12-letter words containing m
- antirrhinums — Plural form of antirrhinum.
- antisemitism — Alternative form of anti-Semitism.
- antisymmetry — the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point; regularity of form or arrangement in terms of like, reciprocal, or corresponding parts.
- antithrombin — a substance that counteracts the action of thrombin, preventing the formation of blood clots
- 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.
- apartmentize — to build apartments on or in: to apartmentize the downtown area.
- apicomplexan — Describing protists of the phylum Apicomplexa.
- aplanogamete — a nonmotile gamete or conjugating cell found in lower algae
- apochromatic — (of a lens) almost free from spherical and chromatic aberration
- apothegmatic — Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
- appendectomy — the surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
- appetisement — appetite or hunger
- apple maggot — a fruit fly, Rhagoletis pomonella, the larvae of which bore into and feed on the fruit of apple trees: family Trypetidae
- appointments — Plural form of appointment.
- appraisement — the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.
- appressorium — a flattened hypha of a parasitic fungus that penetrates the host tissues
- approachment — (archaic) approach.
- approximated — near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard.
- approximates — near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard.
- approximator — Something that approximates.
- aqua ammonia — a water solution of ammonia; ammonia water; ammonium hydroxide
- aramid fiber — a fiber having resistance to high temperatures and great strength, formed from an aramid and used in materials for bulletproof vests and radial tires.
- araneomorphs — Plural form of araneomorph.
- arc spectrum — a spectrum formed from the light produced by an electric arc, characteristic of the gas or vapor through which the arc passes.
- archaeometry — the use of science and modern technology in archaeology to examine and interpret archaeological remains
- archaic homo — collectively, the very robust, regionally differentiated human populations that lived in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa from 35,000 to 200,000 years ago.
- archesporium — archespore.
- 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.
- 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
- area bombing — aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped over the general area of a target.
- area manager — a manager of a business, organization, etc who has responsibility for a specific geographical area
- arithmetical — Arithmetical calculations, processes, or skills involve the addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division of numbers.
- arithmomania — an obsessive desire to count objects, or a fixation with numbers and calculations
- arm's-length — lacking intimacy or friendliness, esp when possessing some special connection, such as previous closeness
- arm-twisting — persuasion
- armada chest — an iron or iron-bound strongbox of the 17th or 18th century.
- 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.
- armed forces — The armed forces or the armed services of a country are its military forces, usually the army, navy, marines, and air force.
- arming chest — a chest for holding armor and weapons.
- armor-plated — An armor-plated vehicle or building has a hard metal covering in order to protect it from gunfire and other missiles.
- armored rope — rope made of wire-wrapped hempen strands that is used in salvage work.
- armour plate — a tough heavy steel, usually containing chromium, nickel, and molybdenum and often hardened on the surface, used for protecting warships, tanks, etc
- armourbearer — One who carries armor for another.
- armoured car — a fast lightly armed and armoured vehicle, mainly used for reconnaissance
- arms control — an agreement between two or more countries to reduce the number of weapons owned, with the aim of preventing war
- army cutworm — the larva of a noctuid moth, Chorizagrotis auxiliaris, that is a pest of wheat and alfalfa in the Plains states.
- army officer — a person in the army who holds a position of authority, responsibility and duty, especially one who holds a commission
- 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
- aromatherapy — Aromatherapy is a type of treatment which involves massaging the body with special fragrant oils.