12-letter words containing ra
- alliteration — Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound.
- alliterative — Alliterative means relating to or connected with alliteration.
- alterability — capable of being altered.
- alto-stratus — a cloud of a class characterized by a generally uniform gray sheet or layer, lighter in color than nimbostratus and darker than cirrostratus: of medium altitude, about 8000–20,000 feet (2450–6100 meters).
- 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
- ampelography — the science concerned with the identification and classification of grapevines
- amphibrachic — Consisting of amphibrachs, metrical feet consisting of either a long syllable between two that are short, or an accented syllable between two that are not accented.
- anadyr range — Chukot Range
- anagrammatic — a word, phrase, or sentence formed from another by rearranging its letters: “Angel” is an anagram of “glean.”.
- andragogical — the methods or techniques used to teach adults: Many educators believe that the principles of andragogy, as advanced by Malcolm Knowles, have great relevance to adult education; others are not so certain.
- anepigraphic — (of a coin, artifact, etc.) without a legend or inscription.
- angiographic — relating to or using angiography
- angra mainyu — the evil spirit who contends against Spenta Mainyu.
- 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.
- antarafacial — (chemistry) Of a chemical reaction, involving two simultaneous changes in bonding to opposite faces of a common centre (or related centres) of a molecular fragment.
- antebrachial — Lb anatomy relating to the forearm.
- antebrachium — (anatomy) The forearm.
- anteprandial — before dinner
- anthranilate — a salt present in anthranilic acid
- anti-liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- anti-radical — opposed to radicalism or radicals.
- anti-tumoral — a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- antiaircraft — used for defense against hostile aircraft
- antibrachium — (anatomy) alternative spelling of antebrachium.
- anticultural — against culture or civilization
- antigraviton — (mostly, scifi) The hypothetical antipartner of a graviton.
- antiliterate — opposed to literacy, acting against literacy
- antiparabema — either of two chapels at the west end of an Armenian or Byzantine church.
- antiparallel — parallel but pointing in the opposite direction
- antiphrastic — relating to antiphrasis
- antirachitic — preventing or curing rickets
- antirational — opposed to rationalism
- antitumoural — acting against or upon tumours
- anuradhapura — a town in Sri Lanka: ancient capital of Ceylon; site of the sacred bo tree and place of pilgrimage for Buddhists. Pop: 53 151 (2001)
- aortographic — relating to an aortography or aortography
- aplacophoran — solenogaster.
- apparatchiks — a member of an apparat, especially in a Communist country.
- apple brandy — an alcoholic liquor made with apples
- appoggiatura — an ornament consisting of a nonharmonic note (short or long) preceding a harmonic one either before or on the stress
- appraisement — the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.
- appraisingly — to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
- aquacultural — related to aquaculture
- arabia felix — an ancient division of Arabia, in the S part: sometimes restricted to Yemen.
- arabian gulf — an arm of the Arabian Sea, between SW Iran and Arabia. 600 miles (965 km) long.
- arabica bean — a high-quality coffee bean, obtained from the tree Coffea arabica
- arachnophobe — a person who is afraid of spiders
- araeosystyle — (of columned buildings) having an alternately very wide and very narrow intercolumniation