12-letter words containing m, i, a, o, u, s
- polyomavirus — any of a genus (Polyomavirus) of papovaviruses that naturally infect wild and laboratory mice, and that cause tumors when injected into newborn mice
- praseodymium — a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element, named from its green salts. Symbol: Pr; atomic weight: 140.91; atomic number: 59; specific gravity: 6.77 at 20°C.
- primulaceous — belonging to the plant family Primulaceae.
- progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- pseudoanemia — Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- quasi-famous — having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated: a famous writer. Synonyms: famed, notable, illustrious. Antonyms: unknown, obscure.
- quasi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
- salutatorium — a porch or room in a monastery or church serving as a meeting or almsgiving place for monks or priests and the laity.
- samurai bond — a bond issued in Japan and denominated in yen, available for purchase by nonresidents of Japan
- scitamineous — of or relating to the Scitimanae order of plants, which includes the ginger and banana plants
- semi-popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
- semiautonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
- semiglobular — possessing the form of half a globe; hemispheric.
- simultaneous — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- situationism — the theory that behavior is chiefly response to immediate situations.
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- smilacaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Smilacaceae, a temperate and tropical family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, most of which are climbing shrubs with prickly stems: includes smilax
- sodium amide — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, flammable powder, NaNH 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of sodium cyanide and in organic synthesis.
- somnambulism — sleepwalking.
- somnambulist — sleepwalking.
- spermagonium — Botany, Mycology. spermogonium.
- sporangiolum — a small sporangium
- subabdominal — below or beneath the abdomen
- submicrogram — containing or relating to a mass of less than one microgram
- 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
- surinam toad — a South American aquatic frog, Pipa pipa, the female of which carries the eggs and tadpoles in small depressions on its back.
- tautomerizes — to undergo tautomerism.
- transumption — an act of metaphorical transference
- unadmonished — not admonished, counselled, or warned
- uncompassion — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
- unharmonious — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
- unmiraculous — not caused by a miracle
- unmoralising — not moralising
- voluntaryism — voluntarism (def 2).