12-letter words containing r, e, s, i
- air embolism — the presence in the tissues and blood of a gas, such as air or nitrogen bubbles, caused by an injection of air or, in the case of nitrogen, by an abrupt and substantial reduction in the ambient pressure
- air mattress — an inflatable mattress or pad, as of plastic or rubber, used for camping, as an extra bed, etc.
- air observer — observer (def 3).
- air pressure — the force of air pressing down on an area
- air-sea base — a centre from which military aircraft and naval vessels operate
- airpocalypse — (informal) The presence of dense smog in many parts of China.
- airtightness — the quality of being airtight
- alberti bass — a reiterated broken-chord figure used as an accompaniment, especially in 18th-century rococo keyboard music.
- alexandrines — Plural form of alexandrine.
- alexandrinus — the Greek uncial codex, dating from the early 5th century a.d., originally containing the complete text of the Greek Old and New Testaments.
- algesiometer — an instrument for determining the sensitiveness of the skin to a painful stimulus.
- alice's fern — Hartford fern.
- alieni juris — under the control of another, as a lunatic or infant.
- alkalimeters — Plural form of alkalimeter.
- allegoristic — writing or using allegory; interpreting in an allegorical sense.
- allegrissimo — (music) A direction in musical notation indicating that the musical piece should be played very fast and lively.
- alluringness — The state or quality of being alluring.
- alphabetiser — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of alphabetizer.
- alphaviruses — Plural form of alphavirus.
- 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.
- alternatives — a choice limited to one of two or more possibilities, as of things, propositions, or courses of action, the selection of which precludes any other possibility: You have the alternative of riding or walking.
- amateurishly — In an amateurish or nonprofessional manner.
- 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.
- ambisinister — clumsy or unskillful with both hands.
- ambulatories — Plural form of ambulatory.
- amentiferous — bearing aments
- americanisms — a custom, trait, belief, etc., peculiar to the United States of America or its citizens.
- americanness — of or relating to the United States of America or its inhabitants: an American citizen.
- anaerobiosis — life in the absence of oxygen
- androgenesis — a type of reproduction in insects and plants involving the development of an embryo that contains only paternal chromosomes
- anemotropism — orientation in response to a current of air.
- aneurysmatic — (medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal.
- angel's hair — Also called capelli d’angelo. Italian Cookery. a type of very thin pasta.
- angst-ridden — characterized by a feeling of dread or anxiety
- angularities — Plural form of angularity.
- 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.
- answer print — a motion-picture film print composed of picture and sound, used for evaluation.
- anteriorness — The state or quality of being anterior.
- anthologiser — Alternative spelling of anthologizer.
- anti-realism — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- anti-strophe — the part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right.
- anticonsumer — opposed to consumerism
- antiestrogen — any of several major female sex hormones produced primarily by the ovarian follicles of female mammals, capable of inducing estrus, developing and maintaining secondary female sex characteristics, and preparing the uterus for the reception of a fertilized egg: used, especially in synthetic form, as a component of oral contraceptives, in certain cancer treatments, and in other therapies.
- antifebriles — Plural form of antifebrile.
- antigropelos — waterproof leggings used to protect against mud
- antihysteric — acting to counter hysteria