12-letter words containing i, t, s, c, o
- laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
- latin school — a secondary school emphasizing instruction in Latin and Greek.
- lectionaries — Plural form of lectionary.
- leiotrichous — Having smooth hair.
- leptosomatic — a person of asthenic build.
- leucocytosis — an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukocytosis — an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- lexicologist — the study of the formation, meaning, and use of words and of idiomatic combinations of words.
- licentiously — In a licentious manner, rowdily, overwhelmed by passion and without control of appetites (especially sexual appetites).
- limacologist — a person who specialises in the study of slugs
- linen closet — a closet in which sheets, towels, table linens, etc., are kept.
- lithospheric — Of or pertaining to the lithosphere.
- localisation — Alternative spelling of localization.
- locksmithing — The science and art of making and defeating locks.
- locus standi — the right of a party to appear and be heard before a court
- logistically — of or relating to logistics.
- logocentrism — a method of literary analysis in which words and language are regarded as a fundamental expression of external reality, excluding nonlinguistic factors such as historical context.
- lubrications — Plural form of lubrication.
- lucubrations — Plural form of lucubration.
- lumpectomies — Plural form of lumpectomy.
- lysogenicity — the quality or condition of being lysogenic
- lysolecithin — any compound of lecithin produced by the removal of one of the fatty acid groups by hydrolysis
- machinations — an act or instance of machinating.
- macintosh ii — (computer) (Mac II) A version of Apple's Macintosh personal computer, released in March 1987, using the Motorola 68020 CPU, which runs at a higher clock rate than the Motorola 68000 used in the original Mac. The Mac II has a full 32-bit data bus instead of a 16-bit bus. Mac II models have built-in 40 to 160 megabyte hard disks and can take up to eight megabytes of RAM (and more as denser memory chips arive). The Mac II was the first Macintosh to provide a colour graphics option, with up to 256 colours on screen at a 640x480 resolution. Mac II models are designed for expandability with three (Macintosh IIcx) or six (II & IIx) built-in NuBus expansion slots for additional peripheral and coprocessor boards.
- mackintoshes — Plural form of mackintosh.
- macrobiotics — a philosophically oriented program incorporating elements from several ancient cultures and emphasizing harmony with nature, especially through adherence to a diet consisting primarily of whole grains, beans, vegetables, and moderate amounts of seafood and fruit.
- macrocytosis — The presence of macrocytes in the blood.
- malacologist — A person who studies molluscs, who specializes in malacology.
- maledictions — Plural form of malediction.
- malefactions — Plural form of malefaction.
- malfunctions — Plural form of malfunction.
- marcatissimo — in a heavily accented manner
- marconi mast — an elaborately stayed mast.
- mass society — a society whose members are characterized by having segmentalized, impersonal relations, a high degree of physical and social mobility, a spectator relation to events, and a pronounced tendency to conform to external popular norms.
- mastectomies — Plural form of mastectomy.
- mastications — Plural form of mastication.
- mastocytosis — an overproduction of mast cells in body tissues.
- matriclinous — Having mostly maternally-inherited characteristics.
- matroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- mechatronics — The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering for the study of automata from an engineering perspective and the control of advanced hybrid systems.
- mediocrities — the state or quality of being mediocre.
- memory stick — computing: flashcard, dongle
- meniscectomy — the surgical excision of a meniscus, as of the knee joint.
- meretricious — alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry.
- mesocortical — Of or pertaining to the mesocortex.
- mesolecithal — centrolecithal.
- metabolomics — the study of all the metabolites present in cells, tissues, and organs
- metabonomics — (biochemistry, genetics) metabolomics.
- metachronism — An error in chronological ordering in which a character or an event is placed at too late a time.
- metafictions — Plural form of metafiction.