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12-letter words containing e, c, o, n, m

  • somnolescent — sleepy
  • 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.
  • subcomponent — a constituent part; element; ingredient.
  • synecdochism — the use of synecdoche
  • technomaniac — a person with an obsessional enthusiasm for technology
  • tensiometric — relating to the measurement of tension
  • theocentrism — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
  • theoclymenus — (in the Odyssey) a seer who foretold the return of Odysseus and the death of Penelope's suitors.
  • touch-me-not — any of several plants belonging to the genus Impatiens, of the balsam family, especially I. noli-tangere, bearing pods that, when ripe, burst on being touched, scattering the seeds.
  • trench mouth — Vincent's angina.
  • trochelminth — any invertebrate of the phylum Trochelminthes (now usually broken up into several phyla), comprising the rotifers, gastrotrichs, and several other forms.
  • tronc master — a person who distributes pooled tips and service charges to waiters, waitresses, hotel workers etc.
  • turned comma — quotation mark.
  • unaccustomed — not accustomed or habituated: to be unaccustomed to hardships.
  • unbecomingly — detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly: an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language.
  • uncle tomism — a policy of relationship between whites and blacks involving a benevolent but patronizing attitude on the part of the whites and a willingly submissive attitude on the part of the blacks.
  • uncomeliness — the quality or condition of being uncomely
  • 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.
  • uncompelling — tending to compel, as to force or push toward a course of action; overpowering: There were compelling reasons for their divorce.
  • 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
  • uncompounded — composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients: Soap is a compound substance.
  • uncomputable — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
  • undecomposed — not reduced to constituent elements
  • undemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
  • undocumented — lacking documentation or authentication.
  • 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
  • unmethodical — characterized by lack of method or disorderliness
  • unproclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
  • up-and-comer — likely to succeed; bright and industrious: an up-and-coming young executive.
  • vax document — A document preparation system from DEC.
  • vocal memnon — one of the two seated figures of the Colossus of Memnon: so called because it once emitted sounds when struck by the rays of the rising sun.
  • woman-chaser — a philanderer; womanizer.
  • zymotechnics — the art of managing the fermentation process
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