12-letter words containing a, m, e
- adjournments — Plural form of adjournment.
- adjustmental — relating to adjustment
- adminiculate — to attest or corroborate; to confirm or affirm as true
- administered — Simple past tense and past participle of administer.
- administrate — to manage or direct (the affairs of a business, institution, etc)
- admonishment — to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
- adrenochrome — a chemical pigment produced by the oxidation of adrenaline
- advancements — Plural form of advancement.
- adversaryism — an attitude, as in labor-management negotiations, that any opposition to demands indicates an unwillingness of one side to cooperate and bargain in good faith.
- aeolian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from A to A.
- aerodynamics — Aerodynamics is the study of the way in which objects move through the air.
- aeroembolism — an embolism of air bubbles often caused by surgery, induced abortion, or decompression sickness
- aeromagnetic — of magnetism in the atmosphere
- aeromechanic — an aircraft mechanic
- aeromedicine — the medical treatment of disorders associated with air or space travel
- aerosol bomb — a metal receptacle, containing an inert gas under pressure, that sprays an insecticide, disinfectant, or the like when the gas is released by opening a valve.
- aestheticism — the doctrine that aesthetic principles are of supreme importance and that works of art should be judged accordingly
- affamishment — (obsolete) starvation.
- affirmatives — Plural form of affirmative.
- affrightment — the act of causing fear or alarm
- african time — unpunctuality
- afrikanerdom — (in South Africa) Afrikaner nationalism based on pride in the Afrikaans language and culture, conservative Calvinism, and a sense of heritage as pioneers
- afrikanerism — a word, term, or usage peculiar to or originating among Afrikaners.
- afrocentrism — centered on Africa or on African-derived cultures, as those of Brazil, Cuba, and Haiti: Afrocentric art.
- against time — in an effort to complete something in a limited period
- agalmatolite — a soft, greenish, greyish or yellowish mineral, thought to be a variety of pinite, known particularly for its use by the Chinese for carving
- agamogenesis — asexual reproduction, such as fission or parthenogenesis
- agamogenetic — Of or pertaining to agamogenesis.
- agathodaemon — A benevolent spirit as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).
- agave family — the plant family Agavaceae, characterized by herbaceous or woody plants having rhizomes, a basal cluster of toothed, sword-shaped leaves, and a tall, dense spike of flowers, including the agave, century plant, dracaena, sansevieria, sisal, and yucca.
- agglomerated — gathered together into a cluster or mass.
- agglomerates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agglomerate.
- agglomerator — gathered together into a cluster or mass.
- aggrievement — the state of being aggrieved
- agrichemical — a chemical used in agriculture
- agrochemical — a chemical, such as a pesticide, used for agricultural purposes
- aide-de-camp — An aide-de-camp is an officer in the armed forces who helps an officer of higher rank.
- aide-memoire — An aide-memoire is something such as a list that you use to remind you of something.
- air embolism — the presence in the tissues and blood of a gas, such as air or nitrogen bubbles, caused by an injection of air or, in the case of nitrogen, by an abrupt and substantial reduction in the ambient pressure
- air mattress — an inflatable mattress or pad, as of plastic or rubber, used for camping, as an extra bed, etc.
- air terminal — An air terminal is a building in which passengers wait before they get on to an aeroplane.
- alalcomeneus — the first man: he reared Athena and reconciled Zeus and Hera.
- alarm system — a set of electronic devices that trigger an alarm
- albumenizing — Present participle of albumenize.
- alchemically — in an alchemical manner
- aldebaranium — (chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
- aldermanlike — resembling an alderman, esp in being pompous
- alexipharmac — an antidote
- alexipharmic — acting as an antidote
- alfred mahan — Alfred Thayer [they-er] /ˈθeɪ ər/ (Show IPA), 1840–1914, U.S. naval officer and writer on naval history.