolete form of apprenticeage.
  • archegoniate — having archegonia
  • architecting — a person who engages in the profession of architecture.
  • arm's-length — lacking intimacy or friendliness, esp when possessing some special connection, such as previous closeness
  • arming chest — a chest for holding armor and weapons.
  • arpeggiation — the writing, playing or singing of arpeggios
  • arraignments — Plural form of arraignment.
  • arrangements — preparatory measures taken or plans made; preparations
  • ascertaining — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
  • asseverating — Present participle of asseverate.
  • astringently — In the manner of an astringent.
  • attenborough — Sir David. born 1926, British naturalist and broadcaster; noted esp for his TV series Life on Earth (1978), The Living Planet (1983), The Life of Birds (1998), The Life of Mammals (2002), and First Life (2010)
  • augmentation — the act of augmenting or the state of being augmented
  • augmentative — tending or able to augment
  • autochangers — Plural form of autochanger.
  • autogenously — In an autogenous manner; spontaneously.
  • babingtonite — a rare, slightly magnetic, black or dark green silicate mineral, Ca2Fe2Si5O14OH, found in cavities in volcanic rock
  • bag snatcher — a thief whose main tactic is to grab women's handbags and run off with them
  • baking sheet — A baking sheet is a flat piece of metal on which you bake foods such as biscuits or pies in an oven.
  • bantamweight — A bantamweight is a boxer who weighs between 51 and 53.5 kilograms, or a wrestler who weighs between 52 and 57 kilograms. A bantamweight is heavier than a flyweight but lighter than a featherweight.
  • basketmaking — The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
  • baton charge — A baton charge is an attacking forward movement made by a large group of policemen carrying batons.
  • batting cage — a screen with three sides and a top, in which batters practice: it keeps missed and fouled pitches within its enclosure
  • battle wagon — a battleship.
  • battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
  • battlewagons — Plural form of battlewagon.
  • beacon light — a light signal for shipping
  • bear-baiting — (formerly) an entertainment in which dogs attacked and enraged a chained bear
  • beardtongues — Plural form of beardtongue.
  • beaumontague — a cement-like substance used to fill in and hide cracks and holes in woodwork and metalwork
  • bengal light — a firework or flare that burns with a steady bright blue light, formerly used as a signal
  • bengal tiger — a large tiger found in S. Asia
  • beta testing — (programming)   Evaluation of a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software (or possibly hardware) by making it available to selected users ("beta testers") before it goes on general distribution. Beta testign aims to discover bugs that only occur in certain environments or under certain patterns of use, while reducing the volume of feedback to a manageable level. The testers benefit by having earlier access to new products, features and fixes. Beta testing may be preceded by "alpha testing", performed in-house by a handful of users (e.g. other developers or friends), who can be expected to give rapid, high quality feedback on design and usability. Once the product is considered to be usable for its intended purpose it then moves on to "beta testing" by a larger, but typically still limited, number of ordinary users, who may include external customers. Some companies such as Google or Degree Jungle stretch the definition, claiming their products are "in beta" for many months by millions of users. The term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the industry. "Alpha test" was the unit test, module test or component test phase; "Beta Test" was initial system test. These themselves came from earlier A- and B-tests for hardware. The A-test was a feasibility and manufacturability evaluation done before any commitment to design and development. The B-test was a demonstration that the engineering model functioned as specified. The C-test (corresponding to today's beta) was the B-test performed on early samples of the production design.
  • billingsgate — the largest fish market in London, on the N bank of the River Thames; moved to new site at Canary Wharf in 1982 and the former building converted into offices
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