12-letter words containing n, a, d
- adjunctively — in an adjunctive manner
- adjunctivity — The state or quality of being adjunctive, or of forming or constituting an adjunct.
- adjustmental — relating to adjustment
- adminiculary — Adminicular.
- adminiculate — to attest or corroborate; to confirm or affirm as true
- administered — Simple past tense and past participle of administer.
- administrant — a person who administers
- administrate — to manage or direct (the affairs of a business, institution, etc)
- admonishment — to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
- admonitorily — in an admonitory manner
- adolescences — the transitional period between puberty and adulthood in human development, extending mainly over the teen years and terminating legally when the age of majority is reached; youth.
- adolescently — in an adolescent manner
- adorableness — very attractive or delightful; charming: What an adorable hat!
- adrenalizing — to stir to action; excite: The promise of victory adrenalized the team.
- adrenochrome — a chemical pigment produced by the oxidation of adrenaline
- adrian quist — intoxicated; drunk
- adrianopolis — Edirne
- adularescent — (of minerals, such as moonstone) having or emitting a milky or bluish iridescence
- adulterating — Present participle of adulterate.
- adulteration — an adulterating or being adulterated
- advance copy — a copy of a book, speech etc released to the media, reviewers, etc before it is published, delivered, etc and before it is necessarily in its final state
- advance poll — (in an election) a poll held prior to election day to permit voters who expect to be absent then to cast their ballots
- advancements — Plural form of advancement.
- advantageous — If something is advantageous to you, it is likely to benefit you.
- adventitious — added or appearing accidentally or unexpectedly
- adventureful — an exciting or very unusual experience.
- adventurists — Plural form of adventurist.
- aeolian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from A to A.
- aerodonetics — the study of soaring or gliding flight, esp the study of gliders
- aerodynamics — Aerodynamics is the study of the way in which objects move through the air.
- aeromedicine — the medical treatment of disorders associated with air or space travel
- affectedness — assumed artificially; unnatural; feigned: affected sophistication; an affected British accent.
- affectionado — Misspelling of aficionado.
- afficionados — Plural form of afficionado.
- affranchised — Simple past tense and past participle of affranchise.
- afghan hound — a tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat
- afrikanerdom — (in South Africa) Afrikaner nationalism based on pride in the Afrikaans language and culture, conservative Calvinism, and a sense of heritage as pioneers
- after-dinner — immediately following dinner: an after-dinner speech.
- agathodaemon — A benevolent spirit as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).
- agathodaimon — a spirit of good fortune, associated with the serpent
- agglutinated — Simple past tense and past participle of agglutinate.
- aggrandising — Present participle of aggrandise.
- aggrandizing — Present participle of aggrandize.
- agroindustry — an activity combining agriculture and industry
- aid climbing — climbing that employs mechanical devices (aids) to accomplish difficult manoeuvres (artificial moves)
- air cylinder — a cylinder containing air, esp one fitted with a piston and used for damping purposes
- air division — an organizational unit smaller than an air force, usually composed of a headquarters and two or more wings
- air drilling — Air drilling is a drilling method in which compressed air or nitrogen is used to cool the drill bit and lift cuttings out of the wellbore.
- albuminoidal — (chemistry) Of the nature of an albuminoid.
- aldebaranium — (chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.