12-letter words that end in ant
- new covenant — (sometimes initial capital letters) (in Christian exegesis) the promises of salvation made by God to humans individually, based on divine grace rather than Mosaic Law.
- noctambulant — of, relating to, or given to sleepwalking.
- non-dominant — ruling, governing, or controlling; having or exerting authority or influence: dominant in the chain of command.
- non-militant — vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
- non-occupant — a person, family, group, or organization that lives in, occupies, or has quarters or space in or on something: the occupant of a taxicab; the occupants of the building.
- non-resonant — resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
- non-ruminant — any even-toed, hoofed mammal of the suborder Ruminantia, being comprised of cloven-hoofed, cud-chewing quadrupeds, and including, besides domestic cattle, bison, buffalo, deer, antelopes, giraffes, camels, and chevrotains.
- noncombatant — a person connected with a military force in some capacity other than that of a fighter, as a surgeon or chaplain.
- noncompliant — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
- nonimmigrant — A person who is not an immigrant.
- nonimportant — Not important.
- nonmalignant — Not malignant, without malice.
- nonobservant — Not observant; not religious; not participating in the observance of religion.
- nonredundant — not redundant
- nonrepentant — Not repentant.
- nonresistant — not able, conditioned, or constructed to withstand the effect of something, as a disease, a specific change in temperature, or harsh treatment; susceptible to damage or ill effects.
- noordbrabant — North Brabant
- old covenant — the covenant between God and the ancient Israelites, based on the Mosaic Law.
- over-reliant — having or showing dependence: reliant on money from home.
- overabundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overdominant — excessively dominant
- oyster plant — salsify.
- pig-ignorant — extremely ignorant or unknowledgeable
- piss-elegant — displaying a contrived, often pretentious, sophistication, opulence, etc.
- prayer plant — a plant, Maranta leuconeura, native to Brazil, that is widely cultivated for its variegated leaves that close up at night.
- precognizant — having prior cognizance or knowledge of a given thing
- premalignant — occurring before a state of malignancy
- preponderant — superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing: a preponderant misconception.
- recalcitrant — resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
- rehabilitant — a person who is undergoing rehabilitation, especially for a physical disability.
- representant — someone who acts on behalf of another; representative
- ribbon plant — spider plant (def 1).
- rubber plant — a plant, Ficus elastica, of the mulberry family, having oblong, shining, leathery leaves, growing native as a tall tree in India, the Malay Archipelago, etc., used as a source of rubber and cultivated in Europe and America as an ornamental house plant.
- sea elephant — elephant seal.
- self-reliant — relying on oneself or on one's own powers, resources, etc.
- semi-dormant — lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience.
- semidominant — producing an intermediate, heterozygous phenotype
- shrimp plant — a small, sprawling shrub, Justicia brandegeana (or Beloperone guttata), of the acanthus family, native to Mexico, having small white flowers protruding from a series of overlapping reddish bracts and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- somnambulant — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- spider plant — Also called ribbon plant. a plant, Chlorophytum comosum, of the lily family, native to southern Africa, that has long, narrow leaves and clusters of white flowers and is widely cultivated as a houseplant.
- subalternant — a universal in relation to a subaltern
- top sergeant — a first sergeant.
- transductant — the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another by means of a virus.
- transmigrant — a person or thing that transmigrates.
- ultradistant — extremely distant
- unconversant — familiar by use or study (usually followed by with): conversant with Spanish history.
- underservant — a servant of inferior or subordinate rank.
- undiscordant — not discordant; not disagreeing or disagreeable
- unflamboyant — not flamboyant
- velvet plant — a composite plant, Gynura aurantiaca, native to the Old World tropics, having leaves and stems covered with dense, velvety, purple hairs and often cultivated as a houseplant. Compare purple passion.