12-letter words containing o, a
- achromatopsy — Color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia.
- acid-forming — (of an oxide or element) yielding an acid when dissolved in water or having an oxide that forms an acid in water; acidic
- acid-tongued — bitingly critical or sarcastic; sharp-tongued: a critic famous for his acid-tongued reviews.
- acidophilous — thriving in an acidic environment
- acknowledged — recognized as being true or existing
- acknowledger — to admit to be real or true; recognize the existence, truth, or fact of: to acknowledge one's mistakes.
- acknowledges — to admit to be real or true; recognize the existence, truth, or fact of: to acknowledge one's mistakes.
- acne rosacea — rosacea.
- acorn squash — a kind of winter squash, acorn-shaped with ridged, dark-green skin and sweet, yellow flesh
- 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.
- acrocyanosis — cyanosis of the hands and feet due to poor circulation of the blood
- 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.
- acylglycerol — (organic chemistry) Any ester of glycerol; glyceride.
- ada lovelace — (person) (1811-1852) The daughter of Lord Byron, who became the world's first programmer while cooperating with Charles Babbage on the design of his mechanical computing engines in the mid-1800s. The language Ada was named after her.
- adam osborne — (person) The ex-book publisher who founded Osborne Computer Corporation.
- adaptational — of or relating to adaptation
- additionally — You use additionally to introduce something extra such as an extra fact or reason.
- address book — An address book is a book in which you write people's names and addresses.
- 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.
- adenosarcoma — a complex tumor containing both glandular and connective tissues.
- adenoviruses — Plural form of adenovirus.
- adeodatus ii — Saint, died a.d. 676, pope 672–676.
- adhesiolysis — Lb surgery The cutting or removal of adhesion or scar tissue.
- adiaphoresis — absence or reduction of perspiration.
- 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.