12-letter words containing m, i, s, o
- samurai bond — a bond issued in Japan and denominated in yen, available for purchase by nonresidents of Japan
- sankt moritz — German name of St. Moritz.
- santa monica — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles, on Santa Monica Bay: resort.
- saprophytism — living and feeding on dead organic matter
- sarcomatosis — the condition in which a sarcoma has become disseminated throughout the body.
- satin-smooth — pleasantly soft and smooth, like satin
- satyromaniac — a lascivious man; lecher.
- scapegoatism — the act or practice of assigning blame or failure to another, as to deflect attention or responsibility away from oneself.
- schistosomal — relating to or characteristic of a schistosome or member of the genus Schistosoma
- schizomycete — any of numerous microorganisms of the subkingdom (or phylum) Schizophyta, kingdom Monera, comprising the bacteria.
- schizothymia — the condition of being schizoid or introverted. It encompasses elements of schizophrenia but does not involve the same depth of psychological disturbance
- schoenheimer — Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈru dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1898–1941, U.S. biochemist, born in Germany.
- scissor jump — a type of jump involving a scissor-like movement of the legs
- scitamineous — of or relating to the Scitimanae order of plants, which includes the ginger and banana plants
- sclerodermic — of or relating to a scleroderm or to sclerodermia; hard-skinned
- scott domain — An algebraic, boundedly complete, complete partial order. Often simply called a domain.
- sea milkwort — a maritime plant, Glaux maritima, having small, pinkish-white flowers.
- secessionism — a person who secedes, advocates secession, or claims secession as a constitutional right.
- section mark — section (def 16).
- sectionalism — excessive regard for sectional or local interests; regional or local spirit, prejudice, etc.
- segmentation — division into segments.
- seismography — the scientific measuring and recording of the shock and vibrations of earthquakes.
- seismologist — the science or study of earthquakes and their phenomena.
- seismometric — of or relating to seismometry or a seismometer
- seismonastic — of or relating to seismonasty
- self-imposed — imposed on one by oneself: a self-imposed task.
- self-mocking — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- semi-dormant — lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience.
- semi-fiction — the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- semi-monthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
- semi-nomadic — of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
- 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.
- semi-popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
- semi-serious — having some seriousness; partly serious.
- semiarboreal — (of animals) spending half or some of their life in trees
- semiautonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
- semicolonial — partly colonial
- semicomatose — a light coma from which a person can be roused.
- semideponent — (of a Latin verb) active in meaning but passive in form in the perfect tense
- semidominant — producing an intermediate, heterozygous phenotype
- semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
- semiglobular — possessing the form of half a globe; hemispheric.
- semilustrous — partially or somewhat lustrous
- semimonastic — somewhat monastic; monastic in certain respects
- seminiferous — Anatomy. conveying or containing semen.
- seminivorous — feeding on seeds: seminivorous birds.
- semiofficial — having some degree of official authority.
- semiological — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- semiprecious — (of a stone) having commercial value as a gem but not classified as precious, as the amethyst or garnet.
- semitropical — subtropical.