12-letter words containing m, i, s, p, e
- psychometric — Psychology. psychometrics.
- pteridosperm — seed fern.
- 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.
- ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
- re-emphasize — to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress: to emphasize a point; to emphasize the eyes with mascara.
- reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
- 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.
- redemptorist — a member of the “Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer,” founded by St. Alphonsus Liguori in 1732.
- reemphasized — to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress: to emphasize a point; to emphasize the eyes with mascara.
- reimpression — a second or repeated impression.
- repositorium — a place for the storage of valuables, as in an ancient Roman temple or a church.
- respirometer — an instrument for measuring the extent of respiratory movement.
- respirometry — the branch of medical science dealing with the measurement and analysis of respiration.
- rheomorphism — the liquefaction of rock, which results in its flowing and intruding into surrounding rocks
- rose campion — a plant, Lychnis coronaria, of the pink family, having reddish purple flowers, and leaves covered with whitish down.
- rumble strip — one of a series of rough or slightly raised strips of pavement on a highway, intended to slow down the speed of vehicles, as before a toll booth.
- s hemisphere — southern hemisphere
- salesmanship — the technique of selling a product: They used a promotional gimmick that was the last word in salesmanship.
- sample point — a possible result of an experiment, represented as a point.
- scampishness — the quality of being scampish
- scapegoatism — the act or practice of assigning blame or failure to another, as to deflect attention or responsibility away from oneself.
- seismography — the scientific measuring and recording of the shock and vibrations of earthquakes.
- self-imposed — imposed on one by oneself: a self-imposed task.
- self-priming — the powder or other material used to ignite a charge.
- semi-popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
- semideponent — (of a Latin verb) active in meaning but passive in form in the perfect tense
- semiparasite — hemiparasite
- semipellucid — somewhat pellucid; partially translucent or transparent
- semiprecious — (of a stone) having commercial value as a gem but not classified as precious, as the amethyst or garnet.
- semitropical — subtropical.
- septemvirate — the ruling body of septemvirs.
- septuagesima — the third Sunday before Lent.
- seringapatam — a town in S Karnataka, in S India, former capital of Mysore state: taken by the British 1799.
- serpentarium — a place where snakes are housed, especially for exhibition.
- serpentiform — shaped like a snake.
- shrimp sauce — a sauce made from shrimps
- silver maple — a maple, Acer saccharinum, having leaves that are light green above and silvery white beneath.
- simple fruit — a fruit formed from one pistil.
- simple group — a group that has no normal subgroup except the group itself and the identity.
- simple meter — any time signature in which the upper figure indicates two, three, or four beats per measure, as 2/8, 3/2, 4/4, etc.
- simple simon — a simpleton.
- simple sugar — monosaccharide.
- simple syrup — a thick, sweet liquid, usually prepared from sugar and water and used chiefly as a base for soda fountain flavors.
- simple tense — a tense of verbs, in English and other languages, not involving the use of an auxiliary verb in addition to the main verb, as for example the past he drowned as opposed to the future he will drown
- simpleminded — free of deceit or guile; artless or unsophisticated.
- simplifiable — having the ability to be made less complicated, clearer, or easier
- skeuomorphic — an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
- slippery elm — an elm, Ulmus rubra, of eastern North America, having a mucilaginous inner bark.
- small magpie — an unrelated micro, Eurrhypara hortulata