12-letter words containing a, d, m, s, t
- means-tested — A grant or benefit that is means-tested varies in amount depending on a means test.
- meanspirited — petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
- median strip — a paved, planted, or landscaped strip in the center of a highway that separates lanes of traffic going in opposite directions.
- mediatorship — the position of a mediator
- medievalists — Plural form of medievalist.
- metasediment — (petrology) A metamorphosed sedimentary rock.
- metastasised — Pathology. (of malignant cells or disease-producing organisms) to spread to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces.
- metastasized — Simple past tense and past participle of metastasize.
- metathesized — Simple past tense and past participle of metathesize.
- midlatitudes — Areas lying between 35 and 55 (or more broadly, between 30 and 60) degrees north or south of the equator.
- ming dynasty — the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644
- miniaturised — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturise.
- mis-adjusted — to change (something) so that it fits, corresponds, or conforms; adapt; accommodate: to adjust expenses to income.
- misadventure — an instance of bad fortune; mishap.
- misallocated — to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.
- misandristic — Exhibiting misandry; man-hating.
- misdemeanant — a person who is guilty of misbehavior.
- miseducation — to educate improperly.
- misestimated — Simple past tense and past participle of misestimate.
- mithridatism — the production of immunity against the action of a poison by taking the poison in gradually increased doses.
- moderateness — The quality of being moderate.
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
- mortarboards — Plural form of mortarboard.
- mother's day — a day, usually the second Sunday in May, set aside in honor of mothers.
- motherboards — Plural form of motherboard.
- mountainside — The sloping surface of a mountain.
- mousetrapped — Simple past tense and past participle of mousetrap.
- moustachioed — Alternative spelling of moustachio\u2019d.
- muffin stand — a small stand having several tiers for holding muffins, cakes, etc., and a tea service.
- mustard bath — a supposed cure for aches, tired muscles, colds and fevers, consisting of bathing in hot water infused with mustard seeds
- myxedematous — a condition characterized by thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, and labored speech, associated with hypothyroidism.
- namib desert — a desert region in SW Africa, extending along the coast from SW Angola to W South Africa. 1200 miles (1930 km) long, 30–100 miles (48–160 km) wide; 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km).
- odontomatous — relating to an odontoma
- omnidistance — the distance between an omnirange station and a receiver.
- otitis media — inflammation of the middle ear, characterized by pain, dizziness, and impaired hearing.
- oxidant smog — photochemical smog.
- paedobaptism — the baptism of infants
- palindromist — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- postmedieval — occurring or existing after the Middle Ages, of or related to the period after the Middle Ages
- postmeridian — of or relating to the afternoon.
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- pseudomartyr — someone falsely or inaccurately called a martyr
- readjustment — an act of readjusting or the state of being readjusted.
- rhadamanthus — Classical Mythology. a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his brothers Minos and Aeacus.
- rhadamanthys — Classical Mythology. a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his brothers Minos and Aeacus.
- scott domain — An algebraic, boundedly complete, complete partial order. Often simply called a domain.
- sedimentable — capable of forming sediment
- semi-dormant — lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience.
- semiattached — partially attached; semidetached.
- semidetached — partly detached.