12-letter words containing s, e, a, u
- 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.
- ambulatories — Plural form of ambulatory.
- amentiferous — bearing aments
- amourousness — Rare spelling of amorousness.
- amphicoelous — (of the vertebrae of most fishes and some amphibians) concave at the anterior and posterior ends
- ampullaceous — shaped like an ampulla or a bladder
- amundsen sea — a part of the South Pacific Ocean, in Antarctica off Byrd Land
- amuse-bouche — an appetizer before a meal
- amuse-gueule — amuse-bouche.
- amyl sulfide — a yellow liquid consisting of a mixture of isomers having the formula (C 5 H 11) 2 S, used chiefly in the preparation of organic sulfur compounds.
- anemochorous — (of a fruit, seed, or spore) adapted for dispersion by wind.
- anemophilous — (of flowering plants such as grasses) pollinated by the wind
- aneurysmatic — (medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal.
- angularities — Plural form of angularity.
- anotherguess — of a different type or kind; different
- antependiums — Plural form of antependium.
- antibusiness — opposed to business interests, particularly those of large-scale corporations
- anticonsumer — opposed to consumerism
- antineutrons — Plural form of antineutron.
- antinucleons — Plural form of antinucleon.
- antipetalous — standing before the petals of a plant
- antipleasure — opposed to pleasure
- antique shop — a shop where antiques are sold
- antisepalous — facing the sepals or calyx leaf
- antitussives — Plural form of antitussive.
- anuszkiewicz — Richard Joseph, born 1930, U.S. op-art painter.
- anxious seat — a bench near the preacher at revival meetings, for those with a troubled conscience who seek salvation
- anzus treaty — Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, especially as associated in the mutual defense treaty (ANZUS Pact or ANZUS Treaty) of 1952.
- apfelstrudel — apple strudel
- 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
- applausively — in an applausive manner
- apple sucker — a small homopterous insect, Psyllia mali, originally of Europe, that is a serious pest of apple crops.
- appressorium — a flattened hypha of a parasitic fungus that penetrates the host tissues
- aquaintances — Plural form of aquaintance.
- arbitrageurs — Plural form of arbitrageur.
- arc spectrum — a spectrum formed from the light produced by an electric arc, characteristic of the gas or vapor through which the arc passes.
- arched truss — a truss having an archlike form but unlike a true arch in that it is free to move horizontally at its base, as in expanding or contracting because of temperature changes.
- archesporium — archespore.
- arenaviruses — Plural form of arenavirus.
- argillaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of very fine-grained material, such as clay, shale, etc
- arquebusiers — harquebusier.
- arseniferous — Lb geology Containing or producing arsenic.
- arseniureted — combined with arsenic
- arseno group — the bivalent group −As=As−.
- arthur evans — Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
- arts student — a person studying an arts subject
- as per usual — as usual
- ascomycetous — belonging or pertaining to the Ascomycota.
- ash-coloured — silver-grey in colour