12-letter words that end in e
- amour-propre — self-respect
- amphidentate — (of a ligand) able to coordinate through either of two different atoms, as in CN–
- amphitheatre — An amphitheatre is a large open area surrounded by rows of seats sloping upwards. Amphitheatres were built mainly in Greek and Roman times for the performance of plays.
- amuse-bouche — an appetizer before a meal
- amuse-gueule — amuse-bouche.
- amyl acetate — banana oil
- amyl nitrite — a yellowish unstable volatile fragrant liquid used in medicine as a vasodilator and in perfumes. Formula: (CH3)2CHCH2CH2NO2
- amyl sulfide — a yellow liquid consisting of a mixture of isomers having the formula (C 5 H 11) 2 S, used chiefly in the preparation of organic sulfur compounds.
- anadyr range — Chukot Range
- anaesthetise — anesthetize.
- anaesthetize — When a doctor or other trained person anaesthetizes a patient, they make the patient unconscious or unable to feel pain by giving them an anaesthetic.
- anathematise — Alternative spelling of anathematize.
- anathematize — to pronounce an anathema (upon a person, etc); curse
- 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.
- andouillette — a French sausage made from pig intestines, smaller than an andouille
- androsterone — an androgenic steroid hormone produced in the testes. Formula: C19H30O2
- anisaldehyde — a colorless, oily, aromatic liquid, the para form of C 8 H 8 O 2 , having a vanillalike odor: used chiefly in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfume, and as an intermediate in organic synthesis.
- annihilative — Serving to annihilate; radically destructive.
- announceable — to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.
- annual leave — the time a person is allowed to take off work as holiday in any one-year period
- annuity rate — An annuity rate is used to calculate the amount of income that will be paid, following investment of a lump sum in an annuity.
- anorthoclase — a variety of microcline, rich in sodium and sometimes having a play of color: sometimes considered a variety of orthoclase.
- anthocyanine — Alternative form of anthocyanin.
- anthranilate — a salt present in anthranilic acid
- 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-strophe — the part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right.
- anticatalase — a substance that inhibits the enzymatic action of a catalase.
- anticipative — inclined to anticipate; of or full of anticipation
- anticreative — opposed to originality of thought or the display of imagination
- antifeminine — opposed to or discriminating against women or feminine characteristics or behaviour
- antiliterate — opposed to literacy, acting against literacy
- antimetabole — the repetition of words in reverse order for emphasis
- antioncogene — (genetics) Any gene that suppresses the formation of tumours.
- antiparticle — any of a group of elementary particles that have the same mass and spin as their corresponding particle but have opposite values for all other nonzero quantum numbers. When a particle collides with its antiparticle, mutual annihilation occurs
- antipleasure — opposed to pleasure
- antisociable — Antisocial.
- antiviolence — opposed to or acting against violence in society
- antwerp blue — any of several iron-blue pigments, usually containing a considerable amount of extender.
- aortic valve — a semilunar valve between the aorta and the left ventricle of the heart that prevents the blood from flowing back into the left ventricle.
- apache dance — a fast violent dance in French vaudeville, supposedly between a Parisian gangster and his girl
- apache plume — a low shrub, Fallugia paradoxa, of the rose family, of southwestern North America, having white flowers and fruit heads of feathery tufts.
- apartmentize — to build apartments on or in: to apartmentize the downtown area.
- aplanogamete — a nonmotile gamete or conjugating cell found in lower algae
- apostrophise — to address by apostrophe.
- apostrophize — to address an apostrophe to
- apperceptive — conscious perception.
- appreciative — An appreciative reaction or comment shows the enjoyment that you are getting from something.
- apprehensive — Someone who is apprehensive is afraid that something bad may happen.
- apprentisage — Obsolete form of apprenticeage.
- approachable — If you describe someone as approachable, you think that they are friendly and easy to talk to.