12-letter words containing c, a, i, t
- anticipation — Anticipation is a feeling of excitement about something pleasant or exciting that you know is going to happen.
- anticipative — inclined to anticipate; of or full of anticipation
- anticipatory — An anticipatory feeling or action is one that you have or do because you are expecting something to happen soon.
- anticlerical — opposed to the power and influence of the clergy, esp in politics
- anticlimatic — Misspelling of anticlimactic.
- anticlimaxes — Plural form of anticlimax.
- anticlotting — of a nature that prevents blood clotting
- anticolonial — opposed to colonialism
- anticonsumer — opposed to consumerism
- anticreative — opposed to originality of thought or the display of imagination
- anticultural — against culture or civilization
- anticyclical — not conforming to or following a cycle: anticyclical sales that rise when the economy fades.
- anticyclones — Plural form of anticyclone.
- anticyclonic — Of, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone.
- antidiabetic — a drug which acts against diabetes
- antidiuretic — (of a hormone, treatment, etc) acting on the kidneys to control water excretion
- antidogmatic — opposed to dogma
- antieconomic — against economic growth or wellbeing
- antielectron — an elementary particle with a positive charge, a positron
- antientropic — showing a tendency towards order
- antifriction — intended to reduce friction
- antigenicity — the quality or extent of being antigenic
- antihysteric — acting to counter hysteria
- antikickback — acting against or opposed to bribery
- antileukemic — acting against leukemia
- antilynching — opposed to lynching, acting against lynching
- antimacassar — a cloth covering the back and arms of chairs, etc, to prevent soiling or as decoration
- antimagnetic — of or constructed of a material that does not acquire permanent magnetism when exposed to a magnetic field
- antimicrobic — Antimicrobial.
- antimnemonic — difficult to remember (often deliberately so)
- antimonarchy — Opposing a monarchy.
- antinarcotic — Opposing or countering narcotics.
- antineuritic — inflammation of a nerve.
- antinucleons — Plural form of antinucleon.
- antiochus iv — ?215–164 bc, Seleucid king of Syria (175–164), who attacked the Jews and provoked the revolt of the Maccabees
- antioncogene — (genetics) Any gene that suppresses the formation of tumours.
- 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
- antipathetic — having or arousing a strong aversion
- antiperiodic — efficacious against recurring attacks of a disease
- antiphonical — Alternative form of antiphonic.
- antiphrastic — relating to antiphrasis
- antipoaching — acting against or opposed to poaching
- antipolitics — the rejection of party and electoral politics
- antipruritic — acting against or preventing itching
- antipyretics — Plural form of antipyretic.
- antirachitic — preventing or curing rickets
- antiromantic — opposed to romanticism
- antisociable — Antisocial.
- antisocially — In an antisocial manner.
- antistrophic — Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.