12-letter words starting with AL
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40 words found
12-letter words 40
- alternativesone of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
- alphabeticalrelating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet
- alliterationuse of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
- alphabetizedhaving been put in alphabetical order
- altercationsnoisy quarrel
- alphanumericof or pertaining to alphanumeric characters
- alliterativehaving the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable
- alexandrines(prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet
- alimentationa source of materials to nourish the body
- alternationssuccessive change from one thing or state to another and back again
- alphabetizesarrange in alphabetical order
- alliteratinguse alliteration as a form of poetry
- alchemically
- almightiness
- allosauruseslate Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus
- albuminuriasthe presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder
- alcyonarians
- aldolization
- aldosteronesa corticosteroid hormone that is secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland; regulates salt (sodium and potassium) and water balance
- alexandritesa green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone
- algolagniacs
- alienability
- alkalimeters
- alkalinitiespH values above 7
- alkalinizingbecome alkaline
- allegorisinginterpret as an allegory
- allegorizerssomeone who communicates in allegories
- allegorizinginterpret as an allegory
- allelomorphs(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character
- allelopathic
- alleviationsthe feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
- alloantibodyan antibody that occurs naturally against foreign tissues from a person of the same species
- alloantigens
- allografting
- allomorphism
- allopurinolsa drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid
- allusivenessa quality characterized by indirect reference
- alphabetizera literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order
- alterabilitythe quality of being alterable
- altitudinousindefinitely high; lofty