12-letter words containing a, r, e, n
- alfred mahan — Alfred Thayer [they-er] /ˈθeɪ ər/ (Show IPA), 1840–1914, U.S. naval officer and writer on naval history.
- alice's fern — Hartford fern.
- alieni juris — under the control of another, as a lunatic or infant.
- all-american — If you describe someone as an all-American boy or girl, you mean that they seem to have all the typical qualities that are valued by ordinary Americans, such as good looks and love of their country.
- allegorizing — Present participle of allegorize.
- allen wrench — a thin, L-shaped wrench with a hexagonal head at both ends, designed to fit the sockets of certain screws and bolts
- alliteration — Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound.
- alluringness — The state or quality of being alluring.
- almond green — a yellowish-green colour
- alphanumeric — (of a character set, code, or file of data) consisting of alphabetical and numerical symbols
- altercations — Plural form of altercation.
- alternations — Plural form of alternation.
- alternatives — a choice limited to one of two or more possibilities, as of things, propositions, or courses of action, the selection of which precludes any other possibility: You have the alternative of riding or walking.
- alton towers — a 19th-century Gothic Revival mansion with extensive gardens in NW central England, in Staffordshire: site of a large amusement park
- amazon river — a river in N South America, flowing E from the Peruvian Andes through N Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean: the largest river in the world in volume of water carried. 3900 miles (6280 km) long.
- amber nectar — beer
- ambisinister — clumsy or unskillful with both hands.
- ameliorating — Present participle of ameliorate.
- amelioration — the act or an instance of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated
- amenorrhoeic — absence of the menses.
- amentiferous — bearing aments
- american elk — elk (def 2).
- american elm — an elm, Ulmus americana, of North America, cultivated for shade and ornament: state tree of Massachusetts, Nebraska, and North Dakota.
- american ivy — a vitaceous woody vine, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, of North America, having tendrils with adhesive tips, bluish-black berry-like fruits, and compound leaves that turn red in autumn: widely planted for ornament
- american rig — a rig for drilling oil and gas wells by using a chisel bit dropped from a considerable height.
- americanisms — a custom, trait, belief, etc., peculiar to the United States of America or its citizens.
- americanized — If someone is Americanized, they do things in a way that is typical of the United States.
- americanness — of or relating to the United States of America or its inhabitants: an American citizen.
- amethopterin — (now rare) Methotrexate.
- among others — used to indicate that there are several more people like the one or ones mentioned, but that you do not intend to mention them all
- amortizement — a sloping top on a buttress, pillar, etc.
- amourousness — Rare spelling of amorousness.
- amphiregulin — (protein) A particular autocrine growth factor.
- amphotericin — an amphoteric antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces nodosus and used in the treatment of fungal infections.
- amyl nitrite — a yellowish unstable volatile fragrant liquid used in medicine as a vasodilator and in perfumes. Formula: (CH3)2CHCH2CH2NO2
- anadyr range — Chukot Range
- anaerobiosis — life in the absence of oxygen
- anaerobiotic — anaerobic
- anamorphoses — Plural form of anamorphosis.
- anchorperson — the primary reporter on a news television broadcast
- anchovy pear — a Jamaican tree, Grias cauliflora, bearing edible fruits that taste like the mango: family Lecythidaceae
- andre fleury — André Hercule de [ahn-drey er-kyl duh] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ ɛrˈkül də/ (Show IPA), 1653–1743, French cardinal and statesman.
- androcentric — having or regarding man or the male sex as central or primary
- androgenesis — a type of reproduction in insects and plants involving the development of an embryo that contains only paternal chromosomes
- androgenetic — related to androgenesis
- androgenized — Simple past tense and past participle of androgenize.
- androsterone — an androgenic steroid hormone produced in the testes. Formula: C19H30O2
- anemochorous — (of a fruit, seed, or spore) adapted for dispersion by wind.
- anemotropism — orientation in response to a current of air.
- anepigraphic — (of a coin, artifact, etc.) without a legend or inscription.