12-letter words containing i, c, o, m
- 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.
- 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
- room service — the serving of food, drinks, etc., to a guest in his or her room, as at a hotel.
- root climber — a plant that clings to a surface and climbs by means of adventitious roots, as the ivy, Hedera helix.
- rose campion — a plant, Lychnis coronaria, of the pink family, having reddish purple flowers, and leaves covered with whitish down.
- sal ammoniac — ammonium chloride.
- salmon brick — a soft, imperfectly fired brick having a reddish-orange color.
- santa monica — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles, on Santa Monica Bay: resort.
- sarcomatosis — the condition in which a sarcoma has become disseminated throughout the body.
- satyromaniac — a lascivious man; lecher.
- scapegoatism — the act or practice of assigning blame or failure to another, as to deflect attention or responsibility away from oneself.
- schistosomal — relating to or characteristic of a schistosome or member of the genus Schistosoma
- schizomycete — any of numerous microorganisms of the subkingdom (or phylum) Schizophyta, kingdom Monera, comprising the bacteria.
- schizothymia — the condition of being schizoid or introverted. It encompasses elements of schizophrenia but does not involve the same depth of psychological disturbance
- schoenheimer — Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈru dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1898–1941, U.S. biochemist, born in Germany.
- scissor jump — a type of jump involving a scissor-like movement of the legs
- scitamineous — of or relating to the Scitimanae order of plants, which includes the ginger and banana plants
- sclerodermic — of or relating to a scleroderm or to sclerodermia; hard-skinned
- scott domain — An algebraic, boundedly complete, complete partial order. Often simply called a domain.
- secessionism — a person who secedes, advocates secession, or claims secession as a constitutional right.
- section mark — section (def 16).
- sectionalism — excessive regard for sectional or local interests; regional or local spirit, prejudice, etc.
- seismometric — of or relating to seismometry or a seismometer
- seismonastic — of or relating to seismonasty
- self-mocking — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- semi-fiction — the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- semi-nomadic — of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
- 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.
- semicolonial — partly colonial
- semicomatose — a light coma from which a person can be roused.
- semimonastic — somewhat monastic; monastic in certain respects
- semiofficial — having some degree of official authority.
- semiological — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- semiprecious — (of a stone) having commercial value as a gem but not classified as precious, as the amethyst or garnet.
- semitropical — subtropical.
- serial comma — a comma used after the next-to-last item in a series of three or more items when the next-to-last and last items are separated by a conjunction. In the series A, B, C, or D, the comma after C is the series comma.
- servicewoman — a woman who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
- set to music — to compose music for (a poem, etc.)
- shortcomings — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
- siderochrome — any of various chemical compounds functioning in the transport of iron in bacteria.
- sixth column — the persons residing in a country at war who are devoted to aiding the fifth column in its activities, especially by lowering morale, spreading rumors, etc.
- skeuomorphic — an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
- slot machine — a gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and pulling a handle that activates a set of spinning symbols on wheels, the final alignment of which determines the payoff that is released into a receptacle at the bottom.
- smart cookie — intelligent or sharp-witted person
- 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
- social media — websites and other online means of communication that are used by large groups of people to share information and to develop social and professional contacts: Many businesses are utilizing social media to generate sales.
- somatic cell — one of the cells that take part in the formation of the body, becoming differentiated into the various tissues, organs, etc.
- somaticizing — to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.
- somatotensic — (of certain plants that are eaten as food) restoring equilibrium