12-letter words containing a, n, t, i
- actinic rays — light rays, esp. the violet and ultraviolet parts of the spectrum, that produce chemical changes, as in photography
- actinometers — Plural form of actinometer.
- actinometric — Of or pertaining to actinometry.
- actinomorphy — The condition of being actinomorphic.
- actinomycete — any bacterium of the group Actinomycetes, usually filamentous in form
- actinomycins — Plural form of actinomycin.
- actinostelic — Of or possessing an actinostele.
- action grant — funds awarded by the federal government on a competitive basis to cities that submit plans for urban development and are able to show that such plans have the cooperation and endorsement of private investors.
- action group — a group of people who come together to fight for a particular cause or to carry out a particular task
- action movie — film focussed on action sequences
- action point — one of a series of notes drawn up after a meeting stating what tasks need to be carried out and who will do each one
- activization — to make active; activate.
- acutilingual — having a sharply pointed tongue or mouth, as certain bees.
- ad infinitum — If something happens ad infinitum, it is repeated again and again in the same way.
- adaptational — of or relating to adaptation
- adapter ring — a type of circular mount used for attaching a filter or some other piece of equipment to a camera lens
- adaptiveness — in a state that has a capacity for adaptation
- addictedness — the state of being addicted
- additionally — You use additionally to introduce something extra such as an extra fact or reason.
- adenectomies — Plural form of adenectomy.
- adiapneustia — (medicine) defective perspiration; adiaphoresis.
- adiponitrile — a colorless liquid, C 6 H 8 N 2 , used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of nylon.
- adjudicating — Present participle of adjudicate.
- adjudication — the act of adjudicating
- adjunctively — in an adjunctive manner
- adjunctivity — The state or quality of being adjunctive, or of forming or constituting an adjunct.
- adminiculate — to attest or corroborate; to confirm or affirm as true
- administered — Simple past tense and past participle of administer.
- administrant — a person who administers
- administrate — to manage or direct (the affairs of a business, institution, etc)
- admonishment — to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
- admonitorily — in an admonitory manner
- adrian quist — intoxicated; drunk
- adulterating — Present participle of adulterate.
- adulteration — an adulterating or being adulterated
- adventitious — added or appearing accidentally or unexpectedly
- adventurists — Plural form of adventurist.
- aeolian tone — the musical tone produced by the passage of a current of air over a stretched string, etc, as in an aeolian harp
- aerial input — a socket for an aerial
- aerification — an act of combining with air.
- aerodonetics — the study of soaring or gliding flight, esp the study of gliders
- aeromagnetic — of magnetism in the atmosphere
- aeronautical — Aeronautical means involving or relating to the design and construction of aeroplanes.
- aesthesiogen — a substance that stimulates or produces sensation
- aesthetician — a student of aesthetics
- affamishment — (obsolete) starvation.
- affectations — Plural form of affectation.
- affectionado — Misspelling of aficionado.
- affectionate — If you are affectionate, you show your love or fondness for another person in the way that you behave towards them.
- affiliations — Plural form of affiliation.