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12-letter words containing a, r, s, o, n

  • 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.
  • angiocarpous — being or having fruit contained in a vessel such as a shell
  • angiosarcoma — a rare, malignant tumour which grows rapidly in the blood vessels
  • animatronics — a branch of film and theatre technology that combines traditional puppetry techniques with electronics to create lifelike animated effects
  • anisomorphic — differing in the semantic scope of terms referring to the real world: for instance, English and Russian are anisomorphic with regard to colour terms, English treating light blue and navy blue as shades of one colour but Russian treating these two shades as unrelated
  • anisothermal — (thermodynamics) Of or pertaining to a system that is not in thermal equilibrium, that does not have a single fixed temperature.
  • anisotropies — Plural form of anisotropy.
  • anisotropism — the state of being anisotropic
  • ankylosaurus — a plant-eating dinosaur of the Cretaceous period that had a tail resembling a club and a body covering of thick scales
  • annunciators — Plural form of annunciator.
  • anorthoclase — a variety of microcline, rich in sodium and sometimes having a play of color: sometimes considered a variety of orthoclase.
  • anorthositic — resembling or consisting of anorthosite
  • anotherguess — of a different type or kind; different
  • ansate cross — ankh
  • anteriorness — The state or quality of being anterior.
  • anthocarpous — resembling or pertaining to an anthocarp
  • anthologiser — Alternative spelling of anthologizer.
  • anti-strophe — the part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right.
  • anticonsumer — opposed to consumerism
  • antiestrogen — any of several major female sex hormones produced primarily by the ovarian follicles of female mammals, capable of inducing estrus, developing and maintaining secondary female sex characteristics, and preparing the uterus for the reception of a fertilized egg: used, especially in synthetic form, as a component of oral contraceptives, in certain cancer treatments, and in other therapies.
  • antigropelos — waterproof leggings used to protect against mud
  • antineutrons — Plural form of antineutron.
  • antiroyalism — Opposition to royals or royalism.
  • antiroyalist — opposed to the monarchy
  • antistrophes — Plural form of antistrophe.
  • antistrophic — Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
  • antistrophon — an argument that is retorted against an opponent
  • anton sailer — Anton [ahn-tohn] /ˈɑn toʊn/ (Show IPA), ("Toni") 1935–2009, Austrian skier.
  • apprehension — Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
  • approbations — approval; commendation.
  • apron string — a string for tying an apron on
  • araneomorphs — Plural form of araneomorph.
  • arbitrations — Plural form of arbitration.
  • arborescence — treelike in size and form.
  • arc cosecant — the angle, measured in radians, that has a cosecant equal to a given number. Symbol: csc −1. Abbreviation: arc csc;
  • archdiocesan — Relating to an archdiocese.
  • archenterons — Plural form of archenteron.
  • archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
  • archosaurian — belonging to or characteristic of the archosaurs
  • arfvedsonite — a type of hornblende with the composition Na3(Fe,Mg)4FeSi8O22(OH)2
  • ariel sharon — Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
  • 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.
  • aristotelian — of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy
  • arms control — an agreement between two or more countries to reduce the number of weapons owned, with the aim of preventing war
  • arseniferous — Lb geology Containing or producing arsenic.
  • arseno group — the bivalent group −As=As−.
  • 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
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