12-letter words containing m, o, n, e, y
- payment bond — See under contract bond.
- pearl hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
- perionychium — the epidermis surrounding the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
- phenomenally — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
- phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
- phytohormone — hormone (def 3).
- pinealectomy — a surgical operation to remove the pineal gland
- pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
- pneumatology — Theology. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.
- pneumocystis — any protozoan of the genus Pneumocystis, esp P. carinii, which is a cause of pneumonia in people whose immune defences have been lowered by drugs or a disease
- pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
- pneumonology — the study of the respiratory system
- pocket money — money for small, current expenses.
- point system — Printing. a system for grading the sizes of type bodies, leads, etc., that employs the point as a unit of measurement. Compare point (def 48a).
- polycentrism — the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
- polyembryony — the production of more than one embryo from one egg.
- pre-ceremony — the formal activities conducted on some solemn or important public or state occasion: the coronation ceremony.
- prenominally — before a noun
- property man — a member of the stage crew in charge of the stage properties
- pseudonymity — pseudonymous character.
- pseudonymous — bearing a false or fictitious name.
- public money — money that has been collected by the state, usually through taxation
- put money on — to place a bet on
- pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- redeployment — to transfer (a unit, a person, supplies, etc.) from one theater of operations to another.
- reemployment — an act or instance of employing someone or something.
- remuneratory — affording remuneration; profitable: remunerative work.
- rockumentary — a documentary about rock music.
- romney marsh — one of an English breed of hardy sheep, having coarse, long wool.
- run on empty — to be at a level of energy, creativity, etc. that is inadequate to sustain worthwhile activity or achievement
- semi-monthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
- semiautonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
- sensitometry — the science of determining the sensitivity of photographic materials.
- serotaxonomy — the study of the taxonomy of proteins using serological methods
- shame on you — expressing disapproval
- smotheringly — in a smothering manner
- snowy mespil — a N American tree, Amelanchier Lamarckii, that produces small white flowers in spring
- sound system — equipment for playing music
- soybean milk — a milk substitute made of soy flour and water, used especially in the making of tofu.
- sphygmophone — a device by which a pulse may be heard
- splenomegaly — enlargement of the spleen.
- stop payment — an order by the drawer of a check to his or her bank not to pay a specified check.
- street money — walking-around money (def 2).
- streptomycin — an antibiotic, C 2 1 H 3 9 N 7 O 1 2 , produced by a soil actinomycete, Streptomyces griseus, and used in medicine in the form of its white, water-soluble sulfate salt, chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- synecdochism — the use of synecdoche
- ternary form — a musical form in three sections, with the third usually an exact repetition of the first.
- thaumatogeny — the belief that the origin of life was the result of a miracle
- theoclymenus — (in the Odyssey) a seer who foretold the return of Odysseus and the death of Penelope's suitors.
- tmj syndrome — a condition attributed to tension in or faulty articulation of the temporomandibular joint, having a wide range of symptoms that include dizziness, ringing in the ears, and pain in the head, neck, and shoulders.