12-letter words containing m, l, a
- antileukemic — acting against leukemia
- antimalarial — effective in the treatment of malaria
- antimaterial — Lb particle physics Composed of antimatter.
- antimetabole — the repetition of words in reverse order for emphasis
- antimilitant — opposing military power, especially its increase or development or the influence of military leaders.
- antimilitary — opposed to the military
- antimonopoly — opposed to monopoly
- antiroyalism — Opposition to royals or royalism.
- antitumoural — acting against or upon tumours
- apache plume — a low shrub, Fallugia paradoxa, of the rose family, of southwestern North America, having white flowers and fruit heads of feathery tufts.
- apicomplexan — Describing protists of the phylum Apicomplexa.
- aplanogamete — a nonmotile gamete or conjugating cell found in lower algae
- apple maggot — a fruit fly, Rhagoletis pomonella, the larvae of which bore into and feed on the fruit of apple trees: family Trypetidae
- archipallium — (anatomy) The oldest region of the brain's pallium, often considered contiguous with the olfactory cortex, but varying among species. In humans, the archipallium makes up the hippocampus.
- arithmetical — Arithmetical calculations, processes, or skills involve the addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division of numbers.
- arm's-length — lacking intimacy or friendliness, esp when possessing some special connection, such as previous closeness
- armor-plated — An armor-plated vehicle or building has a hard metal covering in order to protect it from gunfire and other missiles.
- armour plate — a tough heavy steel, usually containing chromium, nickel, and molybdenum and often hardened on the surface, used for protecting warships, tanks, etc
- arms control — an agreement between two or more countries to reduce the number of weapons owned, with the aim of preventing war
- army surplus — used or unused articles of military clothing, equipment, etc previously allocated to or intended for the use of army personnel but now sold off to members of the public
- aromatically — having an aroma; fragrant or sweet-scented; odoriferous.
- arrival time — the time when someone or something arrives, arrived, or will arrive
- art mobilier — small, movable art objects, especially primitive or prehistoric works of art.
- artilleryman — a serviceman who serves in an artillery unit
- artillerymen — Plural form of artilleryman.
- assemblagist — a creative person or artist who is skilled in putting together works of art based on assemblage
- assimilating — to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
- assimilation — an assimilating or being assimilated
- assimilative — of or causing assimilation; assimilating
- assimilators — Plural form of assimilator.
- assimilatory — characterized by assimilation; assimilating.
- assimulating — Present participle of assimulate.
- assimulation — Obsolete form of assimilation.
- assumability — a mortgage loan or a feature of such that allows the buyer of a property to assume or take on the existing mortgage from the property seller
- assumptively — taken for granted.
- astronomical — If you describe an amount, especially the cost of something as astronomical, you are emphasizing that it is very large indeed.
- asymmetrical — Something that is asymmetrical has two sides or halves that are different in shape, size, or style.
- asymptotical — of or relating to an asymptote.
- at all times — all the time, constantly
- at half-mast — If a flag is flying at half-mast, it is flying from the middle of the pole, not the top, to show respect and sorrow for someone who has just died.
- 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
- autoallogamy — the ability of some plants of a species to cross-pollinate and others to self-pollinate
- autocomplete — a feature of a word processor, email program, web browser, etc., that automatically predicts the remaining characters in a word or phrase based on what has been typed or input before: If you supply the information, your browser will be able to use autocomplete to fill out online forms.
- automobiling — (dated) present participle of automobile.
- automobilism — the use of automobiles, or the practices associated with them
- automobilist — Driver; person who uses a motor vehicle such as car, van or truck.
- automobility — the use of motor cars
- autonomously — Government. self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only. pertaining to an autonomy, or a self-governing community.
- autumn olive — a spiny shrub (Elaeagnus umbellata) of the oleaster family, having leaves covered with silvery or brown scales
- baby boomlet — a period of increase in the birthrate, smaller than a baby boom, as in the U.S. during the 1980s and 1990s.