12-letter words containing or
- ambulatories — Plural form of ambulatory.
- ambulatorily — By or in terms of walking.
- ameliorating — Present participle of ameliorate.
- amelioration — the act or an instance of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated
- ameliorative — Able to repair or ameliorate.
- amelioratory — tending to ameliorate
- amenorrhoeic — absence of the menses.
- amor patriae — love of one's country; patriotism
- amortisation — Alternative spelling of amortization.
- amortization — the process of amortizing a debt
- amortizement — a sloping top on a buttress, pillar, etc.
- amygdaliform — almond-shaped.
- anamorphoses — Plural form of anamorphosis.
- anamorphosis — an image or drawing distorted in such a way that it becomes recognizable only when viewed in a specified manner or through a special device
- anchor light — a 32-point light, visible from at least two miles away, shown at night near the bow and not more than 20 feet (6 meters) above the deck of a vessel lying at anchor.
- anchor plant — a South American shrub, Colletia cruciata, of the buckthorn family, having flattened green branches and yellowish-white flowers.
- anchor watch — a deck watch maintained by the crew of a ship at anchor.
- anchoritical — in the manner of or resembling an anchorite
- anchorperson — the primary reporter on a news television broadcast
- and so forth — and so on; and other such things; et cetera
- anemochorous — (of a fruit, seed, or spore) adapted for dispersion by wind.
- anglo-norman — relating to the Norman conquerors of England, their society, or their language
- anguilliform — having the shape or form of an eel
- anisomorphic — differing in the semantic scope of terms referring to the real world: for instance, English and Russian are anisomorphic with regard to colour terms, English treating light blue and navy blue as shades of one colour but Russian treating these two shades as unrelated
- annihilatory — Causing annihilation.
- annunciators — Plural form of annunciator.
- annunciatory — to announce.
- anorexigenic — causing loss of appetite
- anorthoclase — a variety of microcline, rich in sodium and sometimes having a play of color: sometimes considered a variety of orthoclase.
- anorthositic — resembling or consisting of anorthosite
- anteriorness — The state or quality of being anterior.
- anti-foreign — the policy or practice of showing hostility toward foreigners, foreign customs, etc.
- anti-tumoral — a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- antiabortion — opposed to induced or surgical abortions
- anticipatory — An anticipatory feeling or action is one that you have or do because you are expecting something to happen soon.
- antiminority — Opposing an ethnic minority, or ethnic minorities in general.
- antipredator — discouraging or protecting against predators
- antireformer — One who opposes reform.
- aortic valve — a semilunar valve between the aorta and the left ventricle of the heart that prevents the blood from flowing back into the left ventricle.
- aortographic — relating to an aortography or aortography
- aphoristical — Alternative form of aphoristic.
- aplacophoran — solenogaster.
- apportioning — Present participle of apportion.
- appreciators — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- appreciatory — appreciative.
- appressorium — a flattened hypha of a parasitic fungus that penetrates the host tissues
- appropriator — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
- approximator — Something that approximates.
- araneomorphs — Plural form of araneomorph.
- arborescence — treelike in size and form.