12-letter words containing n, o, m, a, t
- amphictyonic — of or relating to an amphictyon or an amphictyony.
- amphotericin — an amphoteric antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces nodosus and used in the treatment of fungal infections.
- 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.
- anticonsumer — opposed to consumerism
- antidogmatic — opposed to dogma
- antieconomic — against economic growth or wellbeing
- antilegomena — the books of the New Testament which have been excluded from the canon of Scripture
- antimetabole — the repetition of words in reverse order for emphasis
- antimicrobic — Antimicrobial.
- antiminority — Opposing an ethnic minority, or ethnic minorities in general.
- antimnemonic — difficult to remember (often deliberately so)
- antimonarchy — Opposing a monarchy.
- antimonopoly — opposed to monopoly
- antimony 124 — the radioactive isotope of antimony having a mass number of 124 and a half-life of 60 days, used chiefly as a tracer.
- antimosquito — acting against mosquitoes
- antinepotism — opposed to or acting against nepotism
- antireformer — One who opposes reform.
- antiromantic — opposed to romanticism
- antiroyalism — Opposition to royals or royalism.
- antithrombin — a substance that counteracts the action of thrombin, preventing the formation of blood clots
- antitumoural — acting against or upon tumours
- aplanogamete — a nonmotile gamete or conjugating cell found in lower algae
- appendectomy — the surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
- appointments — Plural form of appointment.
- approachment — (archaic) approach.
- arithmomania — an obsessive desire to count objects, or a fixation with numbers and calculations
- arms control — an agreement between two or more countries to reduce the number of weapons owned, with the aim of preventing war
- assimilation — an assimilating or being assimilated
- assimulation — Obsolete form of assimilation.
- astonishment — Astonishment is a feeling of great surprise.
- astrodynamic — Pertaining to astrodynamics.
- astronomical — If you describe an amount, especially the cost of something as astronomical, you are emphasizing that it is very large indeed.
- 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
- auction room — a room in a building where auctions take place
- augmentation — the act of augmenting or the state of being augmented
- autoimmunity — (pathology, immunology) The condition where one's immune system attacks one's own tissues, i.e., an autoimmune disorder.