12-letter words containing c, r, o, m, n
- racemization — the conversion of an optically active substance into an optically inactive mixture of equal amounts of the dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms.
- rachmaninoff — Sergei Wassilievitch [sur-gey vuh-seel-yuh-vich;; Russian syir-gyey vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] /sɜrˈgeɪ vəˈsil yə vɪtʃ;; Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1943, Russian pianist and composer.
- racing homer — a kind of homing pigeon used for racing
- rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- ramentaceous — resembling or covered with ramenta.
- ramification — the act or process of ramifying.
- receptionism — the doctrine that in the communion service the communicant receives the body and blood of Christ but that the bread and wine are not transubstantiated.
- recommending — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
- recommission — the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
- recommitment — to commit again.
- recompensate — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- reductionism — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- remonstrance — an act or instance of remonstrating.
- renouncement — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
- road company — a theatrical group that tours cities and towns, usually performing a single play that is or has been a success in New York City.
- 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.
- rockumentary — a documentary about rock music.
- roman a clef — a novel that represents historical events and characters under the guise of fiction.
- roman candle — a firework consisting of a tube that sends out a shower of sparks and a succession of balls of fire.
- roman collar — clerical collar.
- romantically — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- romanticized — interpreted according to romantic precepts
- rose campion — a plant, Lychnis coronaria, of the pink family, having reddish purple flowers, and leaves covered with whitish down.
- run commands — (operating system) The expansion of the file name suffix, "rc", common to many Unix configuration files, e.g. .newsrc, .cshrc, .twmrc, elmrc, etc. Always abbreviated to /R C/ when spoken. Note, "rc" is not a typical filename extension as it doesn't start with a dot. The suffix "rc" derives from a script-creation utility in CTSS called "runcom".
- salmon brick — a soft, imperfectly fired brick having a reddish-orange color.
- sarcoadenoma — adenosarcoma.
- satyromaniac — a lascivious man; lecher.
- schoenheimer — Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈru dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1898–1941, U.S. biochemist, born in Germany.
- second-homer — a person who owns another house in addition to their main home, often in an area where they are not native and used as a holiday home
- section mark — section (def 16).
- semi-organic — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
- servicewoman — a woman who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
- short column — a column whose relative dimensions ensure that when it is overloaded it fails by crushing, rather than buckling
- shortcomings — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
- smoke screen — a mass of dense smoke produced to conceal an area, vessel, or plane from the enemy.
- smoke-screen — a mass of dense smoke produced to conceal an area, vessel, or plane from the enemy.
- sound camera — a motion-picture camera that is capable of photographing silently at the normal speed of 24 fps and operating in synchronization with separate audio recording equipment.
- 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
- storm center — the center of a cyclonic storm, the area of lowest pressure and of comparative calm.
- storm centre — the centre of a cyclonic storm, etc, where pressure is lowest
- streptomycin — an antibiotic, C 2 1 H 3 9 N 7 O 1 2 , produced by a soil actinomycete, Streptomyces griseus, and used in medicine in the form of its white, water-soluble sulfate salt, chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- stumpknocker — spotted sunfish.
- synclinorium — a regional structure of general synclinal form that includes a series of smaller folds.
- tensiometric — relating to the measurement of tension
- theocentrism — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
- throckmorton — Francis. 1554–84, English conspirator, who with French and Spanish support plotted (1583) to depose Elizabeth I in favour of Mary, Queen of Scots: executed
- timbromaniac — a person who is passionate about stamp-collecting
- trench mouth — Vincent's angina.
- trinacriform — three-pronged
- trochelminth — any invertebrate of the phylum Trochelminthes (now usually broken up into several phyla), comprising the rotifers, gastrotrichs, and several other forms.