12-letter words containing m, o, g, i, l
- nematologist — One who studies nematology.
- nonalignment — the state or condition of being nonaligned.
- noncomplying — the failure to comply; non-compliance
- nonmalignant — Not malignant, without malice.
- numerologist — A practitioner of numerology.
- old guardism — political conservatism.
- oligospermia — (medicine) Low volume of semen.
- onomasiology — the study of the means of expressing a given concept.
- original gum — See o.g (def 1).
- ornithogalum — any plant of the genus Ornithogalum
- oscillograms — Plural form of oscillogram.
- overwhelming — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- paroemiology — the study of proverbs
- phlegmagogic — a medication that is intended to dislodge and evacuate mucus from the respiratory system
- plagioclimax — the climax stage of a community, influenced by man or some other outside factor
- plumbaginous — containing graphite.
- policymaking — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- polygamistic — a person who practices or favors polygamy.
- pot marigold — calendula (def 1).
- potamologist — a specialist in potamology
- primogenital — relating to primogeniture
- promulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- prosyllogism — a syllogism the conclusion of which is used as a premise of another syllogism; any of the syllogisms included in a polysyllogism except the last.
- psychologism — emphasis upon psychological factors in the development of a theory, as in history or philosophy.
- pyramidology — a belief system based on the supposed occult significance of the Egyptian pyramids
- reg-symbolic — An early system on the IBM 704.
- remote login — (networking) A client-server program and protocol that provides an interactivel command line interface to a remote computer, using a protocol over a computer network, simulating a locally attached terminal.
- rolling mill — a mill where ingots, slabs, sheets, etc., of usually hot metal are passed between rolls to give them a certain thickness or cross-sectional form.
- salpingotomy — incision of a Fallopian tube.
- seismologist — the science or study of earthquakes and their phenomena.
- self-mocking — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- 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.
- semiological — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- simon legree — Simon, Simon Legree.
- simple group — a group that has no normal subgroup except the group itself and the identity.
- single modal — modal (def 3).
- smallholding — a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.
- smoke signal — If someone such as a politician or businessman sends out smoke signals, they give an indication of their views and intentions. This indication is often not clear and needs to be worked out.
- smoking lamp — formerly, a lamp aboard ship for lighting pipes, now used figuratively to indicate when smoking is or is not allowed: The smoking lamp is lit.
- smotheringly — in a smothering manner
- sodium light — the light produced by a sodium lamp
- sporangiolum — a small sporangium
- stigmasterol — a crystalline, water-insoluble steroid, C 2 9 H 4 8 O, present in soybeans or calabar beans, used chiefly as a raw material in the manufacture of progesterone.
- storm signal — a visual signal, as a flag, giving advance notice of a heavy storm, used especially along coastal areas.
- timbrologist — a stamp-collector
- tragicomical — a dramatic or other literary composition combining elements of both tragedy and comedy.
- troglodytism — the condition of being a troglodyte
- tumbling box — a box, pivoted at two corners, used in the manner of a tumbling barrel.
- unbecomingly — detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly: an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language.