12-letter words containing m, o, n, t, u
- deinotherium — any member of the genus Deinotherium, consisting of mammals resembling elephants that existed during the Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene epochs
- demodulating — Present participle of demodulate.
- demodulation — the act or process by which an output wave or signal is obtained having the characteristics of the original modulating wave or signal; the reverse of modulation
- denouncement — to condemn or censure openly or publicly: to denounce a politician as morally corrupt.
- desmond tutu — a university degree graded 2:2 (second class lower bracket)
- desquamation — to come off in scales, as the skin in certain diseases; peel off.
- deuteronomic — of, relating to, or resembling Deuteronomy, especially the laws contained in that book.
- diamond dust — pulverized diamonds, used as an abrasive.
- discommunity — a lack of community
- documentable — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- docutainment — infotainment (def 2).
- dry mounting — the technique of fastening a print, photograph, or the like to a board by using a heated thermoplastic tissue as an adhesive.
- duodenectomy — a complete or incomplete removal of the duodenum
- emasculation — The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- emolumentary — advantageous; tending towards emolument
- engine mount — The engine mount is the part of the chassis on which an engine is supported.
- enumerations — Plural form of enumeration.
- euphoniumist — Someone who plays the euphonium.
- eurocentrism — Alternative capitalization of Eurocentrism.
- euroterminal — a railway terminus from which trans-European trains operate
- evolutionism — (countable) Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms.
- exeunt omnes — they all go out: used as a stage direction
- fifth column — a group of people who act traitorously and subversively out of a secret sympathy with an enemy of their country.
- flammulation — a small flame-shaped marking, esp those seen on some birds
- flannelmouth — a person whose speech is thick, slow, or halting.
- flourishment — The act or state of flourishing.
- formula unit — (of an ionic compound that does not form molecules, as most salts) the chemical formula with the least number of elements out of the set of empirical formulas having the same proportion of ions as elements: NaCl is the formula unit for the ionic compound sodium chloride.
- formulations — Plural form of formulation.
- fructosamine — (organic compound) A chemical compound that can be considered the result of a reaction between fructose and ammonia or an amine (with a molecule of water being released).
- frumentation — (in ancient Rome) a public donation of grain, often given to citizens during times of unease
- fulminations — Plural form of fulmination.
- funambulator — a tightrope-walker; a funambulist
- fundusectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as the uterus or the stomach.
- gran turismo — (of an automobile) certified as conforming to the specifications, as fuel capacity and engine displacement, for a class of standard automobiles (Gran Turismo) qualified to engage in various types of competitions. Abbreviation: GTO.
- harmoniumist — a person who plays a harmonium
- hematogenous — originating in the blood.
- hemodilution — a decreased concentration of cells and solids in blood, usually caused by an influx of fluid.
- herstmonceux — a village in S England, in E Sussex north of Eastbourne: 15th-century castle, site of the Royal Observatory, which was transferred from Greenwich between 1948 and 1958, until 1990
- heteronomous — subject to or involving different laws.
- heteronymous — of, relating to, or characteristic of a heteronym.
- home country — the country a person comes from
- house martin — a small European swallow, Delichon urbica, that builds its nest under the eaves of houses.
- humanisation — Alternative form of humanization.
- humanization — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- humification — the formation of humus.
- humiliations — Plural form of humiliation.
- ibm discount — A price increase. Outside IBM, this derives from the common perception that IBM products are generally overpriced (see clone); inside, it is said to spring from a belief that large numbers of IBM employees living in an area cause prices to rise.
- illumination — an act or instance of illuminating.
- illuminators — Plural form of illuminator.
- illuminatory — Increasing informative qualities; explanatory.