12-letter words containing i, n, t, r, a
- appertaining — to belong as a part, right, possession, attribute, etc.; pertain or relate (usually followed by to): privileges that appertain to members of the royal family.
- apportioning — Present participle of apportion.
- appraisement — the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.
- appreciating — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- appreciation — Appreciation of something is the recognition and enjoyment of its good qualities.
- apprenticing — Present participle of apprentice.
- apprentisage — Obsolete form of apprenticeage.
- approbations — approval; commendation.
- apron string — a string for tying an apron on
- arbitrations — Plural form of arbitration.
- arborization — a branching treelike appearance in certain fossils and minerals
- archaization — Process of becoming or turning something more archaic.
- archegoniate — having archegonia
- archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
- architecting — a person who engages in the profession of architecture.
- 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)
- arfvedsonite — a type of hornblende with the composition Na3(Fe,Mg)4FeSi8O22(OH)2
- 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
- aristophanic — 448?–385? b.c, Athenian comic dramatist.
- aristotelian — of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy
- arithmomania — an obsessive desire to count objects, or a fixation with numbers and calculations
- arm-twisting — persuasion
- armamentaria — the aggregate of equipment, methods, and techniques available to one for carrying out one's duties: The stethoscope is still an essential part of the physician's armamentarium.
- arming chest — a chest for holding armor and weapons.
- arpeggiation — the writing, playing or singing of arpeggios
- arraignments — Plural form of arraignment.
- arseniureted — combined with arsenic
- arsenopyrite — a white or grey metallic mineral consisting of a sulphide of iron and arsenic that forms monoclinic crystals with an orthorhombic shape: an ore of arsenic. Formula: FeAsS
- articulating — Present participle of articulate.
- articulation — Articulation is the action of producing a sound or word clearly, in speech or music.
- artilleryman — a serviceman who serves in an artillery unit
- artillerymen — Plural form of artilleryman.
- arts council — an organization that provides funding for a variety of arts activities
- ascertaining — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- aspirational — If you describe someone as aspirational, you mean that they have strong hopes of moving to a higher social status.
- assassinator — a person who assassinates
- assertations — Plural form of assertation.
- asseverating — Present participle of asseverate.
- asseveration — the act of asseverating.
- astringently — In the manner of an astringent.
- astrodynamic — Pertaining to astrodynamics.
- 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.
- astroturfing — a PR tactic used in politics and advertising in which actors are paid to display overt and apparently spontaneous grassroots support for a particular product, policy, or event
- at any price — If you want something at any price, you are determined to get it, even if unpleasant things happen as a result.
- at intervals — If something happens at intervals, it happens several times with gaps or pauses in between.
- atorvastatin — a statin, (C 33 H 34 FN 2 O 5) 2 ·Ca 3 H 2 O, used in the prevention and treatment of heart disease.
- atrabilarian — Characterized by melancholy or glum; atrabilarious; atrabilious.
- attorneyship — The office or profession of an attorney.
- attractingly — in a manner that attracts