12-letter words containing o, m, i, n
- aminobenzoic — as in aminobenzoic acid
- aminobutyric — (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to any of several isomeric univalent radicals in which a hydrogen atom of a butyric radical is replaced by an amino group.
- aminomethane — (organic compound, often in combination) methylamine (or a derivative of it).
- aminophenols — Plural form of aminophenol.
- amiphenazole — A respiratory stimulant traditionally used as an antidote for barbiturate or opiate overdose, usually in combination with bemegride.
- ammonium ion — the ion NH4+, formed from ammonia and present in aqueous solutions of ammonia and in many salts
- amnioscopies — Plural form of amnioscopy.
- amniotic sac — membrane around embryo or foetus
- amortisation — Alternative spelling of amortization.
- amortization — the process of amortizing a debt
- amortizement — a sloping top on a buttress, pillar, etc.
- 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.
- an open mind — If you have an open mind, you avoid forming an opinion or making a decision until you know all the facts.
- anachronisms — Plural form of anachronism.
- anamorphosis — an image or drawing distorted in such a way that it becomes recognizable only when viewed in a specified manner or through a special device
- anaplasmosis — a disease of cattle caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Anaplasma marginale, transmitted by bloodsucking flies and ticks.
- anastomosing — Present participle of anastomose.
- anatomically — of or relating to anatomy.
- androclinium — clinandrium.
- anecdotalism — an inclination to relate anecdotes
- anemone fish — any of various damselfishes of the genus Amphiprion, such as A. percula (clown anemone fish), that usually live closely associated with sea anemones
- anemophilous — (of flowering plants such as grasses) pollinated by the wind
- anemotropism — orientation in response to a current of air.
- angiosarcoma — a rare, malignant tumour which grows rapidly in the blood vessels
- angiostomous — having a narrow opening
- anguilliform — having the shape or form of an eel
- animal lover — a person who feels fondness for animals
- animalculous — a minute or microscopic animal, nearly or quite invisible to the naked eye, as an infusorian or rotifer.
- 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
- anisomorphic — differing in the semantic scope of terms referring to the real world: for instance, English and Russian are anisomorphic with regard to colour terms, English treating light blue and navy blue as shades of one colour but Russian treating these two shades as unrelated
- 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
- 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.