12-letter words containing ant
- expectorants — Plural form of expectorant.
- explantation — The act of explanting.
- fantasticate — to make or render fantastic.
- fantasticism — the quality of being fantastic
- fete galante — fête champêtre.
- fianarantsoa — a city in E central Madagascar.
- fire hydrant — a hydrant for use in extinguishing fires.
- flamboyantly — In a flamboyant manner.
- fluoranthene — (organic compound) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene ring attached to each of the rings of a naphthalene molecule; it is carcinogenic, and is a product of incomplete combustion.
- foraging ant — any of several ants, as army ants, that forage as part of a large group.
- fragrantness — the quality of being fragrant
- frantz fanon — Frantz (Omar) [frants oh-mahr;; French frahnts aw-mar] /frænts ˈoʊ mɑr;; French frɑ̃ts ɔˈmar/ (Show IPA), 1925–61, West Indian psychiatrist and political theorist, born in Martinique; in Algeria after 1953.
- galanty show — pantomime shadow play
- gallivanters — Plural form of gallivanter.
- gallivanting — to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad.
- gargantuanly — In an gargantuan manner.
- gas constant — a constant, 8.314 joules per degree Kelvin, equal to the product of the pressure and the volume of one gram molecule of an ideal gas divided by the absolute temperature. Symbol: R.
- geanticlines — Plural form of geanticline.
- giant fennel — a plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, having feathery leaves and umbels of small, yellow flowers.
- giant fulmar — either of two large white or brownish petrels of the genus Macronectes, of the Antarctic Ocean and adjacent seas.
- giant garlic — an Asian plant, Allium giganteum, of the amaryllis family, having a large, dense, round cluster of lilac-colored flowers, grown as an ornamental.
- giant hornet — any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- giant killer — sb who defeats a larger opponent
- giant lizard — a monitor lizard, Varanus komodoensis, of certain Indonesian islands E of Java, that grows to a length of 10 feet (3 meters): the largest lizard in the world; now rare.
- giant planet — any of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, characterized by large mass, low density, and an extensive atmosphere
- giant powder — dynamite composed of nitroglycerin and kieselguhr.
- giant slalom — a slalom race in which the course has more gates and is longer and steeper than that in a regular slalom.
- giant-killer — A giant-killer is a sportsman, sportswoman, or team that unexpectedly beats a much stronger opponent.
- gigantically — In a gigantic manner.
- gigantomachy — (in Greek mythology) the struggle between the gods and the giants.
- grant-in-aid — a subsidy furnished by a central government to a local one to help finance a public project, as the construction of a highway or school.
- gray panther — a member of an organized group of elderly people seeking to secure or protect their rights by collective action.
- grey panther — a member of the generation of affluent older consumers, who regard themselves as young, active, and sociable
- guaranteeing — a promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or that it will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time: a money-back guarantee.
- gynantherous — having the stamens converted into pistils by the action of frost, disease, or insects.
- hair implant — the insertion of synthetic fibers or human hair into the scalp to cover baldness.
- halotolerant — (biology) Able to tolerate a high concentration of salt in its environment.
- hamantaschen — a small triangular cake often made with yeast and filled with a mixture of poppy seeds and honey or with prune paste, prepared especially for the festival of Purim.
- helianthemum — (botany) Any of the genus Helianthemum of rockroses.
- helianthuses — Plural form of helianthus.
- hierophantic — (in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
- homoromantic — Romantically attracted to those of the same gender.
- horn antenna — a microwave aerial, formed by flaring out the end of a waveguide
- humble plant — sensitive plant (def 1).
- hypoxanthine — a white, crystalline, almost water-soluble, alkaloidal purine derivative, C 5 H 4 N 4 O, found in animal and vegetable tissues: used chiefly in biochemical research.
- idiot savant — a mentally defective person with an exceptional skill or talent in a special field, as a highly developed ability to play music or to solve complex mathematical problems mentally at great speed.
- ignorantness — The state or quality of being ignorant; ignorance.
- implantation — the act of implanting.
- implantology — the branch of dentistry dealing with the permanent implantation or attachment of artificial teeth in the jaw.
- in-compliant — not compliant; unyielding.