12-letter words containing a, s, t, o, m, u
- pseudomartyr — someone falsely or inaccurately called a martyr
- put to shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
- quota system — a system, originally determined by legislation in 1921, of limiting by nationality the number of immigrants who may enter the U.S. each year.
- rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- ramentaceous — resembling or covered with ramenta.
- reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
- salmon trout — a European trout, Salmo trutta.
- salutatorium — a porch or room in a monastery or church serving as a meeting or almsgiving place for monks or priests and the laity.
- scitamineous — of or relating to the Scitimanae order of plants, which includes the ginger and banana plants
- semiautonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
- simultaneous — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- situationism — the theory that behavior is chiefly response to immediate situations.
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- smoky quartz — a smoky-yellow to dark brown or black variety of quartz, used as a gem.
- smooth sumac — a shrub or small tree, Rhus glabra, of the cashew family, native to North America, having pinnate leaves and green flowers in a dense terminal cluster.
- somatopleure — the double layer formed by the association of the upper layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the overlying ectoderm, functioning in the formation of the body wall and amnion.
- somnambulant — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- somnambulate — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- somnambulist — sleepwalking.
- steatomatous — of or resembling a steatoma
- stomach pump — a suction pump for removing the contents of the stomach, used especially in cases of poisoning.
- sub-mortgage — a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
- superstardom — a person, as a performer or athlete, who enjoys wide recognition, is esteemed for exceptional talent, and is eagerly sought after for his or her services.
- surinam toad — a South American aquatic frog, Pipa pipa, the female of which carries the eggs and tadpoles in small depressions on its back.
- surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- swamp locust — water locust.
- tautomerizes — to undergo tautomerism.
- temporaneous — lasting a short while
- teratomatous — relating to a tumour typically of the gonads
- tomato sauce — ketchup
- trachomatous — a chronic, contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, characterized by the formation of granulations and scarring and caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
- transumption — an act of metaphorical transference
- trout stream — a stream in which trout live and which is a good source for catching trout
- unaccustomed — not accustomed or habituated: to be unaccustomed to hardships.
- voluntaryism — voluntarism (def 2).
- xanthomatous — of, relating to, or marked by xanthoma
- your-majesty — regal, lofty, or stately dignity; imposing character; grandeur: majesty of bearing; the majesty of Chartres.