12-letter words containing o, a, t
- accoutrement — Accoutrements are all the things you have with you when you travel or when you take part in a particular activity.
- accretionary — Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion.
- accumulation — An accumulation of something is a large number of things which have been collected together or acquired over a period of time.
- accumulators — Plural form of accumulator.
- accusatorial — containing or implying blame or strong criticism
- accustomises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accustomise.
- acetoacetate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of acetoacetic acid.
- acetone body — ketone body
- acetonitrile — a colourless organic chemical, CH3CN, used chiefly as a solvent
- acetophenone — a colorless liquid, C 8 H 8 O, having a sweet odor: used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume.
- acetostearin — a waxlike, nongreasy solid, C 23 H 44 O 5 : used chiefly as a food preservative and as a plasticizer.
- acetyl group — the univalent group, CH 3 CO–, derived from acetic acid.
- achromatopia — Defective ability to see colours.
- achromatopsy — Color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia.
- acid-tongued — bitingly critical or sarcastic; sharp-tongued: a critic famous for his acid-tongued reviews.
- acoustic ohm — the unit of acoustic impedance, equal to the impedance of a medium in which a sound pressure of one dyne per square centimeter produces a velocity of one centimeter per second.
- acoustically — with reference to acoustics; from the standpoint of acoustics
- acoustimeter — a portable electronic device for measuring noise levels, especially those of traffic.
- acquisitions — An asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum.
- acrophonetic — relating to the use of symbols to represent sounds
- acrostically — In the manner of an acrostic.
- act of faith — an act that demonstrates or tests a person's religious beliefs
- act the goat — to fool around
- actinometers — Plural form of actinometer.
- actinometric — Of or pertaining to actinometry.
- actinomorphy — The condition of being actinomorphic.
- actinomycete — any bacterium of the group Actinomycetes, usually filamentous in form
- actinomycins — Plural form of actinomycin.
- actinostelic — Of or possessing an actinostele.
- action grant — funds awarded by the federal government on a competitive basis to cities that submit plans for urban development and are able to show that such plans have the cooperation and endorsement of private investors.
- action group — a group of people who come together to fight for a particular cause or to carry out a particular task
- action movie — film focussed on action sequences
- action point — one of a series of notes drawn up after a meeting stating what tasks need to be carried out and who will do each one
- active voice — a voice of verbs used to indicate that the subject of a sentence is performing the action or causing the event or process described by the verb, as kicked in the boy kicked the football
- activization — to make active; activate.
- adaptational — of or relating to adaptation
- additionally — You use additionally to introduce something extra such as an extra fact or reason.
- adelie coast — a part of Antarctica, between Wilkes Land and George V Land: the mainland section of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (claim suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
- adenectomies — Plural form of adenectomy.
- adeodatus ii — Saint, died a.d. 676, pope 672–676.
- adiaphoretic — preventing or reducing perspiration.
- adiponitrile — a colorless liquid, C 6 H 8 N 2 , used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of nylon.
- adjournments — Plural form of adjournment.
- adjudication — the act of adjudicating
- adjudicators — Plural form of adjudicator.
- adjudicatory — relating to adjudication
- admonishment — to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
- admonitorily — in an admonitory manner
- adolescently — in an adolescent manner
- adolf hitler — Adolf [ad-olf,, ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), (Adolf Schicklgruber"der Führer") 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.