12-letter words containing m, e, t, i, c, u
- 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
- pneumotropic — directed toward or having an affinity for lung tissue.
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- 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.
- quiesce time — (jargon) The length of time taken to quiesce a system (to render it inactive), or the length of time between periods of inactivity.
- ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
- 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.
- rich mixture — A rich mixture is a fuel/air mixture containing an excessive proportion of fuel.
- scitamineous — of or relating to the Scitimanae order of plants, which includes the ginger and banana plants
- set to music — to compose music for (a poem, etc.)
- stereocilium — any of the long, flexible microvilli that superficially resemble cilia and occur as a brush border or series of tufts on the surface of various epithelial tissues.
- subcommittee — a secondary committee appointed out of a main committee.
- subjectivism — Epistemology. the doctrine that all knowledge is limited to experiences by the self, and that transcendent knowledge is impossible.
- the munchies — a craving for food, esp when induced by alcohol or drugs
- time capsule — a receptacle containing documents or objects typical of the current period, placed in the earth or in a cornerstone for discovery in the future.
- tomato juice — liquid from a tomato
- trimolecular — pertaining to or having three molecules.
- tsunamigenic — producing a tsunami or tsunamis
- unacclimated — not accustomed or adapted to
- uncle tomism — a policy of relationship between whites and blacks involving a benevolent but patronizing attitude on the part of the whites and a willingly submissive attitude on the part of the blacks.
- uncomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- undemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- unimportance — a lack of importance
- unmethodical — characterized by lack of method or disorderliness
- unsystematic — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
- vermiculture — the raising and production of earthworms and their by-products.
- verticillium — a fungus in the Verticillium genus which normally affects plants or insects