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12-letter words containing m, e, p, l

  • sample space — the collection of all possible results of an experiment, represented as points.
  • saw palmetto — a shrublike palmetto, Serenoa repens, of the palm family, native to the southern U.S., having green or blue leafstalks set with spiny teeth.
  • self-imposed — imposed on one by oneself: a self-imposed task.
  • self-priming — the powder or other material used to ignite a charge.
  • semi-popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
  • semipellucid — somewhat pellucid; partially translucent or transparent
  • semitropical — subtropical.
  • silver maple — a maple, Acer saccharinum, having leaves that are light green above and silvery white beneath.
  • simple fruit — a fruit formed from one pistil.
  • simple group — a group that has no normal subgroup except the group itself and the identity.
  • simple meter — any time signature in which the upper figure indicates two, three, or four beats per measure, as 2/8, 3/2, 4/4, etc.
  • simple simon — a simpleton.
  • simple sugar — monosaccharide.
  • simple syrup — a thick, sweet liquid, usually prepared from sugar and water and used chiefly as a base for soda fountain flavors.
  • simple tense — a tense of verbs, in English and other languages, not involving the use of an auxiliary verb in addition to the main verb, as for example the past he drowned as opposed to the future he will drown
  • simpleminded — free of deceit or guile; artless or unsophisticated.
  • simplifiable — having the ability to be made less complicated, clearer, or easier
  • skeleton map — a map showing only basic details of a land, place, etc
  • slippery elm — an elm, Ulmus rubra, of eastern North America, having a mucilaginous inner bark.
  • sloped roman — a roman (vertical) typeface, usually sans serif, i.e. without the small, decorative, terminal strokes with which some typefaces are designed. The typeface is made to slope (usually to the right), but not generally to the same degree as a true italic typeface
  • small magpie — an unrelated micro, Eurrhypara hortulata
  • snowy mespil — a N American tree, Amelanchier Lamarckii, that produces small white flowers in spring
  • somatopleure — the double layer formed by the association of the upper layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the overlying ectoderm, functioning in the formation of the body wall and amnion.
  • space helmet — a helmet worn by astronauts while in outer space
  • special team — Football. a group of players fielded for kicking plays, as punts, kickoffs, and field-goal attempts.
  • special term — the sitting of a court for the trial of a special case.
  • spermatocele — a swelling of the testicle
  • splenomegaly — enlargement of the spleen.
  • spray millet — the seeds of millet left on the spike and sold in pet shops for cage birds.
  • stamp dealer — someone who buys and sells postage stamps (to collectors)
  • stem reptile — any member of the extinct order Cotylosauria, comprising heavy-bodied, splay-limbed, plant-eating reptiles that arose during the Carboniferous Period and that are considered to include the ancestors of all other reptiles.
  • stepmotherly — related to or having the characteristics of a stepmother
  • storm petrel — any of several small, tube-nosed seabirds of the family Hydrobatidae, usually having black or sooty-brown plumage with a white rump.
  • student lamp — a table lamp whose light source can be adjusted in height.
  • subepidermal — just below the epidermis or skin
  • suboperculum — a bone in fishes behind the operculum or gill covering
  • sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
  • superhumeral — an ecclesiastical vestment worn over the shoulders
  • superluminal — appearing to travel faster than the speed of light.
  • supermaxilla — the upper jaw.
  • supernaculum — a highly regarded liquor, to be drunk to the very last drop
  • superpolymer — a superior polymer
  • superrealism — photorealism.
  • supplemental — supplementary.
  • supplemented — something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.
  • swamp azalea — an azalea, Rhododendron viscosum, of the eastern U.S., having fragrant, white to pink or sometimes red flowers.
  • t lymphocyte — any of several closely related lymphocytes, developed in the thymus, that circulate in the blood and lymph and orchestrate the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells, either by lymphokine secretions or by direct contact: helper T cells recognize foreign antigen on the surfaces of other cells, then they stimulate B cells to produce antibody and signal killer T cells to destroy the antigen-displaying cells; subsequently suppressor T cells return the immune system to normal by inactivating the B cells and killer T cells.
  • t-lymphocyte — T cell.
  • telecomputer — teleprocessing.
  • teleprompter — A Teleprompter is a device used by people speaking on television or at a public event, which displays words for them to read.
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