12-letter words containing a, g, o, e
- androgenesis — a type of reproduction in insects and plants involving the development of an embryo that contains only paternal chromosomes
- androgenetic — related to androgenesis
- androgenized — Simple past tense and past participle of androgenize.
- angelo patri — Angelo [an-juh-loh] /ˈæn dʒəˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1965, U.S. educator and writer, born in Italy.
- angelologist — a person who studies angelology
- angiogenesis — the induction of blood-vessel growth, often in association with a particular organ or tissue, or with a tumour
- angiopathies — Plural form of angiopathy.
- angiotensins — Plural form of angiotensin.
- angle of dip — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- angle of lag — the phase difference, expressed in degrees, by which one sinusoidal function moves behind a second having the same period, as alternating current moving behind the alternating voltage.
- angle of yaw — the acute angle between the longitudinal axis of an aircraft or spacecraft and a given reference direction, as viewed from above.
- anglo-celtic — of or relating to an inhabitant of Australia who was or whose ancestors were born in the British Isles
- anglo-french — of or relating to England and France
- annoyingness — causing annoyance; irritatingly bothersome: annoying delays.
- anorexigenic — causing loss of appetite
- anotherguess — of a different type or kind; different
- anthologised — Simple past tense and past participle of anthologise.
- anthologiser — Alternative spelling of anthologizer.
- anthologized — to compile an anthology.
- anthologizer — an anthologist; a creator of an anthology
- anthologizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthologize.
- anthropogeny — the genesis or development of the human race, especially as a subject of scientific study.
- anti-foreign — the policy or practice of showing hostility toward foreigners, foreign customs, etc.
- 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.
- 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
- antioncogene — (genetics) Any gene that suppresses the formation of tumours.
- antireligion — opposed to religion
- aplanogamete — a nonmotile gamete or conjugating cell found in lower algae
- apothegmatic — Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
- apple maggot — a fruit fly, Rhagoletis pomonella, the larvae of which bore into and feed on the fruit of apple trees: family Trypetidae
- archaeologic — Pertaining to archaeology.
- archegoniate — having archegonia
- archeologist — archaeology.
- archipelagos — Plural form of archipelago.
- area bombing — aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped over the general area of a target.
- argillaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of very fine-grained material, such as clay, shale, etc
- arpeggiation — the writing, playing or singing of arpeggios
- arseno group — the bivalent group −As=As−.
- arteriograms — Plural form of arteriogram.
- assay groove — (in silverwork) a furrow left in a piece by the digging out of metal for assay.
- astigmometer — an apparatus for measuring the degree of astigmatism.
- astigmoscope — astigmatoscope.
- astrogeology — the study of the structure, composition, and history of other planets and other bodies in the solar system
- atheological — having an aversion or resistance to theology
- 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)
- auger shower — a shower of electrons, photons, etc. resulting from the collision of primary cosmic rays with atomic nuclei in the atmosphere
- augmentation — the act of augmenting or the state of being augmented