12-letter words containing m, o, t
- alstroemeria — any plant of the tuberous perennial liliaceous genus Alstroemeria, originally S American, grown for their brightly coloured orchid-like flowers
- altaltissimo — the apex of something
- alveolectomy — The surgical reshaping of the alveolar ridge to facilitate dental prosthesis.
- amalgamation — the action or process of amalgamating
- ambidextrous — Someone who is ambidextrous can use both their right hand and their left hand equally skilfully.
- ambiposition — (linguistics) An adposition that can occur either before or after its complement.
- ambisextrous — Informal. sexually attracted to both sexes; bisexual. used by or suitable for either sex; unisex: ambisextrous hair styles.
- ambitionless — without ambition, unambitious
- ambrettolide — a colorless liquid, C 16 H 28 O 2 , having a strong musky odor, used as a fixative in the manufacture of perfume.
- ambulatories — Plural form of ambulatory.
- ambulatorily — By or in terms of walking.
- ameliorating — Present participle of ameliorate.
- amelioration — the act or an instance of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated
- ameliorative — Able to repair or ameliorate.
- amelioratory — tending to ameliorate
- amenhotep iv — died 1357? b.c, king of Egypt 1375?–1357?: reformer of ancient Egyptian religion (son of Amenhotep III).
- amentiferous — bearing aments
- amethopterin — (now rare) Methotrexate.
- amfebutamone — (former name) The drug bupropion.
- aminobutyric — (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to any of several isomeric univalent radicals in which a hydrogen atom of a butyric radical is replaced by an amino group.
- aminomethane — (organic compound, often in combination) methylamine (or a derivative of it).
- amitotically — the direct method of cell division, characterized by simple cleavage of the nucleus without the formation of chromosomes.
- 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
- amor patriae — love of one's country; patriotism
- amortisation — Alternative spelling of amortization.
- amortization — the process of amortizing a debt
- amortizement — a sloping top on a buttress, pillar, etc.
- amperometric — relating to or involving the measurement of an electric current
- amphibolitic — Of, pertaining to, or composed of an amphibolite.
- amphictyonic — of or relating to an amphictyon or an amphictyony.
- amphistomous — (of certain animals, such as leeches) having a sucker at either end of the body
- amphitropous — (of a plant ovule) partially inverted so that the base and the micropyle at the apex are the same distance from the funicle
- amphotericin — an amphoteric antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces nodosus and used in the treatment of fungal infections.
- amygdalotomy — (surgery) Surgical removal of the amygdala.
- anastomosing — Present participle of anastomose.
- anatomically — of or relating to anatomy.
- anecdotalism — an inclination to relate anecdotes
- anemotropism — orientation in response to a current of air.
- angiostomous — having a narrow opening
- animated oat — an oat, Avena sterilis, of the Mediterranean region, having spikelets that twist or move when exposed to sudden moisture, due to the hygroscopic action of the awns.
- animatronics — a branch of film and theatre technology that combines traditional puppetry techniques with electronics to create lifelike animated effects
- 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
- announcement — An announcement is a statement made to the public or to the media which gives information about something that has happened or that will happen.
- anthroponomy — the science dealing with the laws regulating the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and to environment.
- anthroponymy — the study of personal names.
- anthropotomy — the structure of the human body
- anti-smoking — opposed to or promoting the discontinuance of the smoking of tobacco: an antismoking campaign launched by a health agency.
- anti-tumoral — a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.