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12-letter words containing a, t, h, i

  • archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
  • archiblastic — of, relating to, or derived from an archiblast.
  • architecting — a person who engages in the profession of architecture.
  • architecture — Architecture is the art of planning, designing, and constructing buildings.
  • archive site — (networking)   (Or "FTP site", "FTP archive") An Internet host where program source, documents, e-mail or news messages are stored for public access via anonymous FTP, Gopher, web or other document distribution system. There may be several archive sites (mirrors) for, e.g., a Usenet newsgroup though one may be recognised as the main one. FTP servers were common on the Internet for about ten years but have been largely replaced by web servers since the invention of the World-Wide Web and its HTTP protocol. Some well-known archive sites included Imperial College, UK, UUNET, USA, GNU archive site. The archie service attempted to index the contents of FTP archives, foreshadowing the indexing of the web by Google and others.
  • arctophilist — a collector of teddy bears
  • aristolochia — any of various plants of the genus Aristolochia of the family Aristolochiaceae
  • 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.
  • arithmetical — Arithmetical calculations, processes, or skills involve the addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division of numbers.
  • arithmomania — an obsessive desire to count objects, or a fixation with numbers and calculations
  • arming chest — a chest for holding armor and weapons.
  • arteriopathy — Any disease of the arteries.
  • arthropathic — disease of the joints.
  • arthroscopic — the use of an arthroscope to diagnose an injury to or disease of a joint or to perform minor surgery on a joint.
  • arthrotomies — Plural form of arthrotomy.
  • asphyxiating — to produce asphyxia in.
  • asphyxiation — Asphyxiation is a lack of oxygen in blood, which causes suffocation.
  • astonishable — (obsolete) Astonishing.
  • astonishment — Astonishment is a feeling of great surprise.
  • astrochemist — (chemistry, astronomy) A chemist or astronomer whose speciality is astrochemistry.
  • astrophysics — Astrophysics is the study of the physical and chemical structure of the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space.
  • at this rate — If you say that at this rate something bad or extreme will happen, you mean that it will happen if things continue to develop as they have been doing.
  • atheological — having an aversion or resistance to theology
  • atheoretical — having no connection with and not founded on theory
  • athletically — physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports: an athletic child.
  • athrocytosis — the capability of a cell to receive and store matter
  • athwartships — from one side to the other of a vessel at right angles to the keel
  • 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.
  • atychiphobia — (rare) The fear of failure.
  • australopith — (archaeology, anthropology, paleonotology) Of or pertaining to the extinct hominid primates, of the genus Australopithecus, from the Pleistocene period.
  • authenticate — If you authenticate something, you state officially that it is genuine after examining it.
  • authenticity — the quality or state of being authentic; reliability; genuineness
  • authorizable — able to be authorized
  • autochthonic — pertaining to autochthons; aboriginal; indigenous (opposed to heterochthonous).
  • autographing — Present participle of autograph.
  • autohypnosis — the process or result of self-induced hypnosis
  • autohypnotic — Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing.
  • automorphism — the practice of seeing others as having the same characteristics as oneself
  • autorhythmic — That generates its own rhythm.
  • autorickshaw — (in India) a light three-wheeled vehicle driven by a motorcycle engine
  • autotheistic — Self-worshiping; prideful in the extreme.
  • azathioprine — a synthetic drug that suppresses the normal immune responses of the body and is administered orally during and after organ transplantation and also in certain types of autoimmune disease. Formula: C9H7N7O2S
  • azithromycin — A macrolide antibiotic derived from erythromycin.
  • b'nai b'rith — a Jewish fraternal organization founded in New York in 1843, having moral, philanthropic, social, educational, and political aims
  • back-kitchen — a room off a main kitchen, usually further towards the back of the house where washing-up or preparatory cooking work might be done; a scullery
  • backlighting — Movies, Television. a light source placed behind an actor, object, or scene to create a highlight that separates the subject from the background.
  • backstitches — Plural form of backstitch.
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