12-letter words starting with an
- anti-nuclear — opposed to military and industrial applications of nuclear energy and to technologies which produce radioactive waste products
- anti-radical — opposed to radicalism or radicals.
- anti-realism — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- anti-science — a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws: the mathematical sciences.
- anti-semitic — Someone or something that is anti-Semitic is hostile to or prejudiced against Jewish people.
- anti-smoking — opposed to or promoting the discontinuance of the smoking of tobacco: an antismoking campaign launched by a health agency.
- 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-tumoral — a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- anti-utopian — dystopia.
- anti-vitamin — any substance that interferes with the action of a vitamin.
- anti-zionist — a person who is opposed to Zionism
- antiabortion — opposed to induced or surgical abortions
- antiacademic — opposed to education
- antiaircraft — used for defense against hostile aircraft
- antialiasing — a technique for smoothing out jagged lines in graphical computer output.
- antiallergic — An antiallergic substance prevents or relieves allergies.
- antiandrogen — (steroid, pharmacology) Any substance that inhibits the release or the biological effects of an androgen.
- antiantibody — antibody that combines with another antibody.
- antibacchius — a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, of which the first two are long and the third is short
- antibacklash — relating to the prevention of a violent backward reaction or movement
- antibarbarus — a list of words and sayings to be avoided in the classical usage of a language
- antiberiberi — Countering beriberi.
- antibiblical — Opposing or contradicting the Bible.
- antibiotical — Of or pertaining to antibiotics.
- antiblackism — a belief or type of behaviour which exhibits hostility towards Black people
- antibrachium — (anatomy) alternative spelling of antebrachium.
- antibullying — Opposed to or acting against bullying.
- antiburglary — intended to prevent burglary
- antibusiness — opposed to business interests, particularly those of large-scale corporations
- anticatalase — a substance that inhibits the enzymatic action of a catalase.
- anticatalyst — a substance that destroys or diminishes the activity of a catalyst
- anticathexis — a change from one emotion to its opposite, as from hate to love.
- anticathodes — Plural form of anticathode.
- antichthones — the antipodes
- anticipately — (dated) In anticipation, in advance; anticipatedly.
- anticipating — to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to anticipate pleasure.
- anticipation — Anticipation is a feeling of excitement about something pleasant or exciting that you know is going to happen.
- anticipative — inclined to anticipate; of or full of anticipation
- anticipatory — An anticipatory feeling or action is one that you have or do because you are expecting something to happen soon.
- anticlerical — opposed to the power and influence of the clergy, esp in politics
- anticlimatic — Misspelling of anticlimactic.
- anticlimaxes — Plural form of anticlimax.
- anticlotting — of a nature that prevents blood clotting
- anticolonial — opposed to colonialism
- anticonsumer — opposed to consumerism
- anticreative — opposed to originality of thought or the display of imagination
- anticultural — against culture or civilization
- anticyclical — not conforming to or following a cycle: anticyclical sales that rise when the economy fades.
- anticyclones — Plural form of anticyclone.
- anticyclonic — Of, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone.