12-letter words containing ast
- bioastronomy — the branch of biology which deals with the study or the discovery of life forms on other planets or in space
- blast effect — the damage caused by the force of an explosive blast
- blastocoelic — of or relating to the blastocoel
- blastomycete — any of a genus (Blastomyces) of yeastlike imperfect fungi that cause diseases in people and animals
- blastosphere — blastula
- blastulation — the process of blastula formation
- bottom yeast — a yeast whose cells, in the manufacture of wine and lager beer, fall to the bottom as a sediment.
- breast drill — a geared drill that can be braced against the chest for additional leverage.
- breast wheel — a waterwheel onto which the propelling water is fed at the height of a horizontal axle.
- breastplough — a plough driven by the worker's breast, often used to pare turf
- breaststroke — Breaststroke is a swimming stroke which you do lying on your front, moving your arms and legs horizontally in a circular motion.
- breastsummer — a girder extending across a large opening in a building to support the wall above, used primarily over shop-fronts
- broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
- bull mastiff — a large powerful breed of dog with a short usually fawn or brindle coat, developed by crossing the bulldog with the mastiff
- cablecasting — relating to broadcasting by cable
- cactoblastis — a moth, Cactoblastis cactorum of South America, that was introduced into Australia to act as a biological control on the prickly pear
- caked breast — a painful hardening of one or more lobules of a lactating breast, caused by stagnation of milk in the secreting ducts and accumulation of blood in the expanded veins; stagnation mastitis.
- camp bastion — a large British military base in Helmand province, Afghanistan, built in 2006
- caste system — the division of Hindu society into four major hereditary classes
- castellation — Architecture. built like a castle, especially with turrets and battlements.
- caster angle — the forward or backward tilt of the steering axis in a vehicle, when considered from the side
- caster sugar — Caster sugar is white sugar that has been ground into fine grains. It is used in cooking.
- castigations — Plural form of castigation.
- castile soap — a hard soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide
- casting vote — When a committee has given an equal number of votes for and against a proposal, the chairperson can give a casting vote. This vote decides whether or not the proposal will be passed.
- castor sugar — finely ground or powdered sugar.
- catastrophal — (rare) Catastrophic.
- catastrophes — Plural form of catastrophe.
- catastrophic — Something that is catastrophic involves or causes a sudden terrible disaster.
- cellarmaster — a person in charge of a wine cellar.
- cerivastatin — A synthetic statin formerly used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease, later withdrawn due to the risk of rhabdomyolysis.
- ceroplastics — the art of wax modelling
- chastisement — Chastisement is the same as punishment.
- chastizement — Alternative form of chastisement.
- cheesetaster — a small instrument for extracting a piece of cheese from a larger block for the purpose of tasting
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- chloroplasts — Plural form of chloroplast.
- choirmasters — Plural form of choirmaster.
- chondroblast — a type of cell that develops into a chondrocyte or cartilage cell
- chorusmaster — the conductor of a choir
- choux pastry — a very light pastry made with eggs, used for eclairs, etc
- chromoplasts — Plural form of chromoplast.
- coast ranges — series of mountain ranges along the W coast of North America, extending from Alas. to Baja California: highest peak, Mt. Logan
- coast salish — (in Canada) a division of the peoples who speak Salish languages
- color-caster — an announcer, especially in sports, who provides supplementary information or comment.
- contrastable — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
- copperfasten — (transitive, historical) To protect the timbers [of a ship] with plates of copper secured with copper nails or bolts.
- cosmoplastic — forming the universe or the world
- cotoneasters — Plural form of cotoneaster.
- cotton waste — refuse cotton yarn, esp when used as a cleaning material