12-letter words containing c, i, r, n, a
- antihysteric — acting to counter hysteria
- antimacassar — a cloth covering the back and arms of chairs, etc, to prevent soiling or as decoration
- antimicrobic — Antimicrobial.
- antimonarchy — Opposing a monarchy.
- antinarcotic — Opposing or countering narcotics.
- antineuritic — inflammation of a nerve.
- 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
- antiperiodic — efficacious against recurring attacks of a disease
- antiphrastic — relating to antiphrasis
- antipruritic — acting against or preventing itching
- antipyretics — Plural form of antipyretic.
- antirachitic — preventing or curing rickets
- antiromantic — opposed to romanticism
- antistrophic — Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
- appendicular — relating to an appendage or appendicle
- apperceiving — Present participle of apperceive.
- apperception — the attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea
- appercipient — having or using apperception
- appreciating — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- appreciation — Appreciation of something is the recognition and enjoyment of its good qualities.
- apprenticing — Present participle of apprentice.
- arabica bean — a high-quality coffee bean, obtained from the tree Coffea arabica
- archaization — Process of becoming or turning something more archaic.
- archdiocesan — Relating to an archdiocese.
- archegoniate — having archegonia
- archiannelid — (zoology) Any member of the Archiannelida.
- archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
- archilochian — denoting or relating to the 7th century bc Greek poet Archilochus or his verse, esp the iambic trimeters or trochaic tetrameters used by him
- archiphoneme — an abstract linguistic unit representing two or more phonemes when the distinction between these has been neutralized: conventionally shown by a capital letter within slashes, as /T/ for /t/ and /d/ in German Rat and Rad
- architecting — a person who engages in the profession of architecture.
- archosaurian — belonging to or characteristic of the archosaurs
- arctic ocean — the ocean surrounding the North Pole, north of the Arctic Circle. Area: about 14 100 000 sq km (5 440 000 sq miles)
- aristophanic — 448?–385? b.c, Athenian comic dramatist.
- arming chest — a chest for holding armor and weapons.
- arsenic acid — a white poisonous soluble crystalline solid used in the manufacture of arsenates and insecticides. Formula: H3AsO4
- articulating — Present participle of articulate.
- articulation — Articulation is the action of producing a sound or word clearly, in speech or music.
- arts council — an organization that provides funding for a variety of arts activities
- ascertaining — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- asking price — The asking price of something is the price which the person selling it says that they want for it, although they may accept less.
- astrodynamic — Pertaining to astrodynamics.
- astronautics — the science and technology of space flight
- astronomical — If you describe an amount, especially the cost of something as astronomical, you are emphasizing that it is very large indeed.
- asynchronies — a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.
- asynchronism — a lack of synchronism; occurrence at different times
- at any price — If you want something at any price, you are determined to get it, even if unpleasant things happen as a result.
- attractingly — in a manner that attracts
- au contraire — on the contrary
- auction room — a room in a building where auctions take place
- auctioneered — Simple past tense and past participle of auctioneer.