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12-letter words containing c, u, m, a

  • scapulomancy — divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
  • schuman plan — the plan for establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, proposed by Robert Schuman, French political leader, in 1950.
  • scitamineous — of or relating to the Scitimanae order of plants, which includes the ginger and banana plants
  • sea cucumber — any echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, having a long, leathery body with tentacles around the anterior end.
  • semicircular — Also called semicircumference [sem-ee-ser-kuhm-fer-uh ns, -fruh ns, sem-ahy-] /ˌsɛm i sərˈkʌm fər əns, -frəns, ˌsɛm aɪ-/ (Show IPA). half of a circle; the arc from one end of a diameter to the other.
  • seymour cray — (person)   The founder of Cray Research and designer of several of their supercomputers. Cray has been a charismatic yet somewhat reclusive figure. He began Cray Research in Minnesota in 1972. In 1988, Cray moved his Cray-3 project to Colorado Springs. The next year, Cray Research spun it off to create Cray Computer. In 1989, Cray left Cray Research and started Cray Computer Corporation in Colorado Springs. His quest to build a faster computer using new-generation materials failed in 1995, and his bankruptcy cost half a billion dollars and more than 400 jobs. The company was unable to raise $20 million needed to finish the Cray-4 and filed for bankruptcy in March 1995. In the summer of 1996, Cray started a Colorado Springs-based company called SRC Computers, Inc. "We think we'll build computers, but who knows what kind or how," Cray said at the time. "We'll talk it over and see if we can come up with a plan." On 1996-09-22, aged 70, Cray broke his neck in a car accident. Surgery for massive head injuries and swelling of the brain leaving him in a critical and unstable condition.
  • shrimp sauce — a sauce made from shrimps
  • smart casual — (of clothing) neat or professional-looking but fairly casual: The dress code for the event will be smart casual.
  • smilacaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Smilacaceae, a temperate and tropical family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, most of which are climbing shrubs with prickly stems: includes smilax
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • src modula-3 — Version 2.11 compiler(->C), run-time, library, documentation The goal of Modula-3 is to be as simple and safe as it can be while meeting the needs of modern systems programmers. Instead of exploring new features, we studied the features of the Modula family of languages that have proven themselves in practice and tried to simplify them into a harmonious language. We found that most of the successful features were aimed at one of two main goals: greater robustness, and a simpler, more systematic type system. Modula-3 retains one of Modula-2's most successful features, the provision for explicit interfaces between modules. It adds objects and classes, exception handling, garbage collection, lightweight processes (or threads), and the isolation of unsafe features. conformance: implements the language defined in SPwM3. ports: i386/AIX 68020/DomainOS Acorn/RISCiX MIPS/Ultrix 68020/HP-UX RS/6000/AIX IBMRT/4.3 68000/NEXTSTEP i860/SVR4 SPARC/SunOS 68020/SunOS sun386/SunOS Multimax/4.3 VAX/Ultrix Mailing list: comp.lang.modula3 E-mail: Bill Kalsow <[email protected]> From DEC/SRC, Palo Alto, CA. "Modula-3 Report (revised)" Luca Cardelli et al.
  • stomach pump — a suction pump for removing the contents of the stomach, used especially in cases of poisoning.
  • submicrogram — containing or relating to a mass of less than one microgram
  • submolecular — of or relating to or caused by molecules: molecular structure.
  • supernaculum — a highly regarded liquor, to be drunk to the very last drop
  • surface mail — the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by truck, train, or boat, as opposed to airmail.
  • sursum corda — the words “Lift up your hearts,” addressed by the celebrant of the Mass to the congregation just before the preface.
  • swamp locust — water locust.
  • thaumaturgic — pertaining to a thaumaturge or to thaumaturgy.
  • time capsule — a receptacle containing documents or objects typical of the current period, placed in the earth or in a cornerstone for discovery in the future.
  • tomato juice — liquid from a tomato
  • 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.
  • traducianism — the doctrine that the human soul is propagated along with the body. Compare creationism (def 3).
  • transhumance — the seasonal migration of livestock, and the people who tend them, between lowlands and adjacent mountains.
  • trimolecular — pertaining to or having three molecules.
  • trucial oman — a former name of United Arab Emirates.
  • truck camper — a type of camper designed to be mounted on a pickup truck.
  • trumpet call — a blast made by a trumpet that serves as a summons or call
  • tsunamigenic — producing a tsunami or tsunamis
  • turned comma — quotation mark.
  • ultracompact — extremely compact, esp of technology that is much smaller than a standard model
  • umbilication — a central navellike depression.
  • un-manicured — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
  • un-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • unacclimated — not accustomed or adapted to
  • unaccustomed — not accustomed or habituated: to be unaccustomed to hardships.
  • uncommercial — not engaged in or involved with commerce or trade.
  • uncomparable — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
  • uncompassion — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
  • uncomplacent — pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
  • uncomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
  • uncomposable — not fit for composition
  • uncomputable — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
  • undemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
  • undiplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
  • uneconomical — avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty: an economical meal; an economical use of interior space.
  • unimolecular — of or involving only one molecular entity
  • unimportance — a lack of importance
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