12-letter words containing c, a, t, m, o
- sectionalism — excessive regard for sectional or local interests; regional or local spirit, prejudice, etc.
- seismonastic — of or relating to seismonasty
- semicomatose — a light coma from which a person can be roused.
- semimonastic — somewhat monastic; monastic in certain respects
- semitropical — subtropical.
- slot machine — a gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and pulling a handle that activates a set of spinning symbols on wheels, the final alignment of which determines the payoff that is released into a receptacle at the bottom.
- smallclothes — men's close-fitting knee breeches of the 18th and 19th centuries
- smart cookie — intelligent or sharp-witted person
- 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.
- smooth-faced — beardless; smooth-shaven.
- somatic cell — one of the cells that take part in the formation of the body, becoming differentiated into the various tissues, organs, etc.
- somaticizing — to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.
- somatotensic — (of certain plants that are eaten as food) restoring equilibrium
- somnifacient — causing or inducing sleep.
- spermatocele — a swelling of the testicle
- spermatocide — spermicide.
- spermatocyte — a male germ cell (primary spermatocyte) that gives rise by meiosis to a pair of haploid cells (secondary spermatocytes) that give rise in turn to spermatids.
- stalactiform — resembling or shaped like a stalactite.
- stapedectomy — a microsurgical procedure to relieve deafness by replacing the stapes of the ear with a prosthetic device.
- stercoranism — the belief that the consecrated Eucharistic elements, the bread and wine, are subject to decay and pass through the body like other ingested things
- stereocamera — a stereoscopic camera.
- stichomythia — dramatic dialogue, as in a Greek play, characterized by brief exchanges between two characters, each of whom usually speaks in one line of verse during a scene of intense emotion or strong argumentation.
- stock market — a particular market where stocks and bonds are traded; stock exchange.
- stomach ache — pain in gut
- stomach pump — a suction pump for removing the contents of the stomach, used especially in cases of poisoning.
- stomach worm — a nematode, Haemonchus contortus, parasitic in the stomach of sheep, cattle, and related animals.
- storm cellar — a cellar or underground chamber for refuge during violent storms; cyclone cellar.
- storm collar — a high collar on a coat
- swamp locust — water locust.
- sycophantism — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- tampico hemp — a stiff fiber obtained from the leaves of various species of Agave, as A. falcata or A. sisalana.
- technomaniac — a person with an obsessional enthusiasm for technology
- tetrachotomy — the segmentation of something into four parts
- tetramorphic — (in art) of or related to a composite representation of the four evangelists' symbols
- thermostatic — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thigmotactic — movement of an organism toward or away from any object that provides a mechanical stimulus.
- thoracectomy — excision of part or all of a rib.
- thoracostomy — the construction of an artificial opening through the chest wall, usually for the drainage of fluid or the release of an abnormal accumulation of air.
- timbromaniac — a person who is passionate about stamp-collecting
- tomato aspic — aspic1 (def 2).
- tomato juice — liquid from a tomato
- tomato sauce — ketchup
- tracheostomy — the construction of an artificial opening through the neck into the trachea, usually for the relief of difficulty in breathing.
- 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.
- tragi-comedy — A tragi-comedy is a play or other written work that is both sad and amusing.
- tragicomical — a dramatic or other literary composition combining elements of both tragedy and comedy.
- trichogramma — any minute wasp of the genus Trichogramma, comprising a beneficial group of chalcidflies that parasitize the eggs of a variety of insect pests.
- trichromatic — pertaining to the use or combination of three colors, as in printing or in color photography.
- trimolecular — pertaining to or having three molecules.
- trinacriform — three-pronged