12-letter words containing a, l, o, n
- alfonso xiii — 1886–1941, king of Spain (1886–1931), who was forced to abdicate on the establishment of the republic in 1931
- alimentation — sustenance; support
- alkalization — Alkalinization.
- alkaptonuria — excessive excretion of homogentisic acid in the urine, caused by a hereditary abnormality of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine.
- all kinds of — You can use all kinds of to emphasize that there are a great number and variety of particular things or people.
- allegorizing — Present participle of allegorize.
- alliteration — Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound.
- alloantibody — an antibody that reacts with an antigen from a genetically different individual of the same species.
- almond green — a yellowish-green colour
- almond paste — ground almond mixture
- alongside of — at the side of; beside; adjoining
- alpha leonis — Regulus1
- alphitomancy — the use of barley meal as a means of divination.
- altercations — Plural form of altercation.
- alternations — Plural form of alternation.
- altiloquence — Pompous language; lofty speech.
- altitudinous — pertaining to altitude or height
- alton towers — a 19th-century Gothic Revival mansion with extensive gardens in NW central England, in Staffordshire: site of a large amusement park
- amalgamation — the action or process of amalgamating
- ambitionless — without ambition, unambitious
- ameliorating — Present participle of ameliorate.
- amelioration — the act or an instance of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated
- amelogenesis — the production of enamel by ameloblasts
- aminophenols — Plural form of aminophenol.
- amiphenazole — A respiratory stimulant traditionally used as an antidote for barbiturate or opiate overdose, usually in combination with bemegride.
- anachronical — Not in the correct date order. Chronologically incorrect.
- anacolouthon — Alternative spelling of anacoluthon (A break in sequence, that occurs when the scheme of a sentence is changed in its course. Incoherence in a sentence.).
- analog clock — a clock that represents time by the position of hands on a dial.
- analog watch — a watch that represents time by the position of hands on a dial.
- analogically — In an analogical manner; in the manner of an analogy.
- analogy test — a reasoning test in which the subject is required to supply the missing term in a relationship of the form “A is to B as Y is to ^^^.”.
- analyzations — Plural form of analyzation.
- anaplasmosis — a disease of cattle caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Anaplasma marginale, transmitted by bloodsucking flies and ticks.
- anapophysial — of or relating to an anapophysis.
- anatomically — of or relating to anatomy.
- anchor light — a 32-point light, visible from at least two miles away, shown at night near the bow and not more than 20 feet (6 meters) above the deck of a vessel lying at anchor.
- anchor plant — a South American shrub, Colletia cruciata, of the buckthorn family, having flattened green branches and yellowish-white flowers.
- anchoritical — in the manner of or resembling an anchorite
- andouillette — a French sausage made from pig intestines, smaller than an andouille
- andragogical — the methods or techniques used to teach adults: Many educators believe that the principles of andragogy, as advanced by Malcolm Knowles, have great relevance to adult education; others are not so certain.
- androclinium — clinandrium.
- anecdotalism — an inclination to relate anecdotes
- anemophilous — (of flowering plants such as grasses) pollinated by the wind
- 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
- 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