12-letter words containing i, l, o
- affiliations — Plural form of affiliation.
- affrontingly — in an affronting manner
- agalmatolite — a soft, greenish, greyish or yellowish mineral, thought to be a variety of pinite, known particularly for its use by the Chinese for carving
- agglutinogen — an antigen that reacts with or stimulates the formation of a specific agglutinin
- agnostically — a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience. Synonyms: disbeliever, nonbeliever, unbeliever; doubter, skeptic, secularist, empiricist; heathen, heretic, infidel, pagan.
- agrochemical — a chemical, such as a pesticide, used for agricultural purposes
- aileron roll — a roll consisting of one or more rotations, usually controlled by the use of ailerons.
- ailurophiles — Plural form of ailurophile.
- ailurophilia — a liking for cats, as by cat fanciers.
- ailurophilic — relating to ailurophilia
- ailurophobes — Plural form of ailurophobe.
- ailurophobia — an abnormal fear of cats
- ailurophobic — relating to ailurophobia
- air embolism — the presence in the tissues and blood of a gas, such as air or nitrogen bubbles, caused by an injection of air or, in the case of nitrogen, by an abrupt and substantial reduction in the ambient pressure
- airpocalypse — (informal) The presence of dense smog in many parts of China.
- albuminoidal — (chemistry) Of the nature of an albuminoid.
- alcaptonuria — Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria.
- alcoholicity — the strength of an alcoholic liquor
- alcoholizing — Present participle of alcoholize.
- aldolization — the conversion of an aldehyde to aldol
- alfonso xiii — 1886–1941, king of Spain (1886–1931), who was forced to abdicate on the establishment of the republic in 1931
- algesiometer — an instrument for determining the sensitiveness of the skin to a painful stimulus.
- alimentation — sustenance; support
- alkalization — Alkalinization.
- alkaptonuria — excessive excretion of homogentisic acid in the urine, caused by a hereditary abnormality of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine.
- all kinds of — You can use all kinds of to emphasize that there are a great number and variety of particular things or people.
- allegoristic — writing or using allegory; interpreting in an allegorical sense.
- allegorizing — Present participle of allegorize.
- allegrissimo — (music) A direction in musical notation indicating that the musical piece should be played very fast and lively.
- allelopathic — relating to or characterized by allelopathy
- alliteration — Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound.
- alloantibody — an antibody that reacts with an antigen from a genetically different individual of the same species.
- allomorphism — variation in the crystalline form of a chemical compound
- allotropical — (chemistry, rare) Of or pertaining to an element that exhibits allotropy.
- allowability — The state of being allowable; legitimacy; permissibleness.
- alongside of — at the side of; beside; adjoining
- alpha boötis — Arcturus
- alpha leonis — Regulus1
- alphitomancy — the use of barley meal as a means of divination.
- alstroemeria — any plant of the tuberous perennial liliaceous genus Alstroemeria, originally S American, grown for their brightly coloured orchid-like flowers
- altaltissimo — the apex of something
- altercations — Plural form of altercation.
- alternations — Plural form of alternation.
- altiloquence — Pompous language; lofty speech.
- altitudinous — pertaining to altitude or height
- alto-relievo — high relief
- alto-rilievo — alto-relievo
- amalgamation — the action or process of amalgamating
- ambitionless — without ambition, unambitious
- ambrettolide — a colorless liquid, C 16 H 28 O 2 , having a strong musky odor, used as a fixative in the manufacture of perfume.