12-letter words containing a, t, r, i, l
- alto-rilievo — alto-relievo
- amateurishly — In an amateurish or nonprofessional manner.
- ambrettolide — a colorless liquid, C 16 H 28 O 2 , having a strong musky odor, used as a fixative in the manufacture of perfume.
- ambulatories — Plural form of ambulatory.
- ambulatorily — By or in terms of walking.
- ameliorating — Present participle of ameliorate.
- amelioration — the act or an instance of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated
- ameliorative — Able to repair or ameliorate.
- amelioratory — tending to ameliorate
- amyl nitrite — a yellowish unstable volatile fragrant liquid used in medicine as a vasodilator and in perfumes. Formula: (CH3)2CHCH2CH2NO2
- anchor light — a 32-point light, visible from at least two miles away, shown at night near the bow and not more than 20 feet (6 meters) above the deck of a vessel lying at anchor.
- anchoritical — in the manner of or resembling an anchorite
- angelo patri — Angelo [an-juh-loh] /ˈæn dʒəˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1965, U.S. educator and writer, born in Italy.
- angularities — Plural form of angularity.
- anisothermal — (thermodynamics) Of or pertaining to a system that is not in thermal equilibrium, that does not have a single fixed temperature.
- annihilatory — Causing annihilation.
- antarafacial — (chemistry) Of a chemical reaction, involving two simultaneous changes in bonding to opposite faces of a common centre (or related centres) of a molecular fragment.
- antebrachial — Lb anatomy relating to the forearm.
- anteprandial — before dinner
- anthelic arc — a rare halo occurring at the sun's elevation but in the opposite part of the sky.
- anthologiser — Alternative spelling of anthologizer.
- anthologizer — an anthologist; a creator of an anthology
- anthranilate — a salt present in anthranilic acid
- anthropoidal — Anthropoid.
- anti-leaguer — a person who opposed the League of Nations or U.S. participation in it.
- anti-liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- anti-nuclear — opposed to military and industrial applications of nuclear energy and to technologies which produce radioactive waste products
- anti-radical — opposed to radicalism or radicals.
- anti-realism — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- anti-tumoral — a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- antiallergic — An antiallergic substance prevents or relieves allergies.
- antiburglary — intended to prevent burglary
- anticlerical — opposed to the power and influence of the clergy, esp in politics
- anticultural — against culture or civilization
- antielectron — an elementary particle with a positive charge, a positron
- antifebriles — Plural form of antifebrile.
- antigropelos — waterproof leggings used to protect against mud
- antiliterate — opposed to literacy, acting against literacy
- antimalarial — effective in the treatment of malaria
- antimaterial — Lb particle physics Composed of antimatter.
- antimilitary — opposed to the military
- antiparallel — parallel but pointing in the opposite direction
- antiparticle — any of a group of elementary particles that have the same mass and spin as their corresponding particle but have opposite values for all other nonzero quantum numbers. When a particle collides with its antiparticle, mutual annihilation occurs
- antipleasure — opposed to pleasure
- antirational — opposed to rationalism
- antireligion — opposed to religion
- antiroll bar — a horizontal bar in the suspension system of some automotive vehicles, that stabilizes the body of the vehicle and thereby reduces sway, esp. during turns
- antiroyalism — Opposition to royals or royalism.
- antiroyalist — opposed to the monarchy
- antitumoural — acting against or upon tumours