12-letter words containing p, i, a
- antiparabema — either of two chapels at the west end of an Armenian or Byzantine church.
- antiparallel — parallel but pointing in the opposite direction
- antiparticle — any of a group of elementary particles that have the same mass and spin as their corresponding particle but have opposite values for all other nonzero quantum numbers. When a particle collides with its antiparticle, mutual annihilation occurs
- antipathetic — having or arousing a strong aversion
- antiperiodic — efficacious against recurring attacks of a disease
- antipetalous — standing before the petals of a plant
- antiphonally — In an antiphonal manner; in the manner of an antiphon.
- antiphonical — Alternative form of antiphonic.
- antiphrastic — relating to antiphrasis
- antiplatelet — Going against or destroying blood platelets.
- antipleasure — opposed to pleasure
- antipoaching — acting against or opposed to poaching
- antipolitics — the rejection of party and electoral politics
- antipredator — discouraging or protecting against predators
- antipruritic — acting against or preventing itching
- antipyretics — Plural form of antipyretic.
- antique shop — a shop where antiques are sold
- antisepalous — facing the sepals or calyx leaf
- antispending — opposed to excessive governmental spending
- antispinward — (often science fiction) In a rotating reference frame, against the direction of spin.
- antistrophes — Plural form of antistrophe.
- antistrophic — Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
- antistrophon — an argument that is retorted against an opponent
- aortographic — relating to an aortography or aortography
- apagogically — in an apagogical manner
- apalachicola — river in NW Fla., flowing from the Fla.-Ga. border southward into the Gulf of Mexico: 90 mi (145 km)
- apartmentize — to build apartments on or in: to apartmentize the downtown area.
- apeirophobia — The fear of infinity and/or of infinite things.
- aperiodicity — not periodic; irregular.
- aphoristical — Alternative form of aphoristic.
- aphrodisiacs — Plural form of aphrodisiac.
- apicomplexan — Describing protists of the phylum Apicomplexa.
- apiculturist — beekeeping, especially on a commercial scale for the sale of honey.
- apocalyptist — the writer of the Apocalypse or a related work
- apochromatic — (of a lens) almost free from spherical and chromatic aberration
- apodeictical — Apodeictic.
- apolitically — in an apolitical manner
- apostatizing — Present participle of apostatize.
- apostle bird — a gregarious grey-and-brown Australian nest-building bird, Struthidea cinerea
- apostolicity — the quality of being apostolic
- apostrophise — to address by apostrophe.
- apostrophize — to address an apostrophe to
- apothecaries — Plural form of apothecary.
- apothegmatic — Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
- apotheosized — Simple past tense and past participle of apotheosize.
- apparatchiks — a member of an apparat, especially in a Communist country.
- apparitional — of or relating to an apparition or apparitions; ghostly, spectral
- appassionato — (to be performed) in an impassioned manner
- appellations — Plural form of appellation.
- appellatives — Plural form of appellative.