12-letter words containing asti
- hygrochastic — of or relating to the opening of a fruit or flower caused by water or moisture
- hyperplastic — Of, or relating to hyperplasia.
- iconoclastic — attacking or ignoring cherished beliefs and long-held traditions, etc., as being based on error, superstition, or lack of creativity: an iconoclastic architect whose buildings are like monumental sculptures.
- inelasticity — not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
- long-lasting — enduring or existing for a long period of time: a long-lasting friendship.
- mammaplastic — Of, or pertaining to, mammaplasty.
- mass wasting — downhill movement of soil and rock fragments induced by gravity.
- mastications — Plural form of mastication.
- mastigonemes — Plural form of mastigoneme.
- mastigophora — a phylum of protozoans comprising nonphotosynthetic, chiefly free-living flagellates: some species are important pathogens of humans and other animals.
- mastigophore — Any flagellate of the phylum Mastigophora.
- metaphrastic — a person who translates or changes a literary work from one form to another, as prose into verse.
- monastically — In a monastic manner.
- multicasting — the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- non-monastic — of or relating to monasteries: a monastic library.
- octastichous — relating to a particular coiled distribution of leaves on the stem that is characterized by having eight leaves per coil on the stem
- onomastician — the study of the origin, history, and use of proper names.
- orthoclastic — (of a crystal) having cleavages at right angles to each other.
- osteoblastic — a bone-forming cell.
- osteoclastic — (pathology) Of or pertaining to an osteoclast.
- osteoplastic — Surgery. pertaining to osteoplasty.
- paraphrastic — having the nature of a paraphrase.
- paronomastic — the use of a word in different senses or the use of words similar in sound to achieve a specific effect, as humor or a dual meaning; punning.
- periphrastic — circumlocutory; roundabout.
- photoelastic — displaying photoelasticity; of or relating to photoelasticity
- plastic arts — arts producing works or effects that are three-dimensional, as sculpture or ceramics
- plastic bomb — a bomb made of plastic explosive.
- plastic flow — deformation of a material that remains rigid under stresses of less than a certain intensity but that behaves under severer stresses approximately as a Newtonian fluid.
- plastic foam — expanded plastic.
- plastic wrap — a very thin, transparent sheet of plastic, usually packaged in rolls and often having the ability to cling to other substances, used especially to wrap and store food and for microwave cooking.
- plastination — a technique for embalming bodies by impregnating whole organs with silicon polymers
- plug casting — bait casting in which a plug is used as the lure.
- roasting ear — an ear of sweet corn suitable for roasting while still in the husk.
- sand casting — Sand casting is a process in which a molten metal is poured into a mold made from sand.
- sandblasting — the act or process of using a sandblast to clean, grind, or decorate a surface
- seismonastic — of or relating to seismonasty
- self-basting — (of a turkey) prepared with oil or butter to remain moist when cooked in an oven.
- semimonastic — somewhat monastic; monastic in certain respects
- slip casting — a pottery-making process in which partially liquefied clay is poured into a plaster mold.
- spin casting — spinning (def 3).
- superelastic — capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
- superplastic — (of some metals and alloys) having the capacity to undergo extreme deformation at high temperatures.
- surf casting — the act, technique, or sport of fishing by casting from the shoreline into the sea, usually using heavy-duty tackle.
- tasting menu — a fixed-price restaurant meal or menu consisting of small portions of numerous dishes: We ordered the 6-course tasting menu for $125.
- the bastille — a state prison in Paris that was stormed and destroyed (1789) in the French Revolution: its destruction is commemorated on Bastille Day, July 14
- time-wasting — causing someone to spend time doing something that is unnecessary or does not produce any benefit
- unfastidious — not fastidious; not fussy; not appropriately concerned with detail or cleanliness
- viscoelastic — pertaining to a substance having both viscous and elastic properties.
- wine tasting — a gathering of critics, buyers, friends, etc., to taste a group of wines for comparative purposes.