12-letter words containing n
- abyssal zone — the ecological zone along the deep ocean floor between the bathyal and hadal zones
- academicians — Plural form of academician.
- acanthaceous — of or relating to the Acanthaceae, a mainly tropical and subtropical family of flowering plants that includes the acanthus
- accelerating — Present participle of accelerate.
- acceleration — The acceleration of a process or change is the fact that it is getting faster and faster.
- accentuality — the quality of being characterized by accent or stress
- accentuating — to give emphasis or prominence to.
- accentuation — an act or instance of accentuating.
- acceptations — Plural form of acceptation.
- access point — the hub that links wireless devices to a network or to the internet
- accessioning — the act of coming into the possession of a right, title, office, etc.: accession to the throne.
- accidentally — happening by chance or accident; not planned; unexpected: an accidental meeting.
- acclamations — Plural form of acclamation.
- accomodating — Misspelling of accommodating.
- accomodation — Misspelling of accommodation.
- accompaniest — (archaic) Archaic second-person singular form of accompany.
- accompanists — Plural form of accompanist.
- accompanying — provided at the same time as something else as an extra or addition; supplementary
- accompanyist — accompanist.
- according as — to the degree that; in proportion as
- according to — If someone says that something is true according to a particular person, book, or other source of information, they are indicating where they got their information.
- accordionist — a person who plays the accordion, especially with skill.
- accouchement — childbirth or the period of confinement
- account book — a booklet in which all the transactions that take place in a bank account or a company's accounts are recorded
- accouplement — a timber joist or beam that serves as a tie or support
- accouterment — an accoutering or being accoutered
- accoutrement — Accoutrements are all the things you have with you when you travel or when you take part in a particular activity.
- accretionary — Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion.
- accumulating — to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up: to accumulate wealth.
- accumulation — An accumulation of something is a large number of things which have been collected together or acquired over a period of time.
- accurateness — The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy; exactness; nicety; precision.
- accursedness — The quality of being accursed.
- accustrement — the process of equipping with accoutrements
- acenaphthene — (organic compound) A hydrocarbon, found in coal tar, derived from naphthalene by the addition of a short aliphatic bridge.
- acenesthesia — loss of the physical awareness of one's body.
- acepromazine — an orange-colored oil, C19H22N2OS, used as a tranquilizer, esp. to immobilize large animals, and to relieve nausea
- acetone body — ketone body
- acetonitrile — a colourless organic chemical, CH3CN, used chiefly as a solvent
- acetophenone — a colorless liquid, C 8 H 8 O, having a sweet odor: used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume.
- acetostearin — a waxlike, nongreasy solid, C 23 H 44 O 5 : used chiefly as a food preservative and as a plasticizer.
- achievements — Plural form of achievement.
- acid washing — a process in which a denim garment is treated with a bleach solution containing chlorine-soaked stones so that the color becomes faded and the material is softer.
- acid-forming — (of an oxide or element) yielding an acid when dissolved in water or having an oxide that forms an acid in water; acidic
- acid-tongued — bitingly critical or sarcastic; sharp-tongued: a critic famous for his acid-tongued reviews.
- acknowledged — recognized as being true or existing
- acknowledger — to admit to be real or true; recognize the existence, truth, or fact of: to acknowledge one's mistakes.
- acknowledges — to admit to be real or true; recognize the existence, truth, or fact of: to acknowledge one's mistakes.
- aclinic line — magnetic equator
- acne rosacea — rosacea.
- acorn squash — a kind of winter squash, acorn-shaped with ridged, dark-green skin and sweet, yellow flesh