12-letter words containing m, e, a, n, i
- antilegomena — the books of the New Testament which have been excluded from the canon of Scripture
- antileukemic — acting against leukemia
- antimagnetic — of or constructed of a material that does not acquire permanent magnetism when exposed to a magnetic field
- antimaterial — Lb particle physics Composed of antimatter.
- antimetabole — the repetition of words in reverse order for emphasis
- antimnemonic — difficult to remember (often deliberately so)
- antinepotism — opposed to or acting against nepotism
- antiparabema — either of two chapels at the west end of an Armenian or Byzantine church.
- antireformer — One who opposes reform.
- antisemitism — Alternative form of anti-Semitism.
- antisymmetry — the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point; regularity of form or arrangement in terms of like, reciprocal, or corresponding parts.
- apartmentize — to build apartments on or in: to apartmentize the downtown area.
- apicomplexan — Describing protists of the phylum Apicomplexa.
- appetisement — appetite or hunger
- appointments — Plural form of appointment.
- appraisement — the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.
- archiphoneme — an abstract linguistic unit representing two or more phonemes when the distinction between these has been neutralized: conventionally shown by a capital letter within slashes, as /T/ for /t/ and /d/ in German Rat and Rad
- area bombing — aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped over the general area of a target.
- armamentaria — the aggregate of equipment, methods, and techniques available to one for carrying out one's duties: The stethoscope is still an essential part of the physician's armamentarium.
- arming chest — a chest for holding armor and weapons.
- arraignments — Plural form of arraignment.
- arsphenamine — a drug containing arsenic, formerly used in the treatment of syphilis and related infections
- artilleryman — a serviceman who serves in an artillery unit
- artillerymen — Plural form of artilleryman.
- astonishment — Astonishment is a feeling of great surprise.
- augmentation — the act of augmenting or the state of being augmented
- augmentative — tending or able to augment
- autumn olive — a spiny shrub (Elaeagnus umbellata) of the oleaster family, having leaves covered with silvery or brown scales
- ayuntamiento — (in Spain) a municipal council
- babe-in-arms — a young baby that has to be carried
- bainqen lama — Tashi Lama.
- balletomania — passionate enthusiasm for ballet
- bandjermasin — a seaport on the S coast of Borneo, in Indonesia.
- bantamweight — A bantamweight is a boxer who weighs between 51 and 53.5 kilograms, or a wrestler who weighs between 52 and 57 kilograms. A bantamweight is heavier than a flyweight but lighter than a featherweight.
- barium enema — an injection into the rectum of a preparation of barium sulphate, which is opaque to X-rays, before X-raying the lower alimentary canal
- base jumping — a sport in which a participant parachutes from any of a variety of fixed objects such as high buildings, cliffs, etc
- basketmaking — The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
- be damned if — If someone says 'I'm damned if I'm going to do it' or 'I'll be damned if I'll do it', they are emphasizing that they do not intend to do something and think it is unreasonable for anyone to expect them to do it.
- beachcombing — The action of a beachcomber.
- bead molding — bead (def 12).
- bear in mind — to remember
- benchmarking — In business, benchmarking is a process in which a company compares its products and methods with those of the most successful companies in its field, in order to try to improve its own performance.
- beurre manie — butterpaste.
- bimillennial — relating to a bimillennium
- biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
- biomagnetism — animal magnetism.
- biomechanics — the study of the mechanics of the movement of living organisms
- biometrician — a person who is knowledgeable about biometry
- blandishment — the act of blandishing; cajolery
- bloomingdale — a town in NE Illinois.