12-letter words containing a, y, r
- amateurishly — In an amateurish or nonprofessional manner.
- ambulatorily — By or in terms of walking.
- amelioratory — tending to ameliorate
- 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
- aminobutyric — (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to any of several isomeric univalent radicals in which a hydrogen atom of a butyric radical is replaced by an amino group.
- ampelography — the science concerned with the identification and classification of grapevines
- amygdaliform — almond-shaped.
- amyl nitrite — a yellowish unstable volatile fragrant liquid used in medicine as a vasodilator and in perfumes. Formula: (CH3)2CHCH2CH2NO2
- anacrogynous — having the female sex organs arising from any cell below the apex of the stem, thereby not terminating its growth, as certain liverworts.
- anadyr range — Chukot Range
- anarchically — In an anarchic manner; in the manner of anarchy.
- 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.
- aneurysmatic — (medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal.
- angra mainyu — the evil spirit who contends against Spenta Mainyu.
- ankylosaurus — a plant-eating dinosaur of the Cretaceous period that had a tail resembling a club and a body covering of thick scales
- annihilatory — Causing annihilation.
- annuity rate — An annuity rate is used to calculate the amount of income that will be paid, following investment of a lump sum in an annuity.
- annunciatory — to announce.
- anthropodicy — An attempt, or argument attempting, to justify the existence of humanity as good (contrast theodicy).
- anthropogeny — the genesis or development of the human race, especially as a subject of scientific study.
- anthropogony — the origin of the human species
- anthropology — Anthropology is the scientific study of people, society, and culture.
- anthroponomy — the science dealing with the laws regulating the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and to environment.
- anthroponymy — the study of personal names.
- anthropotomy — the structure of the human body
- antiburglary — intended to prevent burglary
- anticipatory — An anticipatory feeling or action is one that you have or do because you are expecting something to happen soon.
- antihydrogen — hydrogen in which the nucleus is an antiproton with an orbiting positron
- antihysteric — acting to counter hysteria
- antimilitary — opposed to the military
- antiminority — Opposing an ethnic minority, or ethnic minorities in general.
- antimonarchy — Opposing a monarchy.
- antipyretics — Plural form of antipyretic.
- antiroyalism — Opposition to royals or royalism.
- antiroyalist — opposed to the monarchy
- antisway bar — stabilizer bar.
- antisymmetry — the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point; regularity of form or arrangement in terms of like, reciprocal, or corresponding parts.
- anzus treaty — Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, especially as associated in the mutual defense treaty (ANZUS Pact or ANZUS Treaty) of 1952.
- aperiodicity — not periodic; irregular.
- apocryphally — In an apocryphal manner.
- apple brandy — an alcoholic liquor made with apples
- appraisingly — to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
- appreciatory — appreciative.
- araeosystyle — (of columned buildings) having an alternately very wide and very narrow intercolumniation
- archaeometry — the use of science and modern technology in archaeology to examine and interpret archaeological remains
- archdeaconry — the office, rank, or duties of an archdeacon
- archeopteryx — A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.
- archetypally — the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
- archetypical — Archetypical means the same as archetypal.