12-letter words containing c, r, a
- anaerobiotic — anaerobic
- anagrammatic — a word, phrase, or sentence formed from another by rearranging its letters: “Angel” is an anagram of “glean.”.
- anarchically — In an anarchic manner; in the manner of anarchy.
- 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.
- anchor plant — a South American shrub, Colletia cruciata, of the buckthorn family, having flattened green branches and yellowish-white flowers.
- anchor watch — a deck watch maintained by the crew of a ship at anchor.
- anchoritical — in the manner of or resembling an anchorite
- anchorperson — the primary reporter on a news television broadcast
- anchovy pear — a Jamaican tree, Grias cauliflora, bearing edible fruits that taste like the mango: family Lecythidaceae
- andragogical — the methods or techniques used to teach adults: Many educators believe that the principles of andragogy, as advanced by Malcolm Knowles, have great relevance to adult education; others are not so certain.
- androcentric — having or regarding man or the male sex as central or primary
- androclinium — clinandrium.
- androgenetic — related to androgenesis
- androscoggin — a river flowing from NE New Hampshire through SW Maine into the Kennebec River. 171 miles (275 km) long.
- anemochorous — (of a fruit, seed, or spore) adapted for dispersion by wind.
- anepigraphic — (of a coin, artifact, etc.) without a legend or inscription.
- aneurysmatic — (medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal.
- angiocarpous — being or having fruit contained in a vessel such as a shell
- angiographic — relating to or using angiography
- angiosarcoma — a rare, malignant tumour which grows rapidly in the blood vessels
- anglo-french — of or relating to England and France
- animatronics — a branch of film and theatre technology that combines traditional puppetry techniques with electronics to create lifelike animated effects
- anisomorphic — differing in the semantic scope of terms referring to the real world: for instance, English and Russian are anisomorphic with regard to colour terms, English treating light blue and navy blue as shades of one colour but Russian treating these two shades as unrelated
- annunciators — Plural form of annunciator.
- annunciatory — to announce.
- anorexigenic — causing loss of appetite
- anorthoclase — a variety of microcline, rich in sodium and sometimes having a play of color: sometimes considered a variety of orthoclase.
- anorthositic — resembling or consisting of anorthosite
- ansate cross — ankh
- 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.
- antarthritic — relieving joint inflammation caused by gout
- antebrachial — Lb anatomy relating to the forearm.
- antebrachium — (anatomy) The forearm.
- antechambers — Plural form of antechamber.
- anthelic arc — a rare halo occurring at the sun's elevation but in the opposite part of the sky.
- anthocarpous — resembling or pertaining to an anthocarp
- anthrophonic — Relating to anthrophony.
- anthropodicy — An attempt, or argument attempting, to justify the existence of humanity as good (contrast theodicy).
- 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.
- antiaircraft — used for defense against hostile aircraft
- antiallergic — An antiallergic substance prevents or relieves allergies.
- antibrachium — (anatomy) alternative spelling of antebrachium.
- 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
- anticonsumer — opposed to consumerism
- anticreative — opposed to originality of thought or the display of imagination
- anticultural — against culture or civilization
- antidiuretic — (of a hormone, treatment, etc) acting on the kidneys to control water excretion
- antielectron — an elementary particle with a positive charge, a positron