12-letter words containing o, t, e
- alliteration — Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound.
- almond paste — ground almond mixture
- alstroemeria — any plant of the tuberous perennial liliaceous genus Alstroemeria, originally S American, grown for their brightly coloured orchid-like flowers
- altercations — Plural form of altercation.
- alternations — Plural form of alternation.
- altiloquence — Pompous language; lofty speech.
- alto-relievo — high relief
- alto-rilievo — alto-relievo
- alton towers — a 19th-century Gothic Revival mansion with extensive gardens in NW central England, in Staffordshire: site of a large amusement park
- alveolectomy — The surgical reshaping of the alveolar ridge to facilitate dental prosthesis.
- alveopalatal — articulated with the blade or front of the tongue approaching or touching the front of the hard palate near its junction with the alveolar ridge; having a primary palatal articulation and a secondary alveolar articulation.
- ambidextrous — Someone who is ambidextrous can use both their right hand and their left hand equally skilfully.
- ambisextrous — Informal. sexually attracted to both sexes; bisexual. used by or suitable for either sex; unisex: ambisextrous hair styles.
- ambitionless — without ambition, unambitious
- ambrettolide — a colorless liquid, C 16 H 28 O 2 , having a strong musky odor, used as a fixative in the manufacture of perfume.
- ambulatories — Plural form of ambulatory.
- ameliorating — Present participle of ameliorate.
- amelioration — the act or an instance of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated
- ameliorative — Able to repair or ameliorate.
- amelioratory — tending to ameliorate
- amenhotep iv — died 1357? b.c, king of Egypt 1375?–1357?: reformer of ancient Egyptian religion (son of Amenhotep III).
- amentiferous — bearing aments
- amethopterin — (now rare) Methotrexate.
- amfebutamone — (former name) The drug bupropion.
- aminomethane — (organic compound, often in combination) methylamine (or a derivative of it).
- among others — used to indicate that there are several more people like the one or ones mentioned, but that you do not intend to mention them all
- amor patriae — love of one's country; patriotism
- amortizement — a sloping top on a buttress, pillar, etc.
- amperometric — relating to or involving the measurement of an electric current
- amphotericin — an amphoteric antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces nodosus and used in the treatment of fungal infections.
- anaerobiotic — anaerobic
- analogy test — a reasoning test in which the subject is required to supply the missing term in a relationship of the form “A is to B as Y is to ^^^.”.
- anapodeictic — (rare, rhetoric) not able to be shown or proved by argument; undemonstrable.
- andouillette — a French sausage made from pig intestines, smaller than an andouille
- androcentric — having or regarding man or the male sex as central or primary
- androgenetic — related to androgenesis
- androsterone — an androgenic steroid hormone produced in the testes. Formula: C19H30O2
- anecdotalism — an inclination to relate anecdotes
- anemotropism — orientation in response to a current of air.
- angelo patri — Angelo [an-juh-loh] /ˈæn dʒəˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1965, U.S. educator and writer, born in Italy.
- angelologist — a person who studies angelology
- angiopathies — Plural form of angiopathy.
- angiotensins — Plural form of angiotensin.
- anglo-celtic — of or relating to an inhabitant of Australia who was or whose ancestors were born in the British Isles
- 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.
- anisothermal — (thermodynamics) Of or pertaining to a system that is not in thermal equilibrium, that does not have a single fixed temperature.
- anisotropies — Plural form of anisotropy.
- annexational — Of or pertaining to annexation.
- 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.
- anorthoclase — a variety of microcline, rich in sodium and sometimes having a play of color: sometimes considered a variety of orthoclase.