12-letter words containing r, a, t
- acetonitrile — a colourless organic chemical, CH3CN, used chiefly as a solvent
- acetostearin — a waxlike, nongreasy solid, C 23 H 44 O 5 : used chiefly as a food preservative and as a plasticizer.
- acetyl group — the univalent group, CH 3 CO–, derived from acetic acid.
- achromatopia — Defective ability to see colours.
- achromatopsy — Color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia.
- acoustimeter — a portable electronic device for measuring noise levels, especially those of traffic.
- acquirements — Plural form of acquirement.
- acrophonetic — relating to the use of symbols to represent sounds
- acrostically — In the manner of an acrostic.
- actinic rays — light rays, esp. the violet and ultraviolet parts of the spectrum, that produce chemical changes, as in photography
- actinometers — Plural form of actinometer.
- actinometric — Of or pertaining to actinometry.
- actinomorphy — The condition of being actinomorphic.
- 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
- active layer — (in arctic or subarctic regions) the layer of soil, above the permafrost, that thaws during the summer.
- ad arbitrium — at pleasure; at will.
- adapter ring — a type of circular mount used for attaching a filter or some other piece of equipment to a camera lens
- adder's-meat — the greater stitchwort
- 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.
- adjudicators — Plural form of adjudicator.
- adjudicatory — relating to adjudication
- adjudicature — An act of adjudication; a judgment.
- administered — Simple past tense and past participle of administer.
- administrant — a person who administers
- administrate — to manage or direct (the affairs of a business, institution, etc)
- admirability — the quality of being admirable
- admonitorily — in an admonitory manner
- adolf hitler — Adolf [ad-olf,, ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), (Adolf Schicklgruber"der Führer") 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.
- adrian quist — intoxicated; drunk
- adriatic sea — an arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula
- adularescent — (of minerals, such as moonstone) having or emitting a milky or bluish iridescence
- adulterating — Present participle of adulterate.
- adulteration — an adulterating or being adulterated
- adulteresses — Plural form of adulteress.
- adulterously — In a adulterous manner.
- adventureful — an exciting or very unusual experience.
- adventurists — Plural form of adventurist.
- adversatives — Plural form of adversative.
- advertisable — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
- advertorials — Plural form of advertorial.
- aerial input — a socket for an aerial
- aerification — an act of combining with air.
- aeroacoustic — Relating to aeroacoustics.
- aerodonetics — the study of soaring or gliding flight, esp the study of gliders
- aeroelastics — the study of aeroelastic phenomena.
- aeromagnetic — of magnetism in the atmosphere
- aeronautical — Aeronautical means involving or relating to the design and construction of aeroplanes.