12-letter words containing s, i, g
- annoyingness — causing annoyance; irritatingly bothersome: annoying delays.
- antagonising — Present participle of antagonise.
- antagonistic — If a person is antagonistic to someone or something, they show hatred or dislike towards them.
- 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-smoking — opposed to or promoting the discontinuance of the smoking of tobacco: an antismoking campaign launched by a health agency.
- antialiasing — a technique for smoothing out jagged lines in graphical computer output.
- 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.
- antigonus ii — (Gonatus) c319–239 b.c, king of Macedonia 283–239 (son of Demetrius I).
- antigropelos — waterproof leggings used to protect against mud
- antispending — opposed to excessive governmental spending
- apostatizing — Present participle of apostatize.
- appetisingly — Alternative spelling of appetizingly.
- appraisingly — to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
- apprentisage — Obsolete form of apprenticeage.
- apron string — a string for tying an apron on
- arbitrageurs — Plural form of arbitrageur.
- archeologist — archaeology.
- archipelagos — Plural form of archipelago.
- argillaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of very fine-grained material, such as clay, shale, etc
- arm-twisting — persuasion
- arming chest — a chest for holding armor and weapons.
- arraignments — Plural form of arraignment.
- arsino group — the univalent group H 2 As−.
- arteriograms — Plural form of arteriogram.
- ascertaining — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- asking price — The asking price of something is the price which the person selling it says that they want for it, although they may accept less.
- asparaginase — an enzyme used in treating leukaemia
- asphyxiating — to produce asphyxia in.
- aspiringness — the condition of being aspiring
- assassin bug — any long-legged predatory, often blood-sucking, insect of the heteropterous family Reduviidae
- assemblagist — a creative person or artist who is skilled in putting together works of art based on assemblage
- asseverating — Present participle of asseverate.
- assignations — Plural form of assignation.
- assimilating — to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
- assimulating — Present participle of assimulate.
- astacologist — a person who investigates and analyses crayfish
- astigmatizer — a cylindrical lens used in a rangefinder to draw out the point image of a point source into a line.
- astigmometer — an apparatus for measuring the degree of astigmatism.
- astigmoscope — astigmatoscope.
- astoundingly — capable of overwhelming with amazement; stunningly surprising.
- astringently — In the manner of an astringent.
- astrobiology — the branch of biology that investigates the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe
- astrological — the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.
- astroturfing — a PR tactic used in politics and advertising in which actors are paid to display overt and apparently spontaneous grassroots support for a particular product, policy, or event
- audiologists — Plural form of audiologist.
- auscultating — Present participle of auscultate.
- backcrossing — (genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
- backslapping — Backslapping is noisy, cheerful behavior which people use in order to show affection or appreciation to each other.