12-letter words containing i, a, t, r, o, c
- anticipatory — An anticipatory feeling or action is one that you have or do because you are expecting something to happen soon.
- anticonsumer — opposed to consumerism
- antielectron — an elementary particle with a positive charge, a positron
- antientropic — showing a tendency towards order
- antifriction — intended to reduce friction
- antimicrobic — Antimicrobial.
- antimonarchy — Opposing a monarchy.
- antinarcotic — Opposing or countering narcotics.
- antiperiodic — efficacious against recurring attacks of a disease
- antiromantic — opposed to romanticism
- antistrophic — Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
- aortic valve — a semilunar valve between the aorta and the left ventricle of the heart that prevents the blood from flowing back into the left ventricle.
- aortographic — relating to an aortography or aortography
- aperiodicity — not periodic; irregular.
- aphoristical — Alternative form of aphoristic.
- apochromatic — (of a lens) almost free from spherical and chromatic aberration
- apothecaries — Plural form of apothecary.
- apperception — the attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea
- appreciation — Appreciation of something is the recognition and enjoyment of its good qualities.
- appreciators — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- appreciatory — appreciative.
- apricot tart — a pastry case filled with apricots
- archaization — Process of becoming or turning something more archaic.
- archegoniate — having archegonia
- archeologist — archaeology.
- archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
- 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)
- arctophilist — a collector of teddy bears
- aristocratic — Aristocratic means belonging to or typical of the aristocracy.
- aristolochia — any of various plants of the genus Aristolochia of the family Aristolochiaceae
- aristophanic — 448?–385? b.c, Athenian comic dramatist.
- aromatically — having an aroma; fragrant or sweet-scented; odoriferous.
- art director — a person responsible for the sets and costumes in a film
- arthropathic — disease of the joints.
- arthroscopic — the use of an arthroscope to diagnose an injury to or disease of a joint or to perform minor surgery on a joint.
- articulation — Articulation is the action of producing a sound or word clearly, in speech or music.
- articulators — Plural form of articulator.
- articulatory — an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought.
- artiodactyle — (zoology) One of the Artiodactyla, a group of ungulates.
- artiodactyls — Plural form of artiodactyl.
- arts council — an organization that provides funding for a variety of arts activities
- aspect ratio — the ratio of width to height of the picture on a television or cinema screen
- astrochemist — (chemistry, astronomy) A chemist or astronomer whose speciality is astrochemistry.
- astrodynamic — Pertaining to astrodynamics.
- astrological — the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.
- 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.
- astrophysics — Astrophysics is the study of the physical and chemical structure of the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space.
- atheoretical — having no connection with and not founded on theory
- athrocytosis — the capability of a cell to receive and store matter