12-letter words containing m, i, c, r, e, n
- pumpernickel — a coarse, dark, slightly sour bread made of unbolted rye.
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- race meeting — A race meeting is an occasion when a series of horse races are held at the same place, often during a period of several days.
- race norming — the process of statistically adjusting the scores of minority job applicants on job-qualification tests by rating each test-taker's score against the results of others in his or her racial or ethnic group.
- racemization — the conversion of an optically active substance into an optically inactive mixture of equal amounts of the dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms.
- racing homer — a kind of homing pigeon used for racing
- readmittance — the act or process of admitting someone or something again
- 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.
- recommending — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
- recommission — the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
- recommitment — to commit again.
- 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.
- reindictment — an act of indicting.
- reminiscence — the act or process of recalling past experiences, events, etc.
- ring machine — a Linotype used primarily for making corrections.
- rock jasmine — any of several alpine plants belonging to the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having tufted leaves often in basal rosettes, and umbels of pink, red, purple, or white flowers.
- romanticized — interpreted according to romantic precepts
- rose campion — a plant, Lychnis coronaria, of the pink family, having reddish purple flowers, and leaves covered with whitish down.
- schneiderman — Rose, 1884–1972, U.S. labor leader, born in Poland.
- schoenheimer — Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈru dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1898–1941, U.S. biochemist, born in Germany.
- scribblement — a scribble
- scrimshander — a person who makes scrimshaw objects.
- scrimshanker — a shirker
- sectarianism — sectarian spirit or tendencies; excessive devotion to a particular sect, especially in religion.
- section mark — section (def 16).
- semi-organic — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
- semicylinder — half of a cylinder divided lengthwise.
- servicewoman — a woman who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
- single cream — dairy product: thin or light cream
- stercoranism — the belief that the consecrated Eucharistic elements, the bread and wine, are subject to decay and pass through the body like other ingested things
- streptomycin — an antibiotic, C 2 1 H 3 9 N 7 O 1 2 , produced by a soil actinomycete, Streptomyces griseus, and used in medicine in the form of its white, water-soluble sulfate salt, chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- tensiometric — relating to the measurement of tension
- the cambrian — the Cambrian period or rock system
- the-american — a novel (1877) by Henry James.
- theocentrism — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
- trochelminth — any invertebrate of the phylum Trochelminthes (now usually broken up into several phyla), comprising the rotifers, gastrotrichs, and several other forms.
- un-manicured — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- unbesmirched — to soil; tarnish; discolor.
- uncommercial — not engaged in or involved with commerce or trade.
- undemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- unimolecular — of or involving only one molecular entity
- unimportance — a lack of importance
- unmercifully — merciless; relentless; severe; cruel; pitiless.
- unproclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.