12-letter words containing u, a, m
- amphiregulin — (protein) A particular autocrine growth factor.
- amphistomous — (of certain animals, such as leeches) having a sucker at either end of the body
- amphithecium — the outer layer of cells of the sporophyte of mosses and liverworts that develops into the outer parts of the spore-bearing capsule
- 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
- amundsen sea — a part of the South Pacific Ocean, in Antarctica off Byrd Land
- amuse-bouche — an appetizer before a meal
- amuse-gueule — amuse-bouche.
- amyl sulfide — a yellow liquid consisting of a mixture of isomers having the formula (C 5 H 11) 2 S, used chiefly in the preparation of organic sulfur compounds.
- androclinium — clinandrium.
- anemochorous — (of a fruit, seed, or spore) adapted for dispersion by wind.
- anemophilous — (of flowering plants such as grasses) pollinated by the wind
- aneurysmatic — (medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal.
- angiostomous — having a narrow opening
- angra mainyu — the evil spirit who contends against Spenta Mainyu.
- anguilliform — having the shape or form of an eel
- animalculism — the theory explaining psychological and pathological phenomena through animalcules
- animalculist — a person who subscribes to the theory of animalculism
- animalculous — a minute or microscopic animal, nearly or quite invisible to the naked eye, as an infusorian or rotifer.
- announcement — An announcement is a statement made to the public or to the media which gives information about something that has happened or that will happen.
- antebrachium — (anatomy) The forearm.
- antependiums — Plural form of antependium.
- anti-dumping — designating or of laws, tariffs, etc. that ban or counteract the dumping of goods by a foreign manufacturer
- anti-judaism — the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the Talmud. Compare Conservative Jew, Orthodox Jew, Reform Jew.
- anti-tumoral — a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- antibrachium — (anatomy) alternative spelling of antebrachium.
- anticonsumer — opposed to consumerism
- antihumanism — opposition to humanism
- antileukemic — acting against leukemia
- antimosquito — acting against mosquitoes
- antirrhinums — Plural form of antirrhinum.
- antitumoural — acting against or upon tumours
- apache plume — a low shrub, Fallugia paradoxa, of the rose family, of southwestern North America, having white flowers and fruit heads of feathery tufts.
- appressorium — a flattened hypha of a parasitic fungus that penetrates the host tissues
- aqua ammonia — a water solution of ammonia; ammonia water; ammonium hydroxide
- arc spectrum — a spectrum formed from the light produced by an electric arc, characteristic of the gas or vapor through which the arc passes.
- archesporium — archespore.
- archipallium — (anatomy) The oldest region of the brain's pallium, often considered contiguous with the olfactory cortex, but varying among species. In humans, the archipallium makes up the hippocampus.
- armour plate — a tough heavy steel, usually containing chromium, nickel, and molybdenum and often hardened on the surface, used for protecting warships, tanks, etc
- armourbearer — One who carries armor for another.
- armoured car — a fast lightly armed and armoured vehicle, mainly used for reconnaissance
- army cutworm — the larva of a noctuid moth, Chorizagrotis auxiliaris, that is a pest of wheat and alfalfa in the Plains states.
- army surplus — used or unused articles of military clothing, equipment, etc previously allocated to or intended for the use of army personnel but now sold off to members of the public
- ascomycetous — belonging or pertaining to the Ascomycota.
- assimulating — Present participle of assimulate.
- assimulation — Obsolete form of assimilation.
- assumability — a mortgage loan or a feature of such that allows the buyer of a property to assume or take on the existing mortgage from the property seller
- assumed bond — a bond issued by one corporation and assumed as an obligation by another.
- assumed name — If you do something under an assumed name, you do it using a name that is not your real name.
- assumptively — taken for granted.