12-letter words containing ro
- ailurophobic — relating to ailurophobia
- allotropical — (chemistry, rare) Of or pertaining to an element that exhibits allotropy.
- alstroemeria — any plant of the tuberous perennial liliaceous genus Alstroemeria, originally S American, grown for their brightly coloured orchid-like flowers
- ambidextrous — Someone who is ambidextrous can use both their right hand and their left hand equally skilfully.
- ambisextrous — Informal. sexually attracted to both sexes; bisexual. used by or suitable for either sex; unisex: ambisextrous hair styles.
- amentiferous — bearing aments
- amour-propre — self-respect
- amourousness — Rare spelling of amorousness.
- amperometric — relating to or involving the measurement of an electric current
- amphitropous — (of a plant ovule) partially inverted so that the base and the micropyle at the apex are the same distance from the funicle
- an iron fist — a cruel and unyielding attitude or approach
- anachronical — Not in the correct date order. Chronologically incorrect.
- anachronisms — Plural form of anachronism.
- anachronists — Plural form of anachronist.
- anacrogynous — having the female sex organs arising from any cell below the apex of the stem, thereby not terminating its growth, as certain liverworts.
- anaerobiosis — life in the absence of oxygen
- anaerobiotic — anaerobic
- anaphrodisia — diminished sexual desire.
- androcentric — having or regarding man or the male sex as central or primary
- androclinium — clinandrium.
- androgenesis — a type of reproduction in insects and plants involving the development of an embryo that contains only paternal chromosomes
- androgenetic — related to androgenesis
- androgenized — Simple past tense and past participle of androgenize.
- androscoggin — a river flowing from NE New Hampshire through SW Maine into the Kennebec River. 171 miles (275 km) long.
- androsterone — an androgenic steroid hormone produced in the testes. Formula: C19H30O2
- anemochorous — (of a fruit, seed, or spore) adapted for dispersion by wind.
- anemotropism — orientation in response to a current of air.
- animatronics — a branch of film and theatre technology that combines traditional puppetry techniques with electronics to create lifelike animated effects
- anisotropies — Plural form of anisotropy.
- anisotropism — the state of being anisotropic
- ansate cross — ankh
- antherozooid — Alternative form of antherozoid.
- anthrophonic — Relating to anthrophony.
- anthropodicy — An attempt, or argument attempting, to justify the existence of humanity as good (contrast theodicy).
- anthropogeny — the genesis or development of the human race, especially as a subject of scientific study.
- anthropoglot — An animal with tongue similar to humans allowing human-like speech.
- anthropogony — the origin of the human species
- anthropoidal — Anthropoid.
- anthropology — Anthropology is the scientific study of people, society, and culture.
- anthroponomy — the science dealing with the laws regulating the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and to environment.
- anthroponymy — the study of personal names.
- anthropotomy — the structure of the human body
- anti-strophe — the part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right.
- antiandrogen — (steroid, pharmacology) Any substance that inhibits the release or the biological effects of an androgen.
- antideuteron — the antimatter counterpart to the deuteron.
- antielectron — an elementary particle with a positive charge, a positron
- antientropic — showing a tendency towards order
- antiestrogen — any of several major female sex hormones produced primarily by the ovarian follicles of female mammals, capable of inducing estrus, developing and maintaining secondary female sex characteristics, and preparing the uterus for the reception of a fertilized egg: used, especially in synthetic form, as a component of oral contraceptives, in certain cancer treatments, and in other therapies.
- antigropelos — waterproof leggings used to protect against mud
- antihydrogen — hydrogen in which the nucleus is an antiproton with an orbiting positron