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12-letter words containing h, e, a

  • archive site — (networking)   (Or "FTP site", "FTP archive") An Internet host where program source, documents, e-mail or news messages are stored for public access via anonymous FTP, Gopher, web or other document distribution system. There may be several archive sites (mirrors) for, e.g., a Usenet newsgroup though one may be recognised as the main one. FTP servers were common on the Internet for about ten years but have been largely replaced by web servers since the invention of the World-Wide Web and its HTTP protocol. Some well-known archive sites included Imperial College, UK, UUNET, USA, GNU archive site. The archie service attempted to index the contents of FTP archives, foreshadowing the indexing of the web by Google and others.
  • arena chapel — a private chapel in Padua containing a fresco cycle painted (1305–06) by Giotto.
  • ariel sharon — Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
  • aristophanes — ?448–?380 bc, Greek comic dramatist, who satirized leading contemporary figures such as Socrates and Euripides. Eleven of his plays are extant, including The Clouds, The Frogs, The Birds, and Lysistrata
  • arithmetical — Arithmetical calculations, processes, or skills involve the addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division of numbers.
  • arm's-length — lacking intimacy or friendliness, esp when possessing some special connection, such as previous closeness
  • armada chest — an iron or iron-bound strongbox of the 17th or 18th century.
  • arming chest — a chest for holding armor and weapons.
  • aromatherapy — Aromatherapy is a type of treatment which involves massaging the body with special fragrant oils.
  • array theory — (theory)   A theory developed by Trenchard More Jr. and used as the basis for the NIAL language. Papers are available from the IBM Cambridge Scientific Center, Cambridge MA.
  • arsphenamine — a drug containing arsenic, formerly used in the treatment of syphilis and related infections
  • arteriopathy — Any disease of the arteries.
  • arthrobacter — a genus of rod-shaped or spherical bacteria found in the soil.
  • arthroscopes — Plural form of arthroscope.
  • arthrospores — an isolated vegetative cell that has passed into a resting state, occurring in bacteria and not regarded as a true spore.
  • arthrotomies — Plural form of arthrotomy.
  • arthur evans — Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
  • artzybasheff — Boris Mikhailovich [bawr-is mi-kahy-luh-vich,, bor-;; Russian buh-ryees myi-khahy-luh-vyich] /ˈbɔr ɪs mɪˈkaɪ lə vɪtʃ,, ˈbɒr-;; Russian bʌˈryis myɪˈxaɪ lə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1965, U.S. illustrator and writer, born in Russia.
  • ash-coloured — silver-grey in colour
  • assessorship — the occupation, post or duties of a person who assesses, advises, or estimates
  • astonishable — (obsolete) Astonishing.
  • astonishment — Astonishment is a feeling of great surprise.
  • astrochemist — (chemistry, astronomy) A chemist or astronomer whose speciality is astrochemistry.
  • asynchronies — a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.
  • at a stretch — with some difficulty; by making a special effort
  • at the least — at the minimum
  • at the press — being printed
  • at the ready — If you have something at the ready, you have it in a position where it can be quickly and easily used.
  • at the wheel — driving or steering a vehicle or vessel
  • at the worst — bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme degree: the worst person.
  • at this rate — If you say that at this rate something bad or extreme will happen, you mean that it will happen if things continue to develop as they have been doing.
  • at wholesale — in large quantities
  • atharva-veda — the fourth and latest Veda, largely consisting of priestly spells and incantations
  • atheological — having an aversion or resistance to theology
  • atheoretical — having no connection with and not founded on theory
  • atheromatous — a sebaceous cyst.
  • athletically — physically active and strong; good at athletics or sports: an athletic child.
  • atholl brose — a mixture of whisky and honey left to ferment before consumption
  • atmospherics — Atmospherics are elements in something such as a piece of music or a book which create a certain atmosphere.
  • atmospherium — an optical system used to simulate images of atmospheric phenomena, as cloud formations, storms, and day and night, on the inside of a dome.
  • atom smasher — accelerator (sense 3)
  • attache case — An attaché case is a flat case for holding documents.
  • attenborough — Sir David. born 1926, British naturalist and broadcaster; noted esp for his TV series Life on Earth (1978), The Living Planet (1983), The Life of Birds (1998), The Life of Mammals (2002), and First Life (2010)
  • attorneyship — The office or profession of an attorney.
  • auger shower — a shower of electrons, photons, etc. resulting from the collision of primary cosmic rays with atomic nuclei in the atmosphere
  • authenticate — If you authenticate something, you state officially that it is genuine after examining it.
  • authenticity — the quality or state of being authentic; reliability; genuineness
  • authorizable — able to be authorized
  • autochangers — Plural form of autochanger.
  • autochthones — Alternative spelling of autochthons.
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