12-letter words containing st
- alarm system — a set of electronic devices that trigger an alarm
- all the best — You can say 'All the best' when you are saying goodbye to someone, or at the end of a letter.
- allegoristic — writing or using allegory; interpreting in an allegorical sense.
- allman style — indent style
- almond paste — ground almond mixture
- alpine-style — of or in an ascent (esp in high mountains like the Himalayas) in which the climbers carry all their equipment with them in a single ascent from base to summit
- alstroemeria — any plant of the tuberous perennial liliaceous genus Alstroemeria, originally S American, grown for their brightly coloured orchid-like flowers
- 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).
- ambisinister — clumsy or unskillful with both hands.
- amphiblastic — (of animal ova) showing complete but unequal cleavage after fertilization
- amphistomous — (of certain animals, such as leeches) having a sucker at either end of the body
- an iron fist — a cruel and unyielding attitude or approach
- anabaptistic — relating to Anabaptists
- anachronists — Plural form of anachronist.
- anaesthetics — the science, study, and practice of anaesthesia and its application
- anaesthetise — anesthetize.
- anaesthetist — An anaesthetist is a doctor who specializes in giving anaesthetics to patients.
- anaesthetize — When a doctor or other trained person anaesthetizes a patient, they make the patient unconscious or unable to feel pain by giving them an anaesthetic.
- analogy test — a reasoning test in which the subject is required to supply the missing term in a relationship of the form “A is to B as Y is to ^^^.”.
- anapaestical — belonging to the form of poetry which uses a reversed dactyl consisting of two short syllables followed by a long one
- anastasius i — a.d. c430–518, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 491–518.
- anastigmatic — (of a lens or optical device) not astigmatic
- anastomosing — Present participle of anastomose.
- androsterone — an androgenic steroid hormone produced in the testes. Formula: C19H30O2
- anelasticity — the property of a substance which has a disproportionate relationship between stress and strain
- anesthetists — Plural form of anesthetist.
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- anesthetizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anesthetize.
- angelologist — a person who studies angelology
- angiostomous — having a narrow opening
- angst-ridden — characterized by a feeling of dread or anxiety
- animalculist — a person who subscribes to the theory of animalculism
- annihilistic — Relating to annihilation.
- antagonistic — If a person is antagonistic to someone or something, they show hatred or dislike towards them.
- antasthmatic — relieving the symptoms of asthma
- anti-elitist — (of a person or class of persons) considered superior by others or by themselves, as in intellect, talent, power, wealth, or position in society: elitist country clubbers who have theirs and don't care about anybody else.
- anti-strophe — the part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right.
- anti-zionist — a person who is opposed to Zionism
- anticatalyst — a substance that destroys or diminishes the activity of a catalyst
- 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.
- antifeminist — a person, movement or action opposed to feminism
- antihysteric — acting to counter hysteria
- antinatalist — A supporter of antinatalism.
- antinovelist — a writer of antinovels
- antiphrastic — relating to antiphrasis
- antiroyalist — opposed to the monarchy
- antistrophes — Plural form of antistrophe.
- antistrophic — Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
- antistrophon — an argument that is retorted against an opponent
- antitheistic — opposed to belief in god or gods