12-letter words containing h, o, n
- anglo-french — of or relating to England and France
- anglophiliac — a strong admiration or enthusiasm for England, its people, and things English.
- anglophobiac — a person with a fear or dread of England or the English
- 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
- anisothermal — (thermodynamics) Of or pertaining to a system that is not in thermal equilibrium, that does not have a single fixed temperature.
- annihilation — the act of annihilating
- annihilatory — Causing annihilation.
- 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
- anotherguess — of a different type or kind; different
- antherozooid — Alternative form of antherozoid.
- anthocarpous — resembling or pertaining to an anthocarp
- anthocyanine — Alternative form of anthocyanin.
- anthocyanins — Plural form of anthocyanin.
- anthological — a book or other collection of selected writings by various authors, usually in the same literary form, of the same period, or on the same subject: an anthology of Elizabethan drama; an anthology of modern philosophy.
- anthologised — Simple past tense and past participle of anthologise.
- anthologiser — Alternative spelling of anthologizer.
- anthologized — to compile an anthology.
- anthologizer — an anthologist; a creator of an anthology
- anthologizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthologize.
- anthophagous — That feeds on flowers.
- anthophilous — (esp of insects) frequenting flowers
- anthoxanthin — a yellow pigment found in plants
- anthrophonic — Relating to anthrophony.
- anthropodicy — An attempt, or argument attempting, to justify the existence of humanity as good (contrast theodicy).
- anthropogeny — the genesis or development of the human race, especially as a subject of scientific study.
- anthropoglot — An animal with tongue similar to humans allowing human-like speech.
- anthropogony — the origin of the human species
- anthropoidal — Anthropoid.
- anthropology — Anthropology is the scientific study of people, society, and culture.
- anthroponomy — the science dealing with the laws regulating the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and to environment.
- anthroponymy — the study of personal names.
- anthropotomy — the structure of the human body
- anti-strophe — the part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right.
- anticathodes — Plural form of anticathode.
- antichthones — the antipodes
- antihalation — a process by which light, passing through the emulsion on a film or plate, is not reflected back into it but is absorbed by a layer of dye or pigment, usually on the back of the film, thus preventing halation
- antihydrogen — hydrogen in which the nucleus is an antiproton with an orbiting positron
- antimonarchy — Opposing a monarchy.
- antiochus iv — ?215–164 bc, Seleucid king of Syria (175–164), who attacked the Jews and provoked the revolt of the Maccabees
- antiphonally — In an antiphonal manner; in the manner of an antiphon.
- antiphonical — Alternative form of antiphonic.
- antipoaching — acting against or opposed to poaching
- antique shop — a shop where antiques are sold
- antistrophes — Plural form of antistrophe.
- antistrophic — Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
- antistrophon — an argument that is retorted against an opponent
- antithrombin — a substance that counteracts the action of thrombin, preventing the formation of blood clots
- aplacophoran — solenogaster.
- apprehension — Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.