12-letter words containing m, a, l, t, n
- numerability — the fact of having the ability to be counted
- numismatical — Alternative form of numismatic.
- nuptial mass — a special mass said at a wedding.
- nychthemeral — relating to a nychthemeron or to the changes or differences, specifically those relating to day and night, that occur within this span
- obambulation — (obsolete) Wandering about; a casual outing.
- oil terminal — a large industrial complex where oil is stored and from which oil is transported elsewhere; an oil depot
- omelette pan — a frying pan that is designed for making omelettes in.
- ornamentally — In an ornamental way.
- ornithogalum — any plant of the genus Ornithogalum
- outplacement — counseling and assistance in finding a new job, provided by a company for an employee who has been or is about to be dismissed.
- 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.
- paludamentum — a cloak worn by officials and military officers of ancient Rome, especially during wartime.
- parent metal — the metal of components that are being welded by a molten filler metal
- party animal — person who frequents drinking parties
- phantasmical — pertaining to or of the nature of a phantasm; unreal; illusory; spectral: phantasmal creatures of nightmare.
- 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.
- 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.
- piltdown man — a hypothetical early modern human, assigned to the genus Eoanthropus, whose existence was inferred from skull fragments that were allegedly found at Piltdown, England, in 1912 but were exposed as fraudulent through chemical analysis in 1953.
- pinealectomy — a surgical operation to remove the pineal gland
- placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
- 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.
- pneumatology — Theology. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.
- postliminary — of or relating to postliminy
- preallotment — an allotment given in advance.
- premalignant — occurring before a state of malignancy
- premenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- primogenital — relating to primogeniture
- proclamation — something that is proclaimed; a public and official announcement.
- promulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- prothalamion — a song or poem written to celebrate a marriage.
- quantum cell — (electronics, computing) (Or "quantum dot cell") A structure comprising four quantum dots arranged in a square, with two diagonally opposed dots containing electron charges. One diagonal containing charges is arbitrarily defined as representing a value of '1', the other as '0'. In a five-dot cell, the fifth, central dot contains no charge. See also: quantum cell wire, quantum-dot cellular automata.
- quantum leap — Physics. an abrupt transition of a system described by quantum mechanics from one of its discrete states to another, as the fall of an electron in an atom to an orbit of lower energy.
- quitclaiming — Present participle of quitclaim.
- radioelement — a radioactive element.
- re-alignment — an adjustment to a line; arrangement in a straight line.
- reinstalment — a further or new instalment
- remnant sale — a sale of items that are unwanted or left over, sold at a lower price
- romantically — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- ruminatingly — in a ruminating manner
- sacramentals — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
- saint-mihiel — a town in NE France, on the Meuse River, NW of Nancy: captured by American forces 1918.
- salmon steak — a thick slice of salmon
- salmon trout — a European trout, Salmo trutta.
- salpingotomy — incision of a Fallopian tube.
- saltationism — any of several theories holding that the evolution of species proceeds in major steps by the abrupt transformation of an ancestral species into a descendant species of a different type, rather than by the gradual accumulation of small changes.
- saltpetreman — a supplier of saltpetre
- sample point — a possible result of an experiment, represented as a point.
- san clemente — a town in S California.
- sectionalism — excessive regard for sectional or local interests; regional or local spirit, prejudice, etc.
- sedimentable — capable of forming sediment