12-letter words containing s, e, i, o
- algesiometer — an instrument for determining the sensitiveness of the skin to a painful stimulus.
- 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.
- alongside of — at the side of; beside; adjoining
- alpha leonis — Regulus1
- 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.
- 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
- ambulatories — Plural form of ambulatory.
- amelogenesis — the production of enamel by ameloblasts
- amentiferous — bearing aments
- aminophenols — Plural form of aminophenol.
- amnioscopies — Plural form of amnioscopy.
- amphicoelous — (of the vertebrae of most fishes and some amphibians) concave at the anterior and posterior ends
- 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
- anecdotalism — an inclination to relate anecdotes
- anemone fish — any of various damselfishes of the genus Amphiprion, such as A. percula (clown anemone fish), that usually live closely associated with sea anemones
- anemophilous — (of flowering plants such as grasses) pollinated by the wind
- anemotropism — orientation in response to a current of air.
- angelologist — a person who studies angelology
- angiogenesis — the induction of blood-vessel growth, often in association with a particular organ or tissue, or with a tumour
- angiopathies — Plural form of angiopathy.
- angiotensins — Plural form of angiotensin.
- 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.
- annoyingness — causing annoyance; irritatingly bothersome: annoying delays.
- anteposition — the position opposite a given part of a plant
- anteriorness — The state or quality of being anterior.
- anthologised — Simple past tense and past participle of anthologise.
- anthologiser — Alternative spelling of anthologizer.
- anthologizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthologize.
- anti-strophe — the part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right.
- anticathodes — Plural form of anticathode.
- antichthones — the antipodes
- anticonsumer — opposed to consumerism
- anticyclones — Plural form of anticyclone.
- 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.
- antigropelos — waterproof leggings used to protect against mud
- antinepotism — opposed to or acting against nepotism
- antineutrons — Plural form of antineutron.
- antinovelist — a writer of antinovels
- antinucleons — Plural form of antinucleon.
- antipetalous — standing before the petals of a plant
- antique shop — a shop where antiques are sold
- antisepalous — facing the sepals or calyx leaf
- antisociable — Antisocial.