12-letter words containing i, n
- apportioning — Present participle of apportion.
- appositeness — The state of being apposite.
- appositional — the act of placing together or bringing into proximity; juxtaposition.
- appraisement — the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.
- appraisingly — to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
- appreciating — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- appreciation — Appreciation of something is the recognition and enjoyment of its good qualities.
- apprehending — Present participle of apprehend.
- apprehension — Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
- apprehensive — Someone who is apprehensive is afraid that something bad may happen.
- apprenticing — Present participle of apprentice.
- apprentisage — Obsolete form of apprenticeage.
- approbations — approval; commendation.
- apron string — a string for tying an apron on
- aqua ammonia — a water solution of ammonia; ammonia water; ammonium hydroxide
- aquaintances — Plural form of aquaintance.
- arabian gulf — an arm of the Arabian Sea, between SW Iran and Arabia. 600 miles (965 km) long.
- arabica bean — a high-quality coffee bean, obtained from the tree Coffea arabica
- aran islands — a group of three islands in the Atlantic, off the W coast of the Republic of Ireland: Aranmore or Inishmore (the largest), Inishmaan, and Inisheer. Pop: 1280 (2002). Area: 46 sq km (18 sq miles)
- arbitrations — Plural form of arbitration.
- arborization — a branching treelike appearance in certain fossils and minerals
- archaization — Process of becoming or turning something more archaic.
- archdiocesan — Relating to an archdiocese.
- archegoniate — having archegonia
- archiannelid — (zoology) Any member of the Archiannelida.
- archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
- 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
- archiphoneme — an abstract linguistic unit representing two or more phonemes when the distinction between these has been neutralized: conventionally shown by a capital letter within slashes, as /T/ for /t/ and /d/ in German Rat and Rad
- architecting — a person who engages in the profession of architecture.
- archosaurian — belonging to or characteristic of the archosaurs
- 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)
- area bombing — aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped over the general area of a target.
- arenaviruses — Plural form of arenavirus.
- arfvedsonite — a type of hornblende with the composition Na3(Fe,Mg)4FeSi8O22(OH)2
- ariel sharon — Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- 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.
- arsenic acid — a white poisonous soluble crystalline solid used in the manufacture of arsenates and insecticides. Formula: H3AsO4
- arseniferous — Lb geology Containing or producing arsenic.
- 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
- arsino group — the univalent group H 2 As−.
- arsphenamine — a drug containing arsenic, formerly used in the treatment of syphilis and related infections