12-letter words containing th
- angiopathies — Plural form of angiopathy.
- animal faith — nonrational belief in the existence of a fully knowable world outside the mind.
- anisothermal — (thermodynamics) Of or pertaining to a system that is not in thermal equilibrium, that does not have a single fixed temperature.
- 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
- anotherguess — of a different type or kind; different
- antarthritic — relieving joint inflammation caused by gout
- antasthmatic — relieving the symptoms of asthma
- anthelic arc — a rare halo occurring at the sun's elevation but in the opposite part of the sky.
- anthelmintic — killing or ejecting intestinal worms
- antherozooid — Alternative form of antherozoid.
- anthocarpous — resembling or pertaining to an anthocarp
- anthocyanine — Alternative form of anthocyanin.
- anthocyanins — Plural form of anthocyanin.
- anthological — a book or other collection of selected writings by various authors, usually in the same literary form, of the same period, or on the same subject: an anthology of Elizabethan drama; an anthology of modern philosophy.
- anthologised — Simple past tense and past participle of anthologise.
- anthologiser — Alternative spelling of anthologizer.
- anthologized — to compile an anthology.
- anthologizer — an anthologist; a creator of an anthology
- anthologizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthologize.
- anthophagous — That feeds on flowers.
- anthophilous — (esp of insects) frequenting flowers
- anthoxanthin — a yellow pigment found in plants
- anthranilate — a salt present in anthranilic acid
- 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
- anticathexis — a change from one emotion to its opposite, as from hate to love.
- anticathodes — Plural form of anticathode.
- antichthones — the antipodes
- antipathetic — having or arousing a strong aversion
- antitheistic — opposed to belief in god or gods
- antithetical — Something that is antithetical to something else is the opposite of it and is unable to exist with it.
- antithrombin — a substance that counteracts the action of thrombin, preventing the formation of blood clots
- anything but — You use anything but in expressions such as anything but quiet and anything but attractive to emphasize that something is not the case.
- apothecaries — Plural form of apothecary.
- apothegmatic — Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
- apotheosized — Simple past tense and past participle of apotheosize.
- arba kanfoth — a rectangular piece of cloth with fringes at the four corners and a hole in the center for the head, worn under the clothes by Orthodox Jewish males.
- archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
- arithmetical — Arithmetical calculations, processes, or skills involve the addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division of numbers.
- arithmomania — an obsessive desire to count objects, or a fixation with numbers and calculations
- arm's-length — lacking intimacy or friendliness, esp when possessing some special connection, such as previous closeness