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12-letter words containing a, s, o, p, t

  • appositional — the act of placing together or bringing into proximity; juxtaposition.
  • appreciators — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
  • approbations — approval; commendation.
  • appropriates — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
  • approximates — near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard.
  • apron string — a string for tying an apron on
  • arch support — a rigid support placed inside a shoe so that its molded form fits the arch of the foot and relieves strain on the muscles of the foot while walking, standing, etc.
  • arctophilist — a collector of teddy bears
  • 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.
  • 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
  • arthroplasty — surgical repair of a diseased joint
  • arthroscopes — Plural form of arthroscope.
  • arthroscopic — the use of an arthroscope to diagnose an injury to or disease of a joint or to perform minor surgery on a joint.
  • arthrospores — an isolated vegetative cell that has passed into a resting state, occurring in bacteria and not regarded as a true spore.
  • aspect ratio — the ratio of width to height of the picture on a television or cinema screen
  • asphalt rock — a rock formation, usually of limestone or sandstone, containing large amounts of bitumens.
  • 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.
  • astigmoscope — astigmatoscope.
  • astrocompass — a navigational instrument for giving directional bearings from the centre of the earth to a particular star. It is carried in long-range aircraft, ships, spacecraft, etc
  • astrophysics — Astrophysics is the study of the physical and chemical structure of the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space.
  • asymptomatic — If someone with a disease is asymptomatic, it means that they do not show any symptoms of the disease.
  • asymptotical — of or relating to an asymptote.
  • atmospherics — Atmospherics are elements in something such as a piece of music or a book which create a certain atmosphere.
  • atmospherium — an optical system used to simulate images of atmospheric phenomena, as cloud formations, storms, and day and night, on the inside of a dome.
  • attorneyship — The office or profession of an attorney.
  • australopith — (archaeology, anthropology, paleonotology) Of or pertaining to the extinct hominid primates, of the genus Australopithecus, from the Pleistocene period.
  • autoexposure — A device that sets the exposure automatically on a camera or other piece of equipment.
  • autohypnosis — the process or result of self-induced hypnosis
  • automorphism — the practice of seeing others as having the same characteristics as oneself
  • back-stopped — a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
  • backstopping — a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
  • bank deposit — money placed in a bank account
  • basing point — a geographical location from which freight charges are computed by the seller regardless of the point from which the goods are shipped.
  • bathophilous — (of an organism) living in very deep water
  • bean sprouts — the sprouts of newly germinated mung beans, eaten as a vegetable, esp in Chinese dishes
  • black sapote — a tropical American tree, Diospyros digyna, related to the persimmon, having sweet, edible, green fruit that turns black when ripe.
  • blastosphere — blastula
  • boatsmanship — seamanship as applied to boats, especially rowboats and motorboats.
  • boot-scraper — a contraption consisting of an upright metal shape formerly placed outside some houses to enable people to scrape the mud from their boots before going in
  • breastplough — a plough driven by the worker's breast, often used to pare turf
  • bypass ratio — the ratio of the amount of air that bypasses the combustion chambers of an aircraft gas turbine to that passing through them
  • camp bastion — a large British military base in Helmand province, Afghanistan, built in 2006
  • capital cost — a cost incurred on the purchase of land, buildings, construction and equipment to be used in the production of goods or the rendering of services
  • capital loss — A capital loss is a loss on investment property.
  • captiousness — The state of being captious.
  • castile soap — a hard soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide
  • cataphoreses — Plural form of cataphoresis.
  • cataphoresis — electrophoresis
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