12-letter words containing u, a
- affine group — the group of all affine transformations of a finite-dimensional vector space.
- afghan hound — a tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat
- aforethought — premeditated (esp in the phrase malice aforethought)
- afterburners — Plural form of afterburner.
- afterburning — a process in which additional fuel is ignited in the exhaust gases of a jet engine to produce additional thrust
- afterthought — If you do or say something as an afterthought, you do or say it after something else as an addition, perhaps without careful thought.
- agaricaceous — belonging to the Agaricaceae, a family of fungi including mushrooms having blade-shaped gills on the underside of the cap.
- agency nurse — a nurse employed by an agency, rather than by a hospital
- agesilaus ii — 444?–c360 b.c, king of Sparta c400–c360.
- agglutinable — Able to be agglutinated; that readily undergoes agglutination.
- agglutinated — Simple past tense and past participle of agglutinate.
- agglutinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agglutinate.
- agglutinogen — an antigen that reacts with or stimulates the formation of a specific agglutinin
- aggrupations — Plural form of aggrupation.
- agony column — In a British newspaper or magazine, the agony column contains letters from readers about their personal problems, and advice on what to do about them.
- agranulocyte — a white blood cell without granules in its cytoplasm
- agribusiness — Agribusiness is the various businesses that produce, sell, and distribute farm products, especially on a large scale.
- agricultural — Agricultural means involving or relating to agriculture.
- agriproducts — Plural form of agriproduct.
- agrobusiness — the businesses collectively associated with the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural products.
- agroindustry — an activity combining agriculture and industry
- aiguillettes — Plural form of aiguillette.
- ailurophiles — Plural form of ailurophile.
- ailurophilia — a liking for cats, as by cat fanciers.
- ailurophilic — relating to ailurophilia
- ailurophobes — Plural form of ailurophobe.
- ailurophobia — an abnormal fear of cats
- ailurophobic — relating to ailurophobia
- air pressure — the force of air pressing down on an area
- air purifier — a device which removes pollutants and allergens from the air
- airbrush out — to remove evidence of (someone or something from photographs, books, or history)
- alalcomeneus — the first man: he reared Athena and reconciled Zeus and Hera.
- alan shugart — Alan F. Shugart
- albumenizing — Present participle of albumenize.
- albuminoidal — (chemistry) Of the nature of an albuminoid.
- alcaptonuria — Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria.
- aldebaranium — (chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.
- alexandrinus — the Greek uncial codex, dating from the early 5th century a.d., originally containing the complete text of the Greek Old and New Testaments.
- alhambresque — like the Alhambra, especially in richness of ornamentation
- alias dictus — otherwise called; alias.
- aliasing bug — stale pointer bug
- alieni juris — under the control of another, as a lunatic or infant.
- alkaptonuria — excessive excretion of homogentisic acid in the urine, caused by a hereditary abnormality of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine.
- all shook up — shaken, upset
- all-powerful — An all-powerful person or organization has the power to do anything they want.
- allahu akbar — an exclamation used in the call to prayer and also used as a call to the defence of Muslims, an expression of approval, and a funeral litany
- allosauruses — Plural form of allosaurus.
- alluringness — The state or quality of being alluring.
- allusiveness — having reference to something implied or inferred; containing, abounding in, or characterized by allusions.
- alluvial fan — a fan-shaped accumulation of silt, sand, gravel, and boulders deposited by fast-flowing mountain rivers when they reach flatter land