12-letter words containing e, n, s, a, m
- neoplatonism — a philosophical system, originated in the 3rd century a.d. by Plotinus, founded chiefly on Platonic doctrine and Eastern mysticism, with later influences from Christianity. It holds that all existence consists of emanations from the One with whom the soul may be reunited.
- neotribalism — Ideology that humans have evolved to live in a tribal, as opposed to a modern society.
- nestorianism — one of a sect of followers of Nestorius who denied the hypostatic union and were represented as maintaining the existence of two distinct persons in Christ.
- neurosarcoma — A malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, a form of cancer of the connective tissue surrounding nerves.
- new urbanism — an international movement concerned with tackling the problems associated with urban sprawl and car dependency
- newsmagazine — a periodical specializing in reports and commentaries on current events, usually issued weekly.
- newspaperdom — The realm or sphere of newspaper publishing or journalism.
- newspaperism — anything characteristic of newspapers, esp a word or phrase used only by journalists
- newspaperman — a person employed by a newspaper or wire service as a reporter, writer, editor, etc.
- newspapermen — a person employed by a newspaper or wire service as a reporter, writer, editor, etc.
- nitrosamines — Plural form of nitrosamine.
- noise margin — (electronics) The voltage difference between the guaranteed output level and the required input voltage level of a logic gate.
- noise-making — a person or thing that makes noise, as a reveler on New Year's Eve, Halloween, etc., or a rattle, horn, or similar device used on such an occasion.
- nomenclators — Plural form of nomenclator.
- nonsegmental — Not segmental.
- normalities' — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- norman wells — a settlement in the W Northwest Territories, in NW Canada, on the Mackenzie River: oil wells.
- normed space — any vector space on which a norm is defined.
- numbers game — Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.
- nurserymaids — Plural form of nurserymaid.
- nurserywoman — a woman who owns or operates a plant nursery.
- nutmeg state — Connecticut (used as a nickname).
- oamaru stone — a kind of limestone, of building quality, found at Oamaru on South Island, New Zealand
- omnidistance — the distance between an omnirange station and a receiver.
- omnishambles — Chiefly British Informal. a situation, especially in politics, in which poor judgment results in disorder or chaos with potentially disastrous consequences.
- one-man show — a show with only one performer
- operationism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
- outmaneuvers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outmaneuver.
- pamperedness — the state of being pampered
- panhellenism — the idea or advocacy of a union of all Greeks in one political body.
- pansexualism — the belief that a sexual instinct drives all human behaviour
- panspermatic — relating to panspermia
- persian lamb — the young lamb of the Karakul sheep.
- phrasemaking — the making up or coining of memorable phrases or slogans
- phrasemonger — phrasemaker (def 2).
- planetesimal — one of the small celestial bodies that, according to one theory (planetesimal hypothesis) were fused together to form the planets of the solar system.
- pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
- postmeridian — of or relating to the afternoon.
- 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.
- premenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- present arms — a position of salute in the manual of arms in which the rifle is held in both hands vertically in front of the body, with the muzzle upward and the trigger side forward.
- primal scene — a child's first real or imagined observation of parental sexual intercourse.
- pseudoanemia — Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- pseudorandom — noting or pertaining to random numbers generated by a definite computational process to satisfy a statistical test.
- qualmishness — The quality of being qualmish.
- ramentaceous — resembling or covered with ramenta.
- 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.
- readjustment — an act of readjusting or the state of being readjusted.
- reassessment — the act of assessing; appraisal; evaluation.
- reassignment — something assigned, as a particular task or duty: She completed the assignment and went on to other jobs.