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12-letter words containing m, a, l, e, i

  • semimystical — somewhat mystical; having a mystical quality to a partial degree
  • semiofficial — having some degree of official authority.
  • semiological — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
  • 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.
  • share-milker — (in New Zealand) a person who lives on a dairy farm milking the owner's herd for an agreed share of the profits and, usually, building his own herd simultaneously
  • shield match — a cricket match for the Sheffield Shield
  • silas marner — a novel (1861) by George Eliot.
  • silent alarm — an alarm that alerts security personnel or the police without the knowledge of the intruder or criminal whose presence triggers it: The silent alarm set off a flashing light at the police station.
  • silver bream — a type of ray-finned fish from the family Cyprinidae
  • silver maple — a maple, Acer saccharinum, having leaves that are light green above and silvery white beneath.
  • silver medal — a medal, traditionally of silver or silver in color, awarded to a person or team finishing second in a competition, meet, or tournament.
  • simian shelf — a shelflike thickening along the inside of the mandible, characteristic of the anthropoid apes.
  • similarities — the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance.
  • simple sugar — monosaccharide.
  • simplifiable — having the ability to be made less complicated, clearer, or easier
  • simultaneity — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
  • simultaneous — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
  • single cream — dairy product: thin or light cream
  • single modal — modal (def 3).
  • slim disease — a form of AIDS common in Africa, marked by emaciation and fever.
  • 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.
  • small circle — a circle on a sphere, the plane of which does not pass through the center of the sphere. Compare great circle (def 1).
  • small ermine — an unrelated micro, Yponomeuta padella
  • small magpie — an unrelated micro, Eurrhypara hortulata
  • small-minded — selfish, petty, or narrow-minded.
  • 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
  • smoke signal — If someone such as a politician or businessman sends out smoke signals, they give an indication of their views and intentions. This indication is often not clear and needs to be worked out.
  • 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.
  • soybean milk — a milk substitute made of soy flour and water, used especially in the making of tofu.
  • special team — Football. a group of players fielded for kicking plays, as punts, kickoffs, and field-goal attempts.
  • special term — the sitting of a court for the trial of a special case.
  • spray millet — the seeds of millet left on the spike and sold in pet shops for cage birds.
  • stabilimeter — stabilograph.
  • statute mile — mile (def 1).
  • steam boiler — a receptacle in which water is boiled to generate steam.
  • steam-boiler — a receptacle in which water is boiled to generate steam.
  • stigmasterol — a crystalline, water-insoluble steroid, C 2 9 H 4 8 O, present in soybeans or calabar beans, used chiefly as a raw material in the manufacture of progesterone.
  • streamlining — a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.
  • stromatolite — a laminated calcareous fossil structure built by marine algae and having a rounded or columnar form.
  • subepidermal — just below the epidermis or skin
  • submit-table — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
  • suleiman (i) — 1494?-1566; sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1520-66)
  • sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
  • summarizable — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
  • superluminal — appearing to travel faster than the speed of light.
  • supermaxilla — the upper jaw.
  • superrealism — photorealism.
  • surface mail — the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by truck, train, or boat, as opposed to airmail.
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