12-letter words containing a, i, r, m, n, s
- nonformalism — Absence of, or a belief system that is the opposite of, formalism.
- normalities' — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- nurserymaids — Plural form of nurserymaid.
- obscurantism — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- operationism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
- osco-umbrian — a group of languages, usually classified as Italic, that contains Oscan and Umbrian.
- 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.
- palm springs — a city in S California: resort.
- panspermatic — relating to panspermia
- parachronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date later than the actual one.
- paragnathism — the condition or fact of having upper and lower jaws of equal length
- parkinsonism — Parkinson's disease.
- paronomastic — the use of a word in different senses or the use of words similar in sound to achieve a specific effect, as humor or a dual meaning; punning.
- parsimonious — characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
- persian lamb — the young lamb of the Karakul sheep.
- phrasemaking — the making up or coining of memorable phrases or slogans
- postliminary — of or relating to postliminy
- postmeridian — of or relating to the afternoon.
- postromantic — of or relating to the period after Romanticism
- preadmission — (in a reciprocating engine) admission of steam or the like to the head of the cylinder near the end of the stroke, as to cushion the force of the stroke or to allow full pressure at the beginning of the return stroke.
- primal scene — a child's first real or imagined observation of parental sexual intercourse.
- progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
- propagandism — the art, system, or use of propaganda
- quasi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- rambus, inc. — (company) The company which designed Rambus DRAM. Address: Mountain View, CA., USA.
- re-admission — the act of allowing to enter; entrance granted by permission, by provision or existence of pecuniary means, or by the removal of obstacles: the admission of aliens into a country.
- reassignment — something assigned, as a particular task or duty: She completed the assignment and went on to other jobs.
- reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
- reestimation — judgment or opinion: In my estimation the boy is guilty.
- reinstalment — a further or new instalment
- risk manager — A risk manager is a person who works in risk management.
- risk-manager — the technique or profession of assessing, minimizing, and preventing accidental loss to a business, as through the use of insurance, safety measures, etc.
- rock jasmine — any of several alpine plants belonging to the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having tufted leaves often in basal rosettes, and umbels of pink, red, purple, or white flowers.
- roman strike — a striking mechanism of c1700, giving the equivalent in tones of Roman numerals, a bell of one pitch striking once for each number I, a bell of another pitch striking once for V, twice for X.
- rose campion — a plant, Lychnis coronaria, of the pink family, having reddish purple flowers, and leaves covered with whitish down.
- rose diamond — a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges which form a convex face pointed at the top
- rush matting — a floor covering made from rushes (plants of the genus Juncus)
- saint jerome — Saint (Eusebius Hieronymus) a.d. c340–420, Christian ascetic and Biblical scholar: chief preparer of the Vulgate version of the Bible.
- saint martha — a sister of Mary and Lazarus, who lived at Bethany and ministered to Jesus (Luke 10:38–42). Feast day: July 29 or June 4
- saint martin — Saint, died a.d. 655, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 649–655.
- saint moritz — a resort town in SE Switzerland: a popular center for winter sports. 6037 feet (1840 meters) high.
- salamandrian — a salamander of the order Batrachia
- salamandrine — any tailed amphibian of the order Caudata, having a soft, moist, scaleless skin, typically aquatic as a larva and semiterrestrial as an adult: several species are endangered.
- salamandroid — an amphibian of the genus Salamandra
- salmon brick — a soft, imperfectly fired brick having a reddish-orange color.
- samaritanism — an inhabitant of Samaria.
- samurai bond — a bond issued in Japan and denominated in yen, available for purchase by nonresidents of Japan
- san marinese — a small republic in E Italy: the oldest independent country in Europe. 38 sq. mi. (98 sq. km). Capital: San Marino.
- sankt moritz — German name of St. Moritz.