12-letter words containing s, i, a, m, n
- 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.
- aneurysmatic — (medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal.
- angiosarcoma — a rare, malignant tumour which grows rapidly in the blood vessels
- angiostomous — having a narrow opening
- animalculism — the theory explaining psychological and pathological phenomena through animalcules
- animalculist — a person who subscribes to the theory of animalculism
- animalculous — a minute or microscopic animal, nearly or quite invisible to the naked eye, as an infusorian or rotifer.
- animatronics — a branch of film and theatre technology that combines traditional puppetry techniques with electronics to create lifelike animated effects
- anisomorphic — differing in the semantic scope of terms referring to the real world: for instance, English and Russian are anisomorphic with regard to colour terms, English treating light blue and navy blue as shades of one colour but Russian treating these two shades as unrelated
- anisothermal — (thermodynamics) Of or pertaining to a system that is not in thermal equilibrium, that does not have a single fixed temperature.
- anisotropism — the state of being anisotropic
- antasthmatic — relieving the symptoms of asthma
- antependiums — Plural form of antependium.
- anti-fascism — (sometimes initial capital letter) a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.
- anti-judaism — the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the Talmud. Compare Conservative Jew, Orthodox Jew, Reform Jew.
- anti-realism — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- anti-semitic — Someone or something that is anti-Semitic is hostile to or prejudiced against Jewish people.
- anti-smoking — opposed to or promoting the discontinuance of the smoking of tobacco: an antismoking campaign launched by a health agency.
- antiblackism — a belief or type of behaviour which exhibits hostility towards Black people
- anticlimaxes — Plural form of anticlimax.
- anticonsumer — opposed to consumerism
- antifeminism — the opposition to feminism
- antifeminist — a person, movement or action opposed to feminism
- antihumanism — opposition to humanism
- antimacassar — a cloth covering the back and arms of chairs, etc, to prevent soiling or as decoration
- antimosquito — acting against mosquitoes
- antinepotism — opposed to or acting against nepotism
- antiroyalism — Opposition to royals or royalism.
- antirrhinums — Plural form of antirrhinum.
- antisemitism — Alternative form of anti-Semitism.
- antisymmetry — the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point; regularity of form or arrangement in terms of like, reciprocal, or corresponding parts.
- appetisement — appetite or hunger
- appointments — Plural form of appointment.
- appraisement — the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.
- arm-twisting — persuasion
- arming chest — a chest for holding armor and weapons.
- arraignments — Plural form of arraignment.
- arsphenamine — a drug containing arsenic, formerly used in the treatment of syphilis and related infections
- assimilating — to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
- assimilation — an assimilating or being assimilated
- assimulating — Present participle of assimulate.
- assimulation — Obsolete form of assimilation.
- astonishment — Astonishment is a feeling of great surprise.
- astrodynamic — Pertaining to astrodynamics.
- astronomical — If you describe an amount, especially the cost of something as astronomical, you are emphasizing that it is very large indeed.
- asynchronism — a lack of synchronism; occurrence at different times
- avitaminosis — any disease caused by a vitamin deficiency in the diet