12-letter words containing d, e, r, m, s
- pamperedness — the state of being pampered
- pedomorphism — a speeding up of the rate of development, resulting in an adult form that has the appearance of its larval or juvenile ancestor.
- permissioned — authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.
- postmeridian — of or relating to the afternoon.
- praseodymium — a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element, named from its green salts. Symbol: Pr; atomic weight: 140.91; atomic number: 59; specific gravity: 6.77 at 20°C.
- preadmission — (in a reciprocating engine) admission of steam or the like to the head of the cylinder near the end of the stroke, as to cushion the force of the stroke or to allow full pressure at the beginning of the return stroke.
- preassembled — assembled prior to purchase
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- pseudamphora — a Mycenaean vase having a spherical body, a spout on the shoulder, and a handle, curving across the top, supported by a solid conical neck.
- pseudomartyr — someone falsely or inaccurately called a martyr
- pseudorandom — noting or pertaining to random numbers generated by a definite computational process to satisfy a statistical test.
- pteridosperm — seed fern.
- quadragesima — the first Sunday in Lent.
- re-admission — the act of allowing to enter; entrance granted by permission, by provision or existence of pecuniary means, or by the removal of obstacles: the admission of aliens into a country.
- re-submitted — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- readjustment — an act of readjusting or the state of being readjusted.
- redemptorist — a member of the “Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer,” founded by St. Alphonsus Liguori in 1732.
- reduced mass — a quantity obtained when one particle is moving about another, larger particle that is also moving, equivalent to the mass of the smaller particle, were the larger particle not moving, and equal to the quotient of the product of the two masses divided by their sum.
- 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.
- reemphasized — to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress: to emphasize a point; to emphasize the eyes with mascara.
- remedilessly — in a remediless manner, beyond remedy
- rimmed steel — a low-carbon steel containing enough iron oxide so that there is continuous generation of carbon monoxide during solidification.
- rose diamond — a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges which form a convex face pointed at the top
- salamandrine — any tailed amphibian of the order Caudata, having a soft, moist, scaleless skin, typically aquatic as a larva and semiterrestrial as an adult: several species are endangered.
- sarcoadenoma — adenosarcoma.
- schneiderman — Rose, 1884–1972, U.S. labor leader, born in Poland.
- sclerodermic — of or relating to a scleroderm or to sclerodermia; hard-skinned
- scrimshander — a person who makes scrimshaw objects.
- 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
- semi-dormant — lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience.
- semicylinder — half of a cylinder divided lengthwise.
- semidarkness — partial darkness.
- semidiameter — half of a diameter; radius.
- serra do mar — a mountain range on the SE coast of Brazil. Highest point, 7420 feet (2262 meters).
- siderochrome — any of various chemical compounds functioning in the transport of iron in bacteria.
- sierra madre — a mountain range extending from S Wyoming into N Colorado.
- silver medal — a medal, traditionally of silver or silver in color, awarded to a person or team finishing second in a competition, meet, or tournament.
- silver mound — a perennial Japanese herb, Artemisia schmidtiana, having silver-green leaves forming a moundlike shape.
- skelmersdale — a town in NW England, in Lancashire: designated a new town in 1962. Pop: 39 279 (2001)
- sledgehammer — a large heavy hammer wielded with both hands.
- sloped roman — a roman (vertical) typeface, usually sans serif, i.e. without the small, decorative, terminal strokes with which some typefaces are designed. The typeface is made to slope (usually to the right), but not generally to the same degree as a true italic typeface
- slum-dweller — a person who lives in a slum.
- slumbershade — sleep shade.
- small wonder — (I am) hardly surprised (that)
- sober-minded — rational; sensible.
- 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.
- speed camera — device that detects speeding traffic
- spermaticide — spermicide.
- spermatocide — spermicide.
- spermatozoid — a motile male gamete produced in an antheridium.