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12-letter words containing m, e, n, s, t

  • phonesthemic — (of a speech sound) shared by a set of echoic or symbolic words, as the sn- of sneer, snarl, snatch, snide, snitch, snoop, etc.
  • 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.
  • pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
  • pneumocystis — any protozoan of the genus Pneumocystis, esp P. carinii, which is a cause of pneumonia in people whose immune defences have been lowered by drugs or a disease
  • point system — Printing. a system for grading the sizes of type bodies, leads, etc., that employs the point as a unit of measurement. Compare point (def 48a).
  • polycentrism — the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
  • postconsumer — noting or pertaining to a product after it has been used and recycled: a chair made of postconsumer plastic.
  • postfeminist — relating to or occurring in the period after the feminist movement of the 1970s.
  • postmeridian — of or relating to the afternoon.
  • postponement — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
  • premenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
  • present arms — a position of salute in the manual of arms in which the rifle is held in both hands vertically in front of the body, with the muzzle upward and the trigger side forward.
  • presenteeism — the practice of coming to work despite illness, injury, anxiety, etc., often resulting in reduced productivity.
  • presentiment — a feeling or impression that something is about to happen, especially something evil; foreboding.
  • pseudonymity — pseudonymous character.
  • pumice stone — abrasive stone used for exfoliating
  • pumice-stone — Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
  • ramentaceous — resembling or covered with ramenta.
  • readjustment — an act of readjusting or the state of being readjusted.
  • reassessment — the act of assessing; appraisal; evaluation.
  • reassignment — something assigned, as a particular task or duty: She completed the assignment and went on to other jobs.
  • reassortment — the act of assorting; distribution; classification.
  • reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
  • reassurement — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
  • receptionism — the doctrine that in the communion service the communicant receives the body and blood of Christ but that the bread and wine are not transubstantiated.
  • recompensate — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
  • reductionism — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
  • reenlistment — an act of reenlisting.
  • reestimation — judgment or opinion: In my estimation the boy is guilty.
  • refreshments — something that refreshes, especially food or drink.
  • reinstalment — a further or new instalment
  • reinvestment — putting money into sth again
  • remnant sale — a sale of items that are unwanted or left over, sold at a lower price
  • remonstrance — an act or instance of remonstrating.
  • renversement — a reversal, an inversion, the act of reversing
  • requirements — that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory: One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.
  • resettlement — the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
  • ressentiment — any cautious, defeatist, or cynical attitude based on the belief that the individual and human institutions exist in a hostile or indifferent universe or society.
  • risorgimento — the period of or the movement for the liberation and unification of Italy 1750–1870.
  • 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.
  • sacramentals — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
  • sacramentary — a sacramentarian
  • saint jerome — Saint (Eusebius Hieronymus) a.d. c340–420, Christian ascetic and Biblical scholar: chief preparer of the Vulgate version of the Bible.
  • 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
  • saltpetreman — a supplier of saltpetre
  • sample point — a possible result of an experiment, represented as a point.
  • san clemente — a town in S California.
  • scene master — (on a switchboard) a master switch that controls several lighting circuits.
  • scitamineous — of or relating to the Scitimanae order of plants, which includes the ginger and banana plants
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