12-letter words containing n, a, t, u
- anticultural — against culture or civilization
- antidandruff — preventing or treating dandruff
- antideuteron — the antimatter counterpart to the deuteron.
- antidilution — (of a provision or protection) acting to prevent a company from issuing equity at a low valuation
- antidiuretic — (of a hormone, treatment, etc) acting on the kidneys to control water excretion
- antiglobulin — a serum containing an antibody specific to an immunoglobulin
- antigonus ii — (Gonatus) c319–239 b.c, king of Macedonia 283–239 (son of Demetrius I).
- antihumanism — opposition to humanism
- antileukemic — acting against leukemia
- antimosquito — acting against mosquitoes
- antineuritic — inflammation of a nerve.
- antineutrino — the antiparticle of a neutrino; a particle having oppositely directed spin to a neutrino, that is, spin in the direction of its momentum
- antineutrons — Plural form of antineutron.
- antinucleons — Plural form of antinucleon.
- antinutrient — a substance that interferes with the utilization of one or more nutrients by the body, as oxalate and phytate, which prevent calcium absorption.
- antiochus iv — ?215–164 bc, Seleucid king of Syria (175–164), who attacked the Jews and provoked the revolt of the Maccabees
- antipetalous — standing before the petals of a plant
- antipleasure — opposed to pleasure
- antipruritic — acting against or preventing itching
- antiquarians — Plural form of antiquarian.
- antique shop — a shop where antiques are sold
- antirrhinums — Plural form of antirrhinum.
- antisepalous — facing the sepals or calyx leaf
- antitumoural — acting against or upon tumours
- antitussives — Plural form of antitussive.
- antoninianus — an ancient Roman coin made either of silver or bronze and equal in value to two denarii
- antwerp blue — any of several iron-blue pigments, usually containing a considerable amount of extender.
- anxious seat — a bench near the preacher at revival meetings, for those with a troubled conscience who seek salvation
- anything but — You use anything but in expressions such as anything but quiet and anything but attractive to emphasize that something is not the case.
- anzus treaty — Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, especially as associated in the mutual defense treaty (ANZUS Pact or ANZUS Treaty) of 1952.
- appurtenance — a secondary or less significant thing or part
- aquaintances — Plural form of aquaintance.
- around about — Around about means approximately.
- arseniureted — combined with arsenic
- arthur evans — Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
- articulating — Present participle of articulate.
- articulation — Articulation is the action of producing a sound or word clearly, in speech or music.
- arts council — an organization that provides funding for a variety of arts activities
- arts student — a person studying an arts subject
- assentaneous — having a tendency to agree, comply or acquiesce
- assimulating — Present participle of assimulate.
- assimulation — Obsolete form of assimilation.
- assuefaction — the condition of being or becoming familiar with or used to something
- astoundingly — capable of overwhelming with amazement; stunningly surprising.
- astronautics — the science and technology of space flight
- astroturfing — a PR tactic used in politics and advertising in which actors are paid to display overt and apparently spontaneous grassroots support for a particular product, policy, or event
- at a venture — at random; by chance
- athos, mount — autonomous monastic district occupying the tip of the easternmost prong of the Chalcidice peninsula, NE Greece: 130 sq mi (337 sq km); pop. 1,500
- attenborough — Sir David. born 1926, British naturalist and broadcaster; noted esp for his TV series Life on Earth (1978), The Living Planet (1983), The Life of Birds (1998), The Life of Mammals (2002), and First Life (2010)
- attitudinize — to adopt a pose or opinion for effect; strike an attitude