12-letter words containing u, a
- 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.
- annual leave — the time a person is allowed to take off work as holiday in any one-year period
- annuity bond — a fixed-rate bond that pays out the same amount of cash every year over its lifetime
- annuity rate — An annuity rate is used to calculate the amount of income that will be paid, following investment of a lump sum in an annuity.
- annular gear — a gear having teeth cut on an inner cylindrical surface.
- annunciating — Present participle of annunciate.
- annunciation — In Christianity, the Annunciation was the announcement by the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she was going to give birth to the son of God.
- annunciators — Plural form of annunciator.
- annunciatory — to announce.
- anotherguess — of a different type or kind; different
- antebrachium — (anatomy) The forearm.
- antediluvial — Of or pertaining to a time before Noah's flood (or similar deluge myth).
- antediluvian — Antediluvian things are old or old-fashioned.
- antependiums — Plural form of antependium.
- anthocarpous — resembling or pertaining to an anthocarp
- anthophagous — That feeds on flowers.
- anthophilous — (esp of insects) frequenting flowers
- 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-leaguer — a person who opposed the League of Nations or U.S. participation in it.
- anti-nuclear — opposed to military and industrial applications of nuclear energy and to technologies which produce radioactive waste products
- anti-tumoral — a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- anti-utopian — dystopia.
- antibacchius — a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, of which the first two are long and the third is short
- antibarbarus — a list of words and sayings to be avoided in the classical usage of a language
- antibrachium — (anatomy) alternative spelling of antebrachium.
- antibullying — Opposed to or acting against bullying.
- antiburglary — intended to prevent burglary
- antibusiness — opposed to business interests, particularly those of large-scale corporations
- anticonsumer — opposed to consumerism
- anticultural — against culture or civilization
- antidandruff — preventing or treating dandruff
- antideuteron — the antimatter counterpart to the deuteron.
- antidilution — (of a provision or protection) acting to prevent a company from issuing equity at a low valuation
- antidiuretic — (of a hormone, treatment, etc) acting on the kidneys to control water excretion
- antiglobulin — a serum containing an antibody specific to an immunoglobulin
- antigonus ii — (Gonatus) c319–239 b.c, king of Macedonia 283–239 (son of Demetrius I).
- antihumanism — opposition to humanism
- antileukemic — acting against leukemia
- antimosquito — acting against mosquitoes
- antineuritic — inflammation of a nerve.
- antineutrino — the antiparticle of a neutrino; a particle having oppositely directed spin to a neutrino, that is, spin in the direction of its momentum
- antineutrons — Plural form of antineutron.
- antinucleons — Plural form of antinucleon.
- antinutrient — a substance that interferes with the utilization of one or more nutrients by the body, as oxalate and phytate, which prevent calcium absorption.
- antiochus iv — ?215–164 bc, Seleucid king of Syria (175–164), who attacked the Jews and provoked the revolt of the Maccabees
- antipetalous — standing before the petals of a plant
- antipleasure — opposed to pleasure
- antipruritic — acting against or preventing itching
- antiquarians — Plural form of antiquarian.