12-letter words containing m, a, n, s
- amnioscopies — Plural form of amnioscopy.
- amniotic sac — membrane around embryo or foetus
- among others — used to indicate that there are several more people like the one or ones mentioned, but that you do not intend to mention them all
- amortisation — Alternative spelling of amortization.
- amourousness — Rare spelling of amorousness.
- amphetamines — Plural form of amphetamine.
- amundsen sea — a part of the South Pacific Ocean, in Antarctica off Byrd Land
- anachronisms — Plural form of anachronism.
- anamorphoses — Plural form of anamorphosis.
- anamorphosis — an image or drawing distorted in such a way that it becomes recognizable only when viewed in a specified manner or through a special device
- anaplasmosis — a disease of cattle caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Anaplasma marginale, transmitted by bloodsucking flies and ticks.
- anastigmatic — (of a lens or optical device) not astigmatic
- anastomosing — Present participle of anastomose.
- anathematise — Alternative spelling of anathematize.
- anathematism — A formula of words used to cast anathema upon heretics etc.
- anecdotalism — an inclination to relate anecdotes
- anemochorous — (of a fruit, seed, or spore) adapted for dispersion by wind.
- anemone fish — any of various damselfishes of the genus Amphiprion, such as A. percula (clown anemone fish), that usually live closely associated with sea anemones
- anemophilous — (of flowering plants such as grasses) pollinated by the wind
- anemotropism — orientation in response to a current of air.
- aneurysmatic — (medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal.
- angiosarcoma — a rare, malignant tumour which grows rapidly in the blood vessels
- angiostomous — having a narrow opening
- animalculism — the theory explaining psychological and pathological phenomena through animalcules
- animalculist — a person who subscribes to the theory of animalculism
- animalculous — a minute or microscopic animal, nearly or quite invisible to the naked eye, as an infusorian or rotifer.
- animatronics — a branch of film and theatre technology that combines traditional puppetry techniques with electronics to create lifelike animated effects
- anisomorphic — differing in the semantic scope of terms referring to the real world: for instance, English and Russian are anisomorphic with regard to colour terms, English treating light blue and navy blue as shades of one colour but Russian treating these two shades as unrelated
- anisothermal — (thermodynamics) Of or pertaining to a system that is not in thermal equilibrium, that does not have a single fixed temperature.
- anisotropism — the state of being anisotropic
- anklewarmers — Plural form of anklewarmer.
- antasthmatic — relieving the symptoms of asthma
- antechambers — Plural form of antechamber.
- antependiums — Plural form of antependium.
- anti-fascism — (sometimes initial capital letter) a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.
- anti-judaism — the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the Talmud. Compare Conservative Jew, Orthodox Jew, Reform Jew.
- anti-realism — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- anti-semitic — Someone or something that is anti-Semitic is hostile to or prejudiced against Jewish people.
- anti-smoking — opposed to or promoting the discontinuance of the smoking of tobacco: an antismoking campaign launched by a health agency.
- antiblackism — a belief or type of behaviour which exhibits hostility towards Black people
- anticlimaxes — Plural form of anticlimax.
- anticonsumer — opposed to consumerism
- antifeminism — the opposition to feminism
- antifeminist — a person, movement or action opposed to feminism
- antihumanism — opposition to humanism
- antimacassar — a cloth covering the back and arms of chairs, etc, to prevent soiling or as decoration
- antimosquito — acting against mosquitoes
- antinepotism — opposed to or acting against nepotism
- antiroyalism — Opposition to royals or royalism.
- antirrhinums — Plural form of antirrhinum.