12-letter words containing a, h, n
- anticathodes — Plural form of anticathode.
- antichthones — the antipodes
- antihalation — a process by which light, passing through the emulsion on a film or plate, is not reflected back into it but is absorbed by a layer of dye or pigment, usually on the back of the film, thus preventing halation
- antihumanism — opposition to humanism
- antihydrogen — hydrogen in which the nucleus is an antiproton with an orbiting positron
- antihysteric — acting to counter hysteria
- antilynching — opposed to lynching, acting against lynching
- antimonarchy — Opposing a monarchy.
- antiochus iv — ?215–164 bc, Seleucid king of Syria (175–164), who attacked the Jews and provoked the revolt of the Maccabees
- antipathetic — having or arousing a strong aversion
- antiphonally — In an antiphonal manner; in the manner of an antiphon.
- antiphonical — Alternative form of antiphonic.
- antiphrastic — relating to antiphrasis
- antipoaching — acting against or opposed to poaching
- antique shop — a shop where antiques are sold
- antirachitic — preventing or curing rickets
- antirrhinums — Plural form of antirrhinum.
- antistrophes — Plural form of antistrophe.
- antistrophic — Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
- antistrophon — an argument that is retorted against an opponent
- antitheistic — opposed to belief in god or gods
- antithetical — Something that is antithetical to something else is the opposite of it and is unable to exist with it.
- antithrombin — a substance that counteracts the action of thrombin, preventing the formation of blood clots
- anuradhapura — a town in Sri Lanka: ancient capital of Ceylon; site of the sacred bo tree and place of pilgrimage for Buddhists. Pop: 53 151 (2001)
- anything but — You use anything but in expressions such as anything but quiet and anything but attractive to emphasize that something is not the case.
- apache dance — a fast violent dance in French vaudeville, supposedly between a Parisian gangster and his girl
- aplacophoran — solenogaster.
- apprehending — Present participle of apprehend.
- apprehension — Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
- apprehensive — Someone who is apprehensive is afraid that something bad may happen.
- approachment — (archaic) approach.
- arachnophobe — a person who is afraid of spiders
- araneomorphs — Plural form of araneomorph.
- arba kanfoth — a rectangular piece of cloth with fringes at the four corners and a hole in the center for the head, worn under the clothes by Orthodox Jewish males.
- archaization — Process of becoming or turning something more archaic.
- archdeaconry — the office, rank, or duties of an archdeacon
- archdiocesan — Relating to an archdiocese.
- archegoniate — having archegonia
- archenterons — Plural form of archenteron.
- archiannelid — (zoology) Any member of the Archiannelida.
- archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
- archilochian — denoting or relating to the 7th century bc Greek poet Archilochus or his verse, esp the iambic trimeters or trochaic tetrameters used by him
- archiphoneme — an abstract linguistic unit representing two or more phonemes when the distinction between these has been neutralized: conventionally shown by a capital letter within slashes, as /T/ for /t/ and /d/ in German Rat and Rad
- architecting — a person who engages in the profession of architecture.
- archosaurian — belonging to or characteristic of the archosaurs
- arena chapel — a private chapel in Padua containing a fresco cycle painted (1305–06) by Giotto.
- ariel sharon — Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- aristophanes — ?448–?380 bc, Greek comic dramatist, who satirized leading contemporary figures such as Socrates and Euripides. Eleven of his plays are extant, including The Clouds, The Frogs, The Birds, and Lysistrata
- aristophanic — 448?–385? b.c, Athenian comic dramatist.
- arithmomania — an obsessive desire to count objects, or a fixation with numbers and calculations