12-letter words containing t, h, a
- antibacklash — relating to the prevention of a violent backward reaction or movement
- antibrachium — (anatomy) alternative spelling of antebrachium.
- anticathexis — a change from one emotion to its opposite, as from hate to love.
- anticathodes — Plural form of anticathode.
- antichthones — the antipodes
- antihalation — a process by which light, passing through the emulsion on a film or plate, is not reflected back into it but is absorbed by a layer of dye or pigment, usually on the back of the film, thus preventing halation
- antihumanism — opposition to humanism
- antihydrogen — hydrogen in which the nucleus is an antiproton with an orbiting positron
- antihysteric — acting to counter hysteria
- antilynching — opposed to lynching, acting against lynching
- antimonarchy — Opposing a monarchy.
- antiochus iv — ?215–164 bc, Seleucid king of Syria (175–164), who attacked the Jews and provoked the revolt of the Maccabees
- antipathetic — having or arousing a strong aversion
- antiphonally — In an antiphonal manner; in the manner of an antiphon.
- antiphonical — Alternative form of antiphonic.
- antiphrastic — relating to antiphrasis
- antipoaching — acting against or opposed to poaching
- antique shop — a shop where antiques are sold
- antirachitic — preventing or curing rickets
- antirrhinums — Plural form of antirrhinum.
- antistrophes — Plural form of antistrophe.
- antistrophic — Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
- antistrophon — an argument that is retorted against an opponent
- 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.
- antithrombin — a substance that counteracts the action of thrombin, preventing the formation of blood clots
- anything but — You use anything but in expressions such as anything but quiet and anything but attractive to emphasize that something is not the case.
- aortographic — relating to an aortography or aortography
- aphoristical — Alternative form of aphoristic.
- apochromatic — (of a lens) almost free from spherical and chromatic aberration
- 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.
- apparatchiks — a member of an apparat, especially in a Communist country.
- apple blight — an aphid, Eriosoma lanigera, that is covered with a powdery waxy secretion and infests apple trees
- approachment — (archaic) approach.
- arba kanfoth — a rectangular piece of cloth with fringes at the four corners and a hole in the center for the head, worn under the clothes by Orthodox Jewish males.
- arch support — a rigid support placed inside a shoe so that its molded form fits the arch of the foot and relieves strain on the muscles of the foot while walking, standing, etc.
- archaeometry — the use of science and modern technology in archaeology to examine and interpret archaeological remains
- archaization — Process of becoming or turning something more archaic.
- arched truss — a truss having an archlike form but unlike a true arch in that it is free to move horizontally at its base, as in expanding or contracting because of temperature changes.
- archegoniate — having archegonia
- archenterons — Plural form of archenteron.
- archeologist — archaeology.
- archeopteryx — A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.
- archetypally — the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
- archetypical — Archetypical means the same as archetypal.
- archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).