12-letter words containing i, l, o
- applications — Plural form of application.
- appositional — the act of placing together or bringing into proximity; juxtaposition.
- appropriable — that can be appropriated
- archaeologic — Pertaining to archaeology.
- archeologist — archaeology.
- archesporial — the primitive cell, or group of cells, that give rise to the cells from which spores are derived.
- archilochian — denoting or relating to the 7th century bc Greek poet Archilochus or his verse, esp the iambic trimeters or trochaic tetrameters used by him
- archipelagos — Plural form of archipelago.
- arctophilist — a collector of teddy bears
- argillaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of very fine-grained material, such as clay, shale, etc
- ariel sharon — Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- aripiprazole — An antipsychotic drug used in the treatment of schizophrenia etc.
- aristolochia — any of various plants of the genus Aristolochia of the family Aristolochiaceae
- aristotelian — of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy
- aromatically — having an aroma; fragrant or sweet-scented; odoriferous.
- arousability — to stimulate sexually.
- art mobilier — small, movable art objects, especially primitive or prehistoric works of art.
- 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
- aspirational — If you describe someone as aspirational, you mean that they have strong hopes of moving to a higher social status.
- assibilation — (linguistics) A sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant, commonly the final phase of palatalization.
- assimilation — an assimilating or being assimilated
- assimilators — Plural form of assimilator.
- assimilatory — characterized by assimilation; assimilating.
- assimulation — Obsolete form of assimilation.
- astacologist — a person who investigates and analyses crayfish
- astonishable — (obsolete) Astonishing.
- astoundingly — capable of overwhelming with amazement; stunningly surprising.
- astrobiology — the branch of biology that investigates the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe
- astrological — the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.
- astronomical — If you describe an amount, especially the cost of something as astronomical, you are emphasizing that it is very large indeed.
- asymptotical — of or relating to an asymptote.
- atactostelic — Of or possessing an atactostele.
- atheological — having an aversion or resistance to theology
- atheoretical — having no connection with and not founded on theory
- atomic clock — an extremely accurate clock in which an electrical oscillator is controlled by the natural vibrations of an atomic or molecular system such as caesium or ammonia
- auction sale — an instance of items being sold by auction
- audio-visual — Audio-visual equipment and materials involve both recorded sound and pictures.
- audiological — Of, or pertaining to, audiology, or the study of hearing.
- audiologists — Plural form of audiologist.
- audiovisuals — Plural form of audiovisual.
- auditorially — Anatomy, Physiology. pertaining to hearing, to the sense of hearing, or to the organs of hearing.
- auscultation — the diagnostic technique in medicine of listening to the various internal sounds made by the body, usually with the aid of a stethoscope
- auspiciously — promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: an auspicious occasion.
- australopith — (archaeology, anthropology, paleonotology) Of or pertaining to the extinct hominid primates, of the genus Australopithecus, from the Pleistocene period.
- authorizable — able to be authorized