12-letter words containing a, s, o, n, e, m
- germinations — Plural form of germination.
- gila monster — a large, venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, covered with beadlike scales of yellow, orange, and black.
- gladsomeness — (archaic) gladness.
- gnathostomes — Plural form of gnathostome.
- gormandizers — gourmandise1 .
- graminaceous — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grass.
- graminivores — Plural form of graminivore.
- grandmothers — Plural form of grandmother.
- gynecomastia — abnormal enlargement of the breast in a male.
- haemogenesis — Haematopoiesis.
- haemosiderin — Alternative form of hemosiderin.
- handsomeness — The quality of being handsome.
- harvest moon — the moon at and about the period of fullness that is nearest to the autumnal equinox.
- hematogenous — originating in the blood.
- hemodynamics — the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
- home staging — the professional service of preparing homes for sale in such a way as to appeal to potential buyers and generate higher selling prices: Realtors who encourage sellers to invest in home staging are reporting substantial monetary returns—for both themselves and their clients.
- homesteading — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
- homo sapiens — (italics) the species of bipedal primates to which modern humans belong, characterized by a brain capacity averaging 1400 cc (85 cubic in.) and by dependence upon language and the creation and utilization of complex tools.
- horse manure — horse's excrement
- horse marine — (formerly) a marine mounted on horseback or a cavalryman doing duty on shipboard.
- horsemanship — the art, ability, skill, or manner of a horseman.
- house martin — a small European swallow, Delichon urbica, that builds its nest under the eaves of houses.
- housewarming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
- hymenoplasty — (medicine) Plastic surgery affecting a woman's hymen, usually involving reconstruction to the unbroken condition ordinarily characteristic of virginity.
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hysteromania — unusually increased sexual desire in a woman
- iceland moss — an edible lichen, Cetraria islandica, of arctic regions, containing a starchlike substance used in medicine.
- immiseration — to make miserable.
- impassionate — filled with passion; impassioned.
- impersonally — In an impersonal manner.
- impersonated — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- impersonates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impersonate.
- impersonator — a person who pretends to be another.
- importancies — Plural form of importancy.
- imprecations — Plural form of imprecation.
- impressional — a strong effect produced on the intellect, feelings, conscience, etc.
- imprisonable — capable of being imprisoned or incarcerated
- inconsumable — not consumable; incapable of being consumed.
- infamousness — The state or quality of being infamous; infamy.
- inflammasome — (biochemistry) A multi-protein complex that is responsible for inflammatory rheumatic diseases via activation of caspases.
- infomercials — Plural form of infomercial.
- innominables — trousers
- insemination — to inject semen into (the female reproductive tract); impregnate.
- isoenzymatic — isoenzymic
- james hutton — James, 1726–97, Scottish geologist: formulated uniformitarianism.
- jameson raid — an expedition into the Transvaal in 1895 led by Sir Leander Starr Jameson (1853–1917) in an unsuccessful attempt to topple its Boer regime
- lamentations — the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
- laminotomies — Plural form of laminotomy.
- lemon squash — lemon soda; a soft drink of lemon juice and soda water.
- long measure — Also called long meter. Prosody. a four-line stanza in iambic tetrameter, often used in hymns, with the second and fourth lines rhyming and sometimes the first and third lines rhyming as well.