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12-letter words containing m, i, s, r, u

  • semiprecious — (of a stone) having commercial value as a gem but not classified as precious, as the amethyst or garnet.
  • semivitreous — partially vitreous.
  • serpentarium — a place where snakes are housed, especially for exhibition.
  • shamateurism — a sports term referring to a state in which an athlete is classified as an amateur but acts like a professional, usually by raising money
  • shrimp sauce — a sauce made from shrimps
  • silver mound — a perennial Japanese herb, Artemisia schmidtiana, having silver-green leaves forming a moundlike shape.
  • 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 sugar — monosaccharide.
  • simple syrup — a thick, sweet liquid, usually prepared from sugar and water and used chiefly as a base for soda fountain flavors.
  • sinus iridum — (Bay of Rainbows) a semicircular dark plain in the second quadrant of the face of the moon.
  • sixty-fourmo — a book size (about 2 × 3 inches; 5 × 7 cm) determined by printing on sheets folded to form 64 leaves or 128 pages.
  • 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.
  • slumberingly — in a slumbering manner
  • spermagonium — Botany, Mycology. spermogonium.
  • spermogonium — one of the cup-shaped or flask-shaped receptacles in which the spermatia of certain fungi and red algae are produced.
  • spiritualism — the belief or doctrine that the spirits of the dead, surviving after the mortal life, can and do communicate with the living, especially through a person (a medium) particularly susceptible to their influence.
  • sporangiolum — a small sporangium
  • stereocilium — any of the long, flexible microvilli that superficially resemble cilia and occur as a brush border or series of tufts on the surface of various epithelial tissues.
  • stirrup pump — a small hand pump held steady by a stirruplike foot bracket, often used in firefighting.
  • striped drum — a North American marine and freshwater sciaenid fish, Equetus pulcher, that utters a drumming sound
  • strontium 90 — a harmful radioactive isotope of strontium, produced in certain nuclear reactions and present in their fallout.
  • struma-river — a river in S Europe, flowing SE through SW Bulgaria and NE Greece into the Aegean. 225 miles (362 km) long.
  • sub-mediocre — of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: The car gets only mediocre mileage, but it's fun to drive. Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
  • subepidermal — just below the epidermis or skin
  • submaxillary — of or relating to the lower jaw or lower jawbone.
  • submicrogram — containing or relating to a mass of less than one microgram
  • subminiature — subminiature camera.
  • sumba strait — an area of water separating Sumba, in the Lesser Sunda Islands, from Flores
  • summarizable — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
  • summerweight — (of clothes) suitable in weight for wear in the summer; relatively light
  • supereminent — of superior eminence, rank, or dignity; distinguished, conspicuous, or worthy of note above others.
  • superimposed — (of a stream or drainage system) having a course not adjusted to the structure of the rocks presently undergoing erosion but determined rather by a prior erosion cycle or by formerly overlying rocks or sediments.
  • superkingdom — in some systems of biological classification, either of the two major subdivisions, prokaryote or eukaryote, into which all living organisms can be placed
  • superluminal — appearing to travel faster than the speed of light.
  • supermassive — (of a black hole or star) having a mass in the range of millions or billions of times that of the sun
  • supermaxilla — the upper jaw.
  • superpremium — a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement, as to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.
  • superrealism — photorealism.
  • supraliminal — being above the threshold of perception of a stimulus.
  • surface mail — the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by truck, train, or boat, as opposed to airmail.
  • surinam toad — a South American aquatic frog, Pipa pipa, the female of which carries the eggs and tadpoles in small depressions on its back.
  • suspensorium — a part that supports or suspends, esp the mandibular suspensorium, which suspends the lower jaw from the skull
  • synclinorium — a regional structure of general synclinal form that includes a series of smaller folds.
  • tautomerizes — to undergo tautomerism.
  • times square — a wide intersection extending from 43rd to 47th Streets in central Manhattan, New York City, where Broadway and Seventh Avenue intersect.
  • tourist home — a private home with rooms for rent, usually for one night, to tourists, travelers, etc.
  • traducianism — the doctrine that the human soul is propagated along with the body. Compare creationism (def 3).
  • transfermium — having an atomic number greater than 100, the atomic number of fermium.
  • transumption — an act of metaphorical transference
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