12-letter words containing m, i, s, a, c, u
- obscurantism — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- osco-umbrian — a group of languages, usually classified as Italic, that contains Oscan and Umbrian.
- pax vobiscum — peace be with you
- periostracum — the external, chitinlike covering of the shell of certain mollusks that protects the limy portion from acids.
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- poison sumac — a shrub or small tree, Rhus vernix (or Toxicodendron vernix), of swampy areas of the eastern U.S., having pinnate leaves and causing severe dermatitis when touched by persons sensitive to it.
- primulaceous — belonging to the plant family Primulaceae.
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
- rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- rambus, inc. — (company) The company which designed Rambus DRAM. Address: Mountain View, CA., USA.
- scapulimancy — divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
- scitamineous — of or relating to the Scitimanae order of plants, which includes the ginger and banana plants
- semicircular — Also called semicircumference [sem-ee-ser-kuhm-fer-uh ns, -fruh ns, sem-ahy-] /ˌsɛm i sərˈkʌm fər əns, -frəns, ˌsɛm aɪ-/ (Show IPA). half of a circle; the arc from one end of a diameter to the other.
- shrimp sauce — a sauce made from shrimps
- 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
- submicrogram — containing or relating to a mass of less than one microgram
- surface mail — the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by truck, train, or boat, as opposed to airmail.
- 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.
- traducianism — the doctrine that the human soul is propagated along with the body. Compare creationism (def 3).
- tsunamigenic — producing a tsunami or tsunamis
- un-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- uncompassion — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
- unmiraculous — not caused by a miracle
- unsystematic — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.