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12-letter words containing m, a, r, i, c

  • pyromaniacal — a compulsion to set things on fire.
  • race meeting — A race meeting is an occasion when a series of horse races are held at the same place, often during a period of several days.
  • race norming — the process of statistically adjusting the scores of minority job applicants on job-qualification tests by rating each test-taker's score against the results of others in his or her racial or ethnic group.
  • racemic acid — an isomeric modification of tartaric acid that is sometimes found in the juice of grapes in conjunction with the common dextrorotatory form and is optically inactive but can be separated into the two usual isomeric forms, dextrorotatory and levorotatory.
  • racemization — the conversion of an optically active substance into an optically inactive mixture of equal amounts of the dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms.
  • rachiotomies — Plural form of rachiotomy.
  • rachmaninoff — Sergei Wassilievitch [sur-gey vuh-seel-yuh-vich;; Russian syir-gyey vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] /sɜrˈgeɪ vəˈsil yə vɪtʃ;; Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1943, Russian pianist and composer.
  • racing homer — a kind of homing pigeon used for racing
  • radiomimetic — (of drugs) producing effects similar to those produced by X-rays
  • ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
  • rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
  • rambus, inc. — (company)   The company which designed Rambus DRAM. Address: Mountain View, CA., USA.
  • ramification — the act or process of ramifying.
  • rattail comb — a comb for the hair having a narrow, pointed handle used in styling the hair.
  • readmittance — the act or process of admitting someone or something again
  • reward claim — a claim granted to a miner who discovered gold in a new area
  • rhythmically — periodic, as motion, or a drumbeat.
  • ring machine — a Linotype used primarily for making corrections.
  • 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
  • rose campion — a plant, Lychnis coronaria, of the pink family, having reddish purple flowers, and leaves covered with whitish down.
  • sabermetrics — (used with a singular verb) the computerized measurement of baseball statistics.
  • salmon brick — a soft, imperfectly fired brick having a reddish-orange color.
  • sarcomatosis — the condition in which a sarcoma has become disseminated throughout the body.
  • satyromaniac — a lascivious man; lecher.
  • schneiderman — Rose, 1884–1972, U.S. labor leader, born in Poland.
  • scram switch — (jargon)   (From the nuclear power industry) An emergency power-off switch (see Big Red Switch), especially one positioned to be easily hit by evacuating personnel. In general, this is *not* something you frob lightly; these often initiate expensive events (such as Halon dumps) and are installed in a dinosaur pen for use in case of electrical fire or in case some luckless field servoid should put 120 volts across himself while Easter egging. SCRAM stands for Safety Control Rod Ax Man. In the early days of nuclear power, boron moderator rods were raised and lowered on ropes. In the event of a runaway chain reaction, a man with an axe would chop the rope and drop the rods into the nuclear pile to stop the reaction. See also molly-guard, TMRC.
  • scramblingly — in a scrambling manner
  • scrimshander — a person who makes scrimshaw objects.
  • scrimshanker — a shirker
  • sectarianism — sectarian spirit or tendencies; excessive devotion to a particular sect, especially in religion.
  • section mark — section (def 16).
  • 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.
  • semiabstract — of or relating to art or sculpture which is abstract but in which the subject can still be recognized
  • semicircular — Also called semicircumference [sem-ee-ser-kuhm-fer-uh ns, -fruh ns, sem-ahy-] /ˌsɛm i sərˈkʌm fər əns, -frəns, ˌsɛm aɪ-/ (Show IPA). half of a circle; the arc from one end of a diameter to the other.
  • 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.
  • service game — a game in which a particular tennis player is the one who serves
  • service mark — a proprietary term, such as Blue Cross and Blue Shield, American Express, or Planned Parenthood, that is registered with the Patent and Trademark Office. Abbreviation: SM.
  • servicewoman — a woman who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
  • shrimp sauce — a sauce made from shrimps
  • single cream — dairy product: thin or light cream
  • 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).
  • smart cookie — intelligent or sharp-witted person
  • sophomorical — characteristic of a sophomore
  • special term — the sitting of a court for the trial of a special case.
  • spermaphytic — able to produce seeds
  • spermaticide — spermicide.
  • spermatocide — spermicide.
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