12-letter words containing m, e, s, t, o
- biomagnetism — animal magnetism.
- bioterrorism — Bioterrorism is terrorism that involves the use of biological weapons.
- blastomycete — any of a genus (Blastomyces) of yeastlike imperfect fungi that cause diseases in people and animals
- block system — the system whereby a railway is divided up into separate sections of track where only one train can travel at a time
- boehm system — a system of improved fingering and keying for the flute and clarinet, invented by the German musician Theobald Boehm (1794–1881).
- bomb shelter — a shelter, usually underground, in which people take refuge from bomb attacks
- book matches — safety matches made of paper and fastened into a small cardboard folder
- boomer state — Oklahoma
- booster pump — A booster pump is a pump which is used where pressure is low and needs to be increased.
- bottom house — the open space beneath a house built upon high pillars
- bottom yeast — a yeast whose cells, in the manufacture of wine and lager beer, fall to the bottom as a sediment.
- bottomlessly — from a bottomless point of view
- brainstormer — a person who brainstorms
- bristlemouth — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Gonostomatidae, having numerous sharp, slender teeth covering the jaws.
- calorimeters — Plural form of calorimeter.
- caméra stylo — the use of the camera as a means of personal expression, esp as practised by some directors of the New Wave
- carol stream — a town in NE Illinois.
- cementitious — of, relating to, or characteristic of cement
- centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
- cessationism — The concept, amongst most Christians, that the works of the Holy Spirit (speaking in tongues, prophecy, healing, and miracles) ceased at some point in history.
- chemiosmotic — relating to the process of chemiosmosis
- chemotropism — the growth response of an organism, esp a plant, to a chemical stimulus
- choirmasters — Plural form of choirmaster.
- chorusmaster — the conductor of a choir
- chrestomathy — a collection of literary passages, used in the study of language
- chrome steel — any of various hard rust-resistant steels containing chromium
- chronometers — Plural form of chronometer.
- chronosystem — A pattern of events and transitions over the course of a person's life.
- class method — (programming) 1. A method that operates on a class object (an object of class "class"). A class method is really just an ordinary object method that happens to operate on class objects. A class method might, for example, return a list of objects representing the methods and attributes of the given class. 2. A static method.
- cleistogamic — Alternative form of cleistogamous.
- close combat — the act of fighting at close quarters
- close helmet — a completely closed helmet of the late 15th century and after, having a facial defense composed of a visor and beaver or of a visor, ventail, and beaver attached to a pivot on each side.
- closemouthed — not talking much; telling little; taciturn
- closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
- closing time — Closing time is the time when something such as a shop, library, or pub closes and people have to leave.
- clothes moth — any of various tineid moths, esp Tineola bisselliella, the larvae of which feed on wool or fur
- cluster bomb — A cluster bomb is a type of bomb which is dropped from an aircraft. It contains a large number of smaller bombs that spread out before they hit the ground.
- code segment — (memory) (Intel 8086 CS) The area of memory containing the machine code instructions of a program. The code segment of a program may be shared between multiple processes running that code so long as none of them tries to modify it. Initialised data is located in the data segment.
- collectivism — Collectivism is the political belief that a country's industries and services should be owned and controlled by the state or by all the people in a country. Socialism and communism are both forms of collectivism.
- colorimeters — Plural form of colorimeter.
- combustibles — Plural form of combustible.
- come to pass — to take place
- come to rest — When an object that has been moving comes to rest, it finally stops.
- come unstuck — If something comes unstuck, it becomes separated from the thing that it was attached to.
- comfortables — Plural form of comfortable.
- commandments — a command or mandate.
- commemorates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commemorate.
- commensality — eating together at the same table.
- commensurate — If the level of one thing is commensurate with another, the first level is in proportion to the second.
- commentaries — Plural form of commentary.