12-letter words containing m, o, p, s
- gossipmonger — a person especially fond of or addicted to gossiping.
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- gravitropism — (biology, botany) a plant's ability to change its growth in response to gravity.
- gymnocarpous — (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.
- gymnosophist — one of a group of Jainist philosophers, existing from ancient times to c1000, characterized by refusal to wear clothes and the abandonment of caste marks; a member of the Digambara sect.
- gypsum board — wallboard composed primarily of gypsum and often used as sheathing.
- heliotropism — heliotropic tendency or growth.
- helmspersons — Plural form of helmsperson.
- hematocolpos — (medicine) A medical condition in which the vagina fills with menstrual blood, often caused by the combination of menstruation with an imperforate hymen.
- hemimorphism — The condition of being hemimorphic.
- hemispheroid — half of a spheroid.
- hemophiliacs — Plural form of hemophiliac.
- hemopoiesis' — hematopoiesis.
- hippopotamus — a large herbivorous mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, having a thick hairless body, short legs, and a large head and muzzle, found in and near the rivers, lakes, etc., of Africa, and able to remain under water for a considerable time.
- home posting — an appointment to a position within one's own country
- homeopathist — a person who practices or favors homeopathy.
- homo sapiens — (italics) the species of bipedal primates to which modern humans belong, characterized by a brain capacity averaging 1400 cc (85 cubic in.) and by dependence upon language and the creation and utilization of complex tools.
- homomorphism — Biology. correspondence in form or external appearance but not in type of structure or origin.
- horsemanship — the art, ability, skill, or manner of a horseman.
- hydrotropism — oriented growth in response to water.
- hylomorphism — the theory that every physical object is composed of two principles, an unchanging prime matter and a form deprived of actuality with every substantial change of the object.
- hymenoplasty — (medicine) Plastic surgery affecting a woman's hymen, usually involving reconstruction to the unbroken condition ordinarily characteristic of virginity.
- hyperosmolar — Of, pertaining to, or as a result of hyperosmolarity.
- hypersarcoma — a growth of proud or fungous flesh
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
- hypogonadism — diminished hormonal or reproductive functioning in the testes or the ovaries.
- hypothalamus — a region of the brain, between the thalamus and the midbrain, that functions as the main control center for the autonomic nervous system by regulating sleep cycles, body temperature, appetite, etc., and that acts as an endocrine gland by producing hormones, including the releasing factors that control the hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland.
- hypsochromic — (physics) Of a change in the position of a spectral band, to a higher frequency.
- iconophilism — a taste for pictures and symbols
- impassionate — filled with passion; impassioned.
- impassioning — Present participle of impassion.
- imperforates — Plural form of imperforate.
- impersonally — In an impersonal manner.
- impersonated — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- impersonates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impersonate.
- impersonator — a person who pretends to be another.
- imperviously — In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.
- impetiginous — a contagious skin disease, especially of children, usually caused by streptococcal bacteria, marked by a superficial pustular eruption, particularly on the face.
- implementors — Plural form of implementor.
- implications — something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood: to resent an implication of dishonesty.
- impoliteness — not polite or courteous; discourteous; rude: an impolite reply.
- importancies — Plural form of importancy.
- importations — Plural form of importation.
- imposingness — The quality of being imposing.
- impositional — Of or relating to imposition; intrusive.
- impost block — dosseret.
- impoundments — Plural form of impoundment.
- impoverished — reduced to poverty.
- impoverisher — Someone who impoverishes.