12-letter words containing m, a, t, e, o, i
- roman strike — a striking mechanism of c1700, giving the equivalent in tones of Roman numerals, a bell of one pitch striking once for each number I, a bell of another pitch striking once for V, twice for X.
- romanticized — interpreted according to romantic precepts
- saint jerome — Saint (Eusebius Hieronymus) a.d. c340–420, Christian ascetic and Biblical scholar: chief preparer of the Vulgate version of the Bible.
- sample point — a possible result of an experiment, represented as a point.
- scapegoatism — the act or practice of assigning blame or failure to another, as to deflect attention or responsibility away from oneself.
- scitamineous — of or relating to the Scitimanae order of plants, which includes the ginger and banana plants
- sea milkwort — a maritime plant, Glaux maritima, having small, pinkish-white flowers.
- section mark — section (def 16).
- sectionalism — excessive regard for sectional or local interests; regional or local spirit, prejudice, etc.
- segmentation — division into segments.
- seismonastic — of or relating to seismonasty
- semi-dormant — lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience.
- semiautonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
- semicomatose — a light coma from which a person can be roused.
- semidominant — producing an intermediate, heterozygous phenotype
- semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
- semimonastic — somewhat monastic; monastic in certain respects
- semitropical — subtropical.
- senarmontite — a mineral, antimony trioxide, Sb 2 O 3 , occurring in pearl-colored isometric octahedrons: a dimorph of valentinite.
- sensationism — a theory of psychology maintaining that experience consists solely of sensations.
- simultaneous — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- 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.
- smart cookie — intelligent or sharp-witted person
- somaesthesia — sensory perception of bodily feelings like touch, pain, position of the limbs, etc
- somatic cell — one of the cells that take part in the formation of the body, becoming differentiated into the various tissues, organs, etc.
- somatotensic — (of certain plants that are eaten as food) restoring equilibrium
- somnifacient — causing or inducing sleep.
- spermatocide — spermicide.
- spermatozoid — a motile male gamete produced in an antheridium.
- steam boiler — a receptacle in which water is boiled to generate steam.
- steam-boiler — a receptacle in which water is boiled to generate steam.
- stercoranism — the belief that the consecrated Eucharistic elements, the bread and wine, are subject to decay and pass through the body like other ingested things
- 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.
- stromatolite — a laminated calcareous fossil structure built by marine algae and having a rounded or columnar form.
- symptomatize — symptomize.
- tampico hemp — a stiff fiber obtained from the leaves of various species of Agave, as A. falcata or A. sisalana.
- tautomerizes — to undergo tautomerism.
- technomaniac — a person with an obsessional enthusiasm for technology
- telharmonium — a musical keyboard instrument operating by alternating currents of electricity which, on impulse from the keyboard, produce music at a distant point via telephone lines.
- temptational — the act of tempting; enticement or allurement.
- terraforming — to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
- tetramorphic — (in art) of or related to a composite representation of the four evangelists' symbols
- the mountain — an extremist faction during the French Revolution led by Danton and Robespierre
- theatromania — an abnormal fondness or mania for the theatre
- theorematist — a person who creates or discovers a theorem
- thermidorian — a member of the French moderate group who participated in the downfall of Robespierre and his followers on the 9th Thermidor (July 27th), 1794.
- thermohaline — relating to both the temperature and salinity of ocean water
- thermolabile — subject to destruction or loss of characteristic properties by the action of moderate heat, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermostable).
- thermostatic — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thiosinamine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, bitter-tasting powder, C 4 H 8 N 2 S, occurring in mustard oil: used chiefly in organic synthesis.