12-letter words containing s, n, a, t, c
- anisocytosis — (medicine) Significant size variation of blood cells.
- annihilistic — Relating to annihilation.
- annunciators — Plural form of annunciator.
- anorthoclase — a variety of microcline, rich in sodium and sometimes having a play of color: sometimes considered a variety of orthoclase.
- anorthositic — resembling or consisting of anorthosite
- ansate cross — ankh
- antagonistic — If a person is antagonistic to someone or something, they show hatred or dislike towards them.
- antanaclasis — a form of speech in which a key word is repeated and used in a different, and sometimes contrary, way for a play on words, as in The craft of a politician is to appear before the public without craft.
- antasthmatic — relieving the symptoms of asthma
- antechambers — Plural form of antechamber.
- anthocarpous — resembling or pertaining to an anthocarp
- anthocyanins — Plural form of anthocyanin.
- 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-science — a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws: the mathematical sciences.
- anti-semitic — Someone or something that is anti-Semitic is hostile to or prejudiced against Jewish people.
- antibacchius — a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, of which the first two are long and the third is short
- antibacklash — relating to the prevention of a violent backward reaction or movement
- antiblackism — a belief or type of behaviour which exhibits hostility towards Black people
- anticatalase — a substance that inhibits the enzymatic action of a catalase.
- anticatalyst — a substance that destroys or diminishes the activity of a catalyst
- anticathexis — a change from one emotion to its opposite, as from hate to love.
- anticathodes — Plural form of anticathode.
- antichthones — the antipodes
- anticlimaxes — Plural form of anticlimax.
- anticonsumer — opposed to consumerism
- anticyclones — Plural form of anticyclone.
- antihysteric — acting to counter hysteria
- antimacassar — a cloth covering the back and arms of chairs, etc, to prevent soiling or as decoration
- antinucleons — Plural form of antinucleon.
- antiochus iv — ?215–164 bc, Seleucid king of Syria (175–164), who attacked the Jews and provoked the revolt of the Maccabees
- antiphrastic — relating to antiphrasis
- antipolitics — the rejection of party and electoral politics
- antipyretics — Plural form of antipyretic.
- antisociable — Antisocial.
- antisocially — In an antisocial manner.
- antistrophic — Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
- antitheistic — opposed to belief in god or gods
- appendicitis — Appendicitis is an illness in which a person's appendix is infected and painful.
- applications — Plural form of application.
- aquaintances — Plural form of aquaintance.
- arc cosecant — the angle, measured in radians, that has a cosecant equal to a given number. Symbol: csc −1. Abbreviation: arc csc;
- archenterons — Plural form of archenteron.
- archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
- aristophanic — 448?–385? b.c, Athenian comic dramatist.
- arming chest — a chest for holding armor and weapons.
- arms control — an agreement between two or more countries to reduce the number of weapons owned, with the aim of preventing war
- arson attack — an attack when property is set fire to
- arts council — an organization that provides funding for a variety of arts activities
- ascensionist — a person who has completed a mountain ascent, esp a notable one
- ascertaining — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.