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12-letter words starting with ac

  • accrual rate — the percentage rate at which interest accrues on a mortgage, loan, etc
  • acculturated — Simple past tense and past participle of acculturate.
  • acculturates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acculturate.
  • accumulating — to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up: to accumulate wealth.
  • accumulation — An accumulation of something is a large number of things which have been collected together or acquired over a period of time.
  • accumulative — If something is accumulative, it becomes greater in amount, number, or intensity over a period of time.
  • accumulators — Plural form of accumulator.
  • accurateness — The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy; exactness; nicety; precision.
  • accursedness — The quality of being accursed.
  • accusatorial — containing or implying blame or strong criticism
  • accustomises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accustomise.
  • accustrement — the process of equipping with accoutrements
  • acenaphthene — (organic compound) A hydrocarbon, found in coal tar, derived from naphthalene by the addition of a short aliphatic bridge.
  • acenesthesia — loss of the physical awareness of one's body.
  • acepromazine — an orange-colored oil, C19H22N2OS, used as a tranquilizer, esp. to immobilize large animals, and to relieve nausea
  • acetaldehyde — a colourless volatile pungent liquid, miscible with water, used in the manufacture of organic compounds and as a solvent and reducing agent. Formula: CH3CHO
  • acetic ether — a colorless, volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , having a fragrant, fruitlike odor: used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfumes, flavorings, and confections, and as a solvent for paints, varnishes, and lacquers.
  • acetoacetate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of acetoacetic acid.
  • acetone body — ketone body
  • acetonitrile — a colourless organic chemical, CH3CN, used chiefly as a solvent
  • acetophenone — a colorless liquid, C 8 H 8 O, having a sweet odor: used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume.
  • acetostearin — a waxlike, nongreasy solid, C 23 H 44 O 5 : used chiefly as a food preservative and as a plasticizer.
  • acetyl group — the univalent group, CH 3 CO–, derived from acetic acid.
  • achievements — Plural form of achievement.
  • achlamydeous — (of flowers such as the willow) having neither petals nor sepals
  • achlorhydria — the absence of free hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice
  • achlorhydric — relating to a lack of gastric hydrochloric acid
  • achluophobia — The fear of darkness.
  • achromatopia — Defective ability to see colours.
  • achromatopsy — Color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia.
  • acid radical — the remainder of an acid molecule after acidic hydrogen has been removed.
  • acid washing — a process in which a denim garment is treated with a bleach solution containing chlorine-soaked stones so that the color becomes faded and the material is softer.
  • acid-forming — (of an oxide or element) yielding an acid when dissolved in water or having an oxide that forms an acid in water; acidic
  • acid-tongued — bitingly critical or sarcastic; sharp-tongued: a critic famous for his acid-tongued reviews.
  • acidophilous — thriving in an acidic environment
  • acknowledged — recognized as being true or existing
  • acknowledger — to admit to be real or true; recognize the existence, truth, or fact of: to acknowledge one's mistakes.
  • acknowledges — to admit to be real or true; recognize the existence, truth, or fact of: to acknowledge one's mistakes.
  • aclinic line — magnetic equator
  • acne rosacea — rosacea.
  • acorn squash — a kind of winter squash, acorn-shaped with ridged, dark-green skin and sweet, yellow flesh
  • acoustic ohm — the unit of acoustic impedance, equal to the impedance of a medium in which a sound pressure of one dyne per square centimeter produces a velocity of one centimeter per second.
  • acoustically — with reference to acoustics; from the standpoint of acoustics
  • acoustimeter — a portable electronic device for measuring noise levels, especially those of traffic.
  • acquaintance — An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well.
  • acquiescence — Acquiescence is agreement to do what someone wants, or acceptance of what they do even though you do not agree with it.
  • acquirements — Plural form of acquirement.
  • acquisitions — An asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum.
  • acquittances — Plural form of acquittance.
  • acrocyanosis — cyanosis of the hands and feet due to poor circulation of the blood
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