12-letter words containing m, o, p, s
- spasmophilic — of or noting spasmophilia.
- spectrometer — an optical device for measuring wavelengths, deviation of refracted rays, and angles between faces of a prism, especially an instrument (prism spectrometer) consisting of a slit through which light passes, a collimator, a prism that deviates the light, and a telescope through which the deviated light is viewed and examined.
- spectrometry — an optical device for measuring wavelengths, deviation of refracted rays, and angles between faces of a prism, especially an instrument (prism spectrometer) consisting of a slit through which light passes, a collimator, a prism that deviates the light, and a telescope through which the deviated light is viewed and examined.
- spermagonium — Botany, Mycology. spermogonium.
- spermatocele — a swelling of the testicle
- spermatocide — spermicide.
- spermatocyte — a male germ cell (primary spermatocyte) that gives rise by meiosis to a pair of haploid cells (secondary spermatocytes) that give rise in turn to spermatids.
- spermatozoid — a motile male gamete produced in an antheridium.
- spermatozoon — one of the minute, usually actively motile gametes in semen, which serve to fertilize the ovum; a mature male reproductive cell.
- spermogonium — one of the cup-shaped or flask-shaped receptacles in which the spermatia of certain fungi and red algae are produced.
- spermophytic — able to produce seed
- sphygmograph — an instrument for recording the rapidity, strength, and uniformity of the arterial pulse.
- sphygmometer — a device which measures the rate of the pulse
- sphygmophone — a device by which a pulse may be heard
- sphygmoscope — a device for studying or examining the pulse
- splenomegaly — enlargement of the spleen.
- sporangiolum — a small sporangium
- spot remover — a concentrated cleaning fluid used to remove small areas of staining, such as on a carpet
- stapedectomy — a microsurgical procedure to relieve deafness by replacing the stapes of the ear with a prosthetic device.
- stepmotherly — related to or having the characteristics of a stepmother
- stomach pump — a suction pump for removing the contents of the stomach, used especially in cases of poisoning.
- stop payment — an order by the drawer of a check to his or her bank not to pay a specified check.
- storm petrel — any of several small, tube-nosed seabirds of the family Hydrobatidae, usually having black or sooty-brown plumage with a white rump.
- storm troops — shock troops
- stormtrooper — Stormtroopers were members of a private Nazi army who were well-known for being violent.
- streptomyces — any of several aerobic bacteria of the genus Streptomyces, certain species of which produce antibiotics.
- 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.
- stumpknocker — spotted sunfish.
- subcomponent — a constituent part; element; ingredient.
- suboperculum — a bone in fishes behind the operculum or gill covering
- suction pump — a pump for raising water or other fluids by suction, consisting essentially of a vertical cylinder in which a piston works up and down, both the cylinder and the pump having valves that control the flow of the fluid.
- sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
- super-smooth — dead-smooth.
- 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
- superpolymer — a superior polymer
- superstardom — a person, as a performer or athlete, who enjoys wide recognition, is esteemed for exceptional talent, and is eagerly sought after for his or her services.
- suspensorium — a part that supports or suspends, esp the mandibular suspensorium, which suspends the lower jaw from the skull
- swamp locust — water locust.
- swamp mallow — a rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos.
- sycophantism — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- symptomatize — symptomize.
- synaptosomal — pertaining to a synaptosome
- tempest-tost — buffeted about, as by adversities.
- temporaneous — lasting a short while
- the olympics — the Olympic Games
- thermosiphon — an arrangement of siphon tubes that enables water in a heating apparatus to circulate by means of convection.
- thermosphere — the region of the upper atmosphere in which temperature increases continuously with altitude, encompassing essentially all of the atmosphere above the mesosphere.
- thomas paine — Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- time deposit — a deposit that can be withdrawn by the depositor only after giving advance notice or after an agreed period of time has elapsed.