12-letter words containing l, o, a, m, i
- nonformalism — Absence of, or a belief system that is the opposite of, formalism.
- nonmalignant — Not malignant, without malice.
- nonmedically — In a nonmedical manner.
- nonmedicinal — Not medicinal.
- nonmercurial — not composed of, resembling, or containing mercury
- nonmicrobial — not microbial, not caused by or related to microbes
- nonmunicipal — Not municipal.
- nonnumerical — not containing or involving numbers
- nonpolemical — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
- normalities' — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- normalizable — That can be normalized.
- normokalemia — The state of having a normal concentration of potassium in one's blood.
- normokalemic — Having a normal percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- obambulation — (obsolete) Wandering about; a casual outing.
- oil platform — An oil platform is a structure that is used when getting oil from the ground under the sea.
- oil terminal — a large industrial complex where oil is stored and from which oil is transported elsewhere; an oil depot
- old guardism — political conservatism.
- old-womanish — Sometimes Offensive. having characteristics considered typical of an old woman, as excessive fussiness or timidity.
- oleandomycin — a macrolide antibiotic used to treat skin infections
- oligospermia — (medicine) Low volume of semen.
- olive family — the plant family Oleaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having opposite, simple or pinnately compound leaves, usually small and sometimes showy flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry, capsule, or winged seed, and including the ash, forsythia, lilac, olive, and privet.
- omnishambles — Chiefly British Informal. a situation, especially in politics, in which poor judgment results in disorder or chaos with potentially disastrous consequences.
- online media — Acorn Online Media
- onomasiology — the study of the means of expressing a given concept.
- ophthalmitis — ophthalmia.
- optimistical — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- optometrical — the practice or profession of examining the eyes, by means of suitable instruments or appliances, for defects in vision and eye disorders in order to prescribe corrective lenses or other appropriate treatment.
- original gum — See o.g (def 1).
- ornithogalum — any plant of the genus Ornithogalum
- oscillograms — Plural form of oscillogram.
- osteomalacia — a condition characterized by softening of the bones with resultant pain, weakness, and bone fragility, caused by inadequate deposition of calcium or vitamin D.
- osteomalacic — a condition characterized by softening of the bones with resultant pain, weakness, and bone fragility, caused by inadequate deposition of calcium or vitamin D.
- overfamiliar — commonly or generally known or seen: a familiar sight.
- paleoclimate — the climate of some former period of geologic time.
- palindromist — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- paralipomena — Chronicles.
- parma violet — a variety of the sweet violet, Viola odorata, that is the source of an essential oil used in perfumery.
- parochialism — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- paroemiology — the study of proverbs
- pearl hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
- pelecaniform — of, or having the nature of, an order (Pelecaniformes) of swimming birds having all four toes connected in a webbed foot, including pelicans and cormorants
- phaeomelanin — a variety of melanin that gives rise to a red-coloured pigment
- phantom limb — a phenomenon characterized by the experience of pain, discomfort, or other sensation in the area of a missing limb or other body part, as a breast.
- pharmacolite — hydrous calcium arsenate, 2CaO⋅As 2 O 5 ⋅5H 2 O, formed by natural alteration of mineral deposits containing arsenopyrite and arsenical ores of cobalt and silver.
- phentolamine — an alpha blocker, C 1 7 H 1 9 N 3 O, used to reduce hypertensive states caused by a catecholamine excess, as in the treatment of pheochromocytoma.
- philharmonic — fond of or devoted to music; music-loving: used especially in the name of certain musical societies that sponsor symphony orchestras (Philharmonic Societies) and hence applied to their concerts (philharmonic concerts)
- phlegmagogic — a medication that is intended to dislodge and evacuate mucus from the respiratory system
- phlox family — the plant family Polemoniaceae, characterized by herbaceous or sometimes shrubby plants having simple or compound leaves, flowers with a five-lobed corolla, and capsular fruit, and including gilia, Jacob's-ladder, moss pink, and phlox.
- phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.