12-letter words containing g, a, i
- anti-foreign — the policy or practice of showing hostility toward foreigners, foreign customs, etc.
- anti-leaguer — a person who opposed the League of Nations or U.S. participation in it.
- anti-smoking — opposed to or promoting the discontinuance of the smoking of tobacco: an antismoking campaign launched by a health agency.
- antialiasing — a technique for smoothing out jagged lines in graphical computer output.
- antiallergic — An antiallergic substance prevents or relieves allergies.
- antiandrogen — (steroid, pharmacology) Any substance that inhibits the release or the biological effects of an androgen.
- antibullying — Opposed to or acting against bullying.
- antiburglary — intended to prevent burglary
- anticipating — to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to anticipate pleasure.
- anticlotting — of a nature that prevents blood clotting
- antidogmatic — opposed to dogma
- antiestrogen — any of several major female sex hormones produced primarily by the ovarian follicles of female mammals, capable of inducing estrus, developing and maintaining secondary female sex characteristics, and preparing the uterus for the reception of a fertilized egg: used, especially in synthetic form, as a component of oral contraceptives, in certain cancer treatments, and in other therapies.
- antigambling — opposed to gambling
- antigenicity — the quality or extent of being antigenic
- antiglobulin — a serum containing an antibody specific to an immunoglobulin
- antigonus ii — (Gonatus) c319–239 b.c, king of Macedonia 283–239 (son of Demetrius I).
- antigraviton — (mostly, scifi) The hypothetical antipartner of a graviton.
- antigropelos — waterproof leggings used to protect against mud
- antihydrogen — hydrogen in which the nucleus is an antiproton with an orbiting positron
- antilegomena — the books of the New Testament which have been excluded from the canon of Scripture
- antilynching — opposed to lynching, acting against lynching
- antimagnetic — of or constructed of a material that does not acquire permanent magnetism when exposed to a magnetic field
- antioncogene — (genetics) Any gene that suppresses the formation of tumours.
- antipoaching — acting against or opposed to poaching
- antireligion — opposed to religion
- antispending — opposed to excessive governmental spending
- anything but — You use anything but in expressions such as anything but quiet and anything but attractive to emphasize that something is not the case.
- aortographic — relating to an aortography or aortography
- apagogically — in an apagogical manner
- apostatizing — Present participle of apostatize.
- apothegmatic — Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
- apperceiving — Present participle of apperceive.
- appertaining — to belong as a part, right, possession, attribute, etc.; pertain or relate (usually followed by to): privileges that appertain to members of the royal family.
- appetisingly — Alternative spelling of appetizingly.
- appetizingly — in an appetizing way
- apple blight — an aphid, Eriosoma lanigera, that is covered with a powdery waxy secretion and infests apple trees
- appoggiatura — an ornament consisting of a nonharmonic note (short or long) preceding a harmonic one either before or on the stress
- apportioning — Present participle of apportion.
- appraisingly — to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
- appreciating — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- apprehending — Present participle of apprehend.
- apprenticing — Present participle of apprentice.
- apprentisage — Obsolete form of apprenticeage.
- apron string — a string for tying an apron on
- arabian gulf — an arm of the Arabian Sea, between SW Iran and Arabia. 600 miles (965 km) long.
- arbitrageurs — Plural form of arbitrageur.
- archaeologic — Pertaining to archaeology.
- archegoniate — having archegonia
- archeologist — archaeology.
- archipelagic — a large group or chain of islands: the Malay Archipelago.