12-letter words containing m, e, n, o
- among others — used to indicate that there are several more people like the one or ones mentioned, but that you do not intend to mention them all
- amortizement — a sloping top on a buttress, pillar, etc.
- amourousness — Rare spelling of amorousness.
- amphotericin — an amphoteric antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces nodosus and used in the treatment of fungal infections.
- an open mind — If you have an open mind, you avoid forming an opinion or making a decision until you know all the facts.
- anamorphoses — Plural form of anamorphosis.
- anecdotalism — an inclination to relate anecdotes
- anemochorous — (of a fruit, seed, or spore) adapted for dispersion by wind.
- anemone fish — any of various damselfishes of the genus Amphiprion, such as A. percula (clown anemone fish), that usually live closely associated with sea anemones
- anemophilous — (of flowering plants such as grasses) pollinated by the wind
- anemotropism — orientation in response to a current of air.
- animal lover — a person who feels fondness for animals
- animated oat — an oat, Avena sterilis, of the Mediterranean region, having spikelets that twist or move when exposed to sudden moisture, due to the hygroscopic action of the awns.
- anisothermal — (thermodynamics) Of or pertaining to a system that is not in thermal equilibrium, that does not have a single fixed temperature.
- announcement — An announcement is a statement made to the public or to the media which gives information about something that has happened or that will happen.
- anticonsumer — opposed to consumerism
- antieconomic — against economic growth or wellbeing
- antilegomena — the books of the New Testament which have been excluded from the canon of Scripture
- antimetabole — the repetition of words in reverse order for emphasis
- antimnemonic — difficult to remember (often deliberately so)
- antinepotism — opposed to or acting against nepotism
- antireformer — One who opposes reform.
- apicomplexan — Describing protists of the phylum Apicomplexa.
- aplanogamete — a nonmotile gamete or conjugating cell found in lower algae
- appendectomy — the surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
- appointments — Plural form of appointment.
- approachment — (archaic) approach.
- araneomorphs — Plural form of araneomorph.
- 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.
- assumed bond — a bond issued by one corporation and assumed as an obligation by another.
- astonishment — Astonishment is a feeling of great surprise.
- augmentation — the act of augmenting or the state of being augmented
- 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
- backwoodsmen — Plural form of backwoodsman.
- balladmonger — (formerly) a seller of ballads, esp on broadsheets
- balletomanes — Plural form of balletomane.
- balletomania — passionate enthusiasm for ballet
- ballottement — a technique of feeling for a movable object in the body, esp confirmation of pregnancy by feeling the rebound of the fetus following a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus
- banquet room — A banquet room is a room in a hotel where large formal meals for many people can be held.
- barnstormers — Plural form of barnstormer.
- be in embryo — Something that is in embryo is at a very early stage of its development.
- beachcombing — The action of a beachcomber.
- bead molding — bead (def 12).
- beaumontague — a cement-like substance used to fill in and hide cracks and holes in woodwork and metalwork
- becomingness — The state or quality of becoming.
- bed moulding — a moulding in an entablature between the corona and the frieze
- biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
- biomagnetism — animal magnetism.