12-letter words containing a, l, i, u, n
- antileukemic — acting against leukemia
- antinucleons — Plural form of antinucleon.
- antipetalous — standing before the petals of a plant
- antipleasure — opposed to pleasure
- antisepalous — facing the sepals or calyx leaf
- antitumoural — acting against or upon tumours
- appendicular — relating to an appendage or appendicle
- arabian gulf — an arm of the Arabian Sea, between SW Iran and Arabia. 600 miles (965 km) long.
- articulating — Present participle of articulate.
- articulation — Articulation is the action of producing a sound or word clearly, in speech or music.
- arts council — an organization that provides funding for a variety of arts activities
- ashurbanipal — died ?626 bc, king of Assyria (?668–?626): son of Esarhaddon. He built the magnificent palace and library at Nineveh
- assimulating — Present participle of assimulate.
- assimulation — Obsolete form of assimilation.
- assurbanipal — Ashurbanipal
- astoundingly — capable of overwhelming with amazement; stunningly surprising.
- auction sale — an instance of items being sold by auction
- auscultating — Present participle of auscultate.
- auscultation — the diagnostic technique in medicine of listening to the various internal sounds made by the body, usually with the aid of a stethoscope
- australasian — Australasian means belonging or relating to Australasia or to its people.
- autoanalysis — Psychoanalysis. self-analysis.
- automobiling — (dated) present participle of automobile.
- autumn olive — a spiny shrub (Elaeagnus umbellata) of the oleaster family, having leaves covered with silvery or brown scales
- avuncularity — the condition of being an uncle
- backsolution — The process or result of backsolving.
- ball turning — the turning of arms or legs on furniture to make them resemble a continuous row of balls.
- barranquilla — a port in N Colombia, on the Magdalena River. Pop: 1 918 000 (2005 est)
- base bullion — smelted lead containing impurities, as gold, silver, or zinc, that are later removed.
- beleaguering — to surround with military forces.
- bifunctional — having two functions
- bilingualism — Bilingualism is the ability to speak two languages equally well.
- bilinguality — the ability to speak two languages fluently.
- binocularity — binocular characteristics
- blastulation — the process of blastula formation
- blue jasmine — a southern U.S. shrubby vine, Clematis crispa, of the buttercup family, having solitary, bell-shaped, blue or bluish-purple to pink flowers and bearing fruit with silky appendages.
- bluefin tuna — the largest tuna (Thunnus thynnus): it has bright red flesh and is important as a game and food fish
- bluesnarfing — the practice of using one Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone to steal contact details, ring tones, images, etc from another
- boatbuilding — Boatbuilding is the craft or industry of making boats.
- boudin blanc — a boiled sausage made with light-colored meat, as veal or chicken, and without blood
- bougainville — an island in the W Pacific, in Papua New Guinea: the largest of the Solomon Islands: unilaterally declared independence in 1990; occupied by government troops in 1992, and granted autonomy in 2001. Chief town: Kieta. Area: 10 049 sq km (3880 sq miles)
- boulangerite — a bluish lead-gray mineral, lead antimony sulfide, Pb 5 Sb 4 S 11 , a minor ore of lead.
- buccolingual — of or relating to the cheek and tongue.
- bull-baiting — the setting of dogs on a chained or confined bull, formerly a popular pastime in England
- bullet train — a passenger train that travels at very high speed
- burial mound — a barrow
- button quail — any small quail-like terrestrial bird of the genus Turnix, such as T. sylvatica (striped button quail), occurring in tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World: family Turnicidae, order Gruiformes (cranes, rails, etc)
- byelorussian — Byelorussian means belonging or relating to Byelorussia or to its people or culture.
- calculations — Plural form of calculation.
- calreticulin — (protein) A multifunctional protein that binds calcium ions.
- calumniating — Present participle of calumniate.