12-letter words containing o, s, n, a
- antinovelist — a writer of antinovels
- antinucleons — Plural form of antinucleon.
- antiochus iv — ?215–164 bc, Seleucid king of Syria (175–164), who attacked the Jews and provoked the revolt of the Maccabees
- antioxidants — Plural form of antioxidant.
- antipetalous — standing before the petals of a plant
- antipolitics — the rejection of party and electoral politics
- antique shop — a shop where antiques are sold
- antiroyalism — Opposition to royals or royalism.
- antiroyalist — opposed to the monarchy
- antisepalous — facing the sepals or calyx leaf
- antisociable — Antisocial.
- antisocially — In an antisocial manner.
- antistrophes — Plural form of antistrophe.
- antistrophic — Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
- antistrophon — an argument that is retorted against an opponent
- anton sailer — Anton [ahn-tohn] /ˈɑn toʊn/ (Show IPA), ("Toni") 1935–2009, Austrian skier.
- antoninianus — an ancient Roman coin made either of silver or bronze and equal in value to two denarii
- anxious seat — a bench near the preacher at revival meetings, for those with a troubled conscience who seek salvation
- apocynaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Apocynaceae, a family of mostly tropical flowering plants with latex in their stems, including the dogbane, periwinkle, oleander, and some lianas
- apostatizing — Present participle of apostatize.
- appassionato — (to be performed) in an impassioned manner
- appellations — Plural form of appellation.
- applications — Plural form of application.
- appointments — Plural form of appointment.
- appositeness — The state of being apposite.
- appositional — the act of placing together or bringing into proximity; juxtaposition.
- apprehension — Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
- approbations — approval; commendation.
- apron string — a string for tying an apron on
- araneomorphs — Plural form of araneomorph.
- arbitrations — Plural form of arbitration.
- arborescence — treelike in size and form.
- arc cosecant — the angle, measured in radians, that has a cosecant equal to a given number. Symbol: csc −1. Abbreviation: arc csc;
- archdiocesan — Relating to an archdiocese.
- archenterons — Plural form of archenteron.
- archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
- archosaurian — belonging to or characteristic of the archosaurs
- arfvedsonite — a type of hornblende with the composition Na3(Fe,Mg)4FeSi8O22(OH)2
- ariel sharon — Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- aristophanes — ?448–?380 bc, Greek comic dramatist, who satirized leading contemporary figures such as Socrates and Euripides. Eleven of his plays are extant, including The Clouds, The Frogs, The Birds, and Lysistrata
- aristophanic — 448?–385? b.c, Athenian comic dramatist.
- aristotelian — of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy
- arms control — an agreement between two or more countries to reduce the number of weapons owned, with the aim of preventing war
- arseniferous — Lb geology Containing or producing arsenic.
- arseno group — the bivalent group −As=As−.
- arsenopyrite — a white or grey metallic mineral consisting of a sulphide of iron and arsenic that forms monoclinic crystals with an orthorhombic shape: an ore of arsenic. Formula: FeAsS
- arsino group — the univalent group H 2 As−.
- arson attack — an attack when property is set fire to
- arts council — an organization that provides funding for a variety of arts activities
- ascensionist — a person who has completed a mountain ascent, esp a notable one