12-letter words starting with an
- and counting — If you say and counting after a number or an amount of something, you mean that the number or amount is continuing to increase.
- and so forth — and so on; and other such things; et cetera
- and the like — If you mention particular things or people and then add and the like, you are indicating that there are other similar things or people that can be included in what you are saying.
- and what not — and other things of all sorts
- andouillette — a French sausage made from pig intestines, smaller than an andouille
- 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.
- andre fleury — André Hercule de [ahn-drey er-kyl duh] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ ɛrˈkül də/ (Show IPA), 1653–1743, French cardinal and statesman.
- 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
- anecdotalism — an inclination to relate anecdotes
- anelasticity — the property of a substance which has a disproportionate relationship between stress and strain
- anemochorous — (of a fruit, seed, or spore) adapted for dispersion by wind.
- anemone fish — any of various damselfishes of the genus Amphiprion, such as A. percula (clown anemone fish), that usually live closely associated with sea anemones
- anemophilous — (of flowering plants such as grasses) pollinated by the wind
- anemotropism — orientation in response to a current of air.
- anencephalic — born with no or only a partial brain
- anepigraphic — (of a coin, artifact, etc.) without a legend or inscription.
- anesthetists — Plural form of anesthetist.
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- anesthetizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anesthetize.
- aneurysmatic — (medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal.
- angel's hair — Also called capelli d’angelo. Italian Cookery. a type of very thin pasta.
- angelo patri — Angelo [an-juh-loh] /ˈæn dʒəˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1965, U.S. educator and writer, born in Italy.
- angelologist — a person who studies angelology
- angiocarpous — being or having fruit contained in a vessel such as a shell
- angiogenesis — the induction of blood-vessel growth, often in association with a particular organ or tissue, or with a tumour
- angiographic — relating to or using angiography
- angiopathies — Plural form of angiopathy.
- angiosarcoma — a rare, malignant tumour which grows rapidly in the blood vessels
- angiostomous — having a narrow opening
- angiotensins — Plural form of angiotensin.
- angle of dip — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- angle of lag — the phase difference, expressed in degrees, by which one sinusoidal function moves behind a second having the same period, as alternating current moving behind the alternating voltage.
- angle of yaw — the acute angle between the longitudinal axis of an aircraft or spacecraft and a given reference direction, as viewed from above.
- anglo-celtic — of or relating to an inhabitant of Australia who was or whose ancestors were born in the British Isles
- anglo-french — of or relating to England and France
- anglo-gallic — noting or pertaining to the coins or series of coins issued by the English kings from Henry II to Henry VIII for their French domains.
- anglo-indian — An Anglo-Indian person is someone whose family is partly British and partly Indian.
- anglo-norman — relating to the Norman conquerors of England, their society, or their language
- anglophiliac — a strong admiration or enthusiasm for England, its people, and things English.
- anglophobiac — a person with a fear or dread of England or the English
- angra mainyu — the evil spirit who contends against Spenta Mainyu.
- angst-ridden — characterized by a feeling of dread or anxiety
- anguilliform — having the shape or form of an eel
- angularities — Plural form of angularity.