12-letter words containing s, p
- amphistomous — (of certain animals, such as leeches) having a sucker at either end of the body
- amphitropous — (of a plant ovule) partially inverted so that the base and the micropyle at the apex are the same distance from the funicle
- ampullaceous — shaped like an ampulla or a bladder
- anabaptistic — relating to Anabaptists
- anamorphoses — Plural form of anamorphosis.
- anamorphosis — an image or drawing distorted in such a way that it becomes recognizable only when viewed in a specified manner or through a special device
- anapaestical — belonging to the form of poetry which uses a reversed dactyl consisting of two short syllables followed by a long one
- anaphrodisia — diminished sexual desire.
- anaplasmosis — a disease of cattle caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Anaplasma marginale, transmitted by bloodsucking flies and ticks.
- anapophysial — of or relating to an anapophysis.
- anchorperson — the primary reporter on a news television broadcast
- anemophilous — (of flowering plants such as grasses) pollinated by the wind
- anemotropism — orientation in response to a current of air.
- angiocarpous — being or having fruit contained in a vessel such as a shell
- angiopathies — Plural form of angiopathy.
- 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
- anisotropies — Plural form of anisotropy.
- anisotropism — the state of being anisotropic
- answer print — a motion-picture film print composed of picture and sound, used for evaluation.
- antependiums — Plural form of antependium.
- anteposition — the position opposite a given part of a plant
- anthocarpous — resembling or pertaining to an anthocarp
- anthophagous — That feeds on flowers.
- anthophilous — (esp of insects) frequenting flowers
- anti-strophe — the part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right.
- antiepilepsy — (of a drug or treatment) acting against epilepsy
- antigropelos — waterproof leggings used to protect against mud
- antinepotism — opposed to or acting against nepotism
- antipetalous — standing before the petals of a plant
- antiphrastic — relating to antiphrasis
- antipleasure — opposed to pleasure
- antipolitics — the rejection of party and electoral politics
- antipyretics — Plural form of antipyretic.
- antique shop — a shop where antiques are sold
- antisepalous — facing the sepals or calyx leaf
- antispending — opposed to excessive governmental spending
- antispinward — (often science fiction) In a rotating reference frame, against the direction of spin.
- antistrophes — Plural form of antistrophe.
- antistrophic — Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
- antistrophon — an argument that is retorted against an opponent
- apfelstrudel — apple strudel
- aphoristical — Alternative form of aphoristic.
- aphrodisiacs — Plural form of aphrodisiac.
- apiculturist — beekeeping, especially on a commercial scale for the sale of honey.
- apocalyptist — the writer of the Apocalypse or a related work
- 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
- apostatizing — Present participle of apostatize.
- apostle bird — a gregarious grey-and-brown Australian nest-building bird, Struthidea cinerea
- apostolicity — the quality of being apostolic
- apostrophise — to address by apostrophe.