12-letter words containing t, a, e
- antinutrient — a substance that interferes with the utilization of one or more nutrients by the body, as oxalate and phytate, which prevent calcium absorption.
- antioncogene — (genetics) Any gene that suppresses the formation of tumours.
- antiparabema — either of two chapels at the west end of an Armenian or Byzantine church.
- antiparallel — parallel but pointing in the opposite direction
- antiparticle — any of a group of elementary particles that have the same mass and spin as their corresponding particle but have opposite values for all other nonzero quantum numbers. When a particle collides with its antiparticle, mutual annihilation occurs
- antipathetic — having or arousing a strong aversion
- antiperiodic — efficacious against recurring attacks of a disease
- antipetalous — standing before the petals of a plant
- antiplatelet — Going against or destroying blood platelets.
- antipleasure — opposed to pleasure
- antipredator — discouraging or protecting against predators
- antipyretics — Plural form of antipyretic.
- antique shop — a shop where antiques are sold
- antireformer — One who opposes reform.
- antireligion — opposed to religion
- antisemitism — Alternative form of anti-Semitism.
- antisepalous — facing the sepals or calyx leaf
- antisociable — Antisocial.
- antispending — opposed to excessive governmental spending
- antistrophes — Plural form of antistrophe.
- 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.
- antitakeover — opposed to or acting against a takeover
- antitheistic — opposed to belief in god or gods
- antithetical — Something that is antithetical to something else is the opposite of it and is unable to exist with it.
- antitussives — Plural form of antitussive.
- antiviolence — opposed to or acting against violence in society
- anton sailer — Anton [ahn-tohn] /ˈɑn toʊn/ (Show IPA), ("Toni") 1935–2009, Austrian skier.
- antwerp blue — any of several iron-blue pigments, usually containing a considerable amount of extender.
- anxious seat — a bench near the preacher at revival meetings, for those with a troubled conscience who seek salvation
- anzus treaty — Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, especially as associated in the mutual defense treaty (ANZUS Pact or ANZUS Treaty) of 1952.
- aortic valve — a semilunar valve between the aorta and the left ventricle of the heart that prevents the blood from flowing back into the left ventricle.
- apartmentize — to build apartments on or in: to apartmentize the downtown area.
- aperiodicity — not periodic; irregular.
- apfelstrudel — apple strudel
- aplanogamete — a nonmotile gamete or conjugating cell found in lower algae
- apodeictical — Apodeictic.
- apostle bird — a gregarious grey-and-brown Australian nest-building bird, Struthidea cinerea
- apostrophise — to address by apostrophe.
- apostrophize — to address an apostrophe to
- apothecaries — Plural form of apothecary.
- apothegmatic — Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
- apotheosized — Simple past tense and past participle of apotheosize.
- apparentness — The state or quality of being apparent.
- appeal court — An appeal court is the same as a Court of Appeal.
- appellations — Plural form of appellation.
- appellatives — Plural form of appellative.
- appendectomy — the surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
- appendicitis — Appendicitis is an illness in which a person's appendix is infected and painful.
- apperception — the attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea
- apperceptive — conscious perception.