12-letter words containing a, p, o, i, n
- anisotropism — the state of being anisotropic
- anteposition — the position opposite a given part of a plant
- anthophilous — (esp of insects) frequenting flowers
- anthrophonic — Relating to anthrophony.
- anthropodicy — An attempt, or argument attempting, to justify the existence of humanity as good (contrast theodicy).
- anthropoidal — Anthropoid.
- anti-strophe — the part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right.
- anti-utopian — dystopia.
- anticipation — Anticipation is a feeling of excitement about something pleasant or exciting that you know is going to happen.
- anticipatory — An anticipatory feeling or action is one that you have or do because you are expecting something to happen soon.
- antientropic — showing a tendency towards order
- antigropelos — waterproof leggings used to protect against mud
- antimonopoly — opposed to monopoly
- antinepotism — opposed to or acting against nepotism
- antiperiodic — efficacious against recurring attacks of a disease
- antipetalous — standing before the petals of a plant
- antiphonally — In an antiphonal manner; in the manner of an antiphon.
- antiphonical — Alternative form of antiphonic.
- antipoaching — acting against or opposed to poaching
- antipolitics — the rejection of party and electoral politics
- antipredator — discouraging or protecting against predators
- antique shop — a shop where antiques are sold
- antisepalous — facing the sepals or calyx leaf
- antistrophes — Plural form of antistrophe.
- antistrophic — Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
- antistrophon — an argument that is retorted against an opponent
- apicomplexan — Describing protists of the phylum Apicomplexa.
- apostatizing — Present participle of apostatize.
- apparitional — of or relating to an apparition or apparitions; ghostly, spectral
- appassionato — (to be performed) in an impassioned manner
- appellations — Plural form of appellation.
- apperception — the attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea
- applications — Plural form of application.
- appointments — Plural form of appointment.
- apportioning — Present participle of apportion.
- appositeness — The state of being apposite.
- appositional — the act of placing together or bringing into proximity; juxtaposition.
- appreciation — Appreciation of something is the recognition and enjoyment of its good qualities.
- apprehension — Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
- approbations — approval; commendation.
- apron string — a string for tying an apron on
- 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
- 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.
- arpeggiation — the writing, playing or singing of arpeggios
- arsenopyrite — a white or grey metallic mineral consisting of a sulphide of iron and arsenic that forms monoclinic crystals with an orthorhombic shape: an ore of arsenic. Formula: FeAsS
- arsino group — the univalent group H 2 As−.
- asphyxiation — Asphyxiation is a lack of oxygen in blood, which causes suffocation.
- aspirational — If you describe someone as aspirational, you mean that they have strong hopes of moving to a higher social status.
- attorneyship — The office or profession of an attorney.