12-letter words that end in t
- anthropoglot — An animal with tongue similar to humans allowing human-like speech.
- anti-elitist — (of a person or class of persons) considered superior by others or by themselves, as in intellect, talent, power, wealth, or position in society: elitist country clubbers who have theirs and don't care about anybody else.
- anti-zionist — a person who is opposed to Zionism
- antiaircraft — used for defense against hostile aircraft
- anticatalyst — a substance that destroys or diminishes the activity of a catalyst
- antifeminist — a person, movement or action opposed to feminism
- antimilitant — opposing military power, especially its increase or development or the influence of military leaders.
- antinatalist — A supporter of antinatalism.
- antinovelist — a writer of antinovels
- antinutrient — a substance that interferes with the utilization of one or more nutrients by the body, as oxalate and phytate, which prevent calcium absorption.
- antiplatelet — Going against or destroying blood platelets.
- antiroyalist — opposed to the monarchy
- anxious seat — a bench near the preacher at revival meetings, for those with a troubled conscience who seek salvation
- anything but — You use anything but in expressions such as anything but quiet and anything but attractive to emphasize that something is not the case.
- apiculturist — beekeeping, especially on a commercial scale for the sale of honey.
- apocalyptist — the writer of the Apocalypse or a related work
- appeal court — An appeal court is the same as a Court of Appeal.
- appercipient — having or using apperception
- appetisement — appetite or hunger
- apple blight — an aphid, Eriosoma lanigera, that is covered with a powdery waxy secretion and infests apple trees
- apple maggot — a fruit fly, Rhagoletis pomonella, the larvae of which bore into and feed on the fruit of apple trees: family Trypetidae
- appraisement — the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.
- approachment — (archaic) approach.
- apricot tart — a pastry case filled with apricots
- arc cosecant — the angle, measured in radians, that has a cosecant equal to a given number. Symbol: csc −1. Abbreviation: arc csc;
- arch support — a rigid support placed inside a shoe so that its molded form fits the arch of the foot and relieves strain on the muscles of the foot while walking, standing, etc.
- archeologist — archaeology.
- arctophilist — a collector of teddy bears
- armada chest — an iron or iron-bound strongbox of the 17th or 18th century.
- arming chest — a chest for holding armor and weapons.
- around about — Around about means approximately.
- arts student — a person studying an arts subject
- asbestos mat — a heat-proof mat
- ascensionist — a person who has completed a mountain ascent, esp a notable one
- assault boat — a portable boat used for landing troops on beaches and for crossing rivers.
- assemblagist — a creative person or artist who is skilled in putting together works of art based on assemblage
- astacologist — a person who investigates and analyses crayfish
- astonishment — Astonishment is a feeling of great surprise.
- astrochemist — (chemistry, astronomy) A chemist or astronomer whose speciality is astrochemistry.
- astrotourist — a person who pays to travel into space as a form of recreation
- at half-mast — If a flag is flying at half-mast, it is flying from the middle of the pole, not the top, to show respect and sorrow for someone who has just died.
- at long last — finally, after difficulty, delay, or irritation
- at the least — at the minimum
- at the worst — bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme degree: the worst person.
- athos, mount — autonomous monastic district occupying the tip of the easternmost prong of the Chalcidice peninsula, NE Greece: 130 sq mi (337 sq km); pop. 1,500
- attawapiskat — a river in NE Ontario, Canada, flowing E and N to James Bay. 465 miles (748 km) long.
- auger effect — the spontaneous emission of an electron instead of a photon by an excited ion as a result of a vacancy being filled in an inner electron shell
- autodestruct — likely to or possessing the power to destroy or obliterate itself or its possessor
- autoexec.bat — (operating system) The batch file containing commands, loaded by MS-DOS after running CONFIG.SYS. AUTOEXEC.BAT contains normal DOS commands and can be used for additional system configuration such as setting paths and variables, configuring network connections and running application programs.
- automobilist — Driver; person who uses a motor vehicle such as car, van or truck.