12-letter words containing m, o, r, a, t, u
- overmaturity — (of a tree or forest) the state of having ceased to grow or have commercial value
- perambulator — baby carriage.
- periostracum — the external, chitinlike covering of the shell of certain mollusks that protects the limy portion from acids.
- plate armour — armour made of thin metal plates, which superseded mail during the 14th century
- pneumothorax — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- poultry farm — place where fowl are bred
- preformulate — to describe an active pharmaceutical ingredient chemically
- product mark — a trademark used on only one product.
- promulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- protactinium — a radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Pa; atomic number: 91.
- prothalamium — prothalamion.
- pseudomartyr — someone falsely or inaccurately called a martyr
- radiothorium — a disintegration product of thorium.
- rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- ramentaceous — resembling or covered with ramenta.
- rear-mounted — (of an engine, etc) fitted at the back of a vehicle
- reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
- remuneration — the act of remunerating.
- remuneratory — affording remuneration; profitable: remunerative work.
- repromulgate — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- rheumatology — the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
- rockumentary — a documentary about rock music.
- salmon trout — a European trout, Salmo trutta.
- salutatorium — a porch or room in a monastery or church serving as a meeting or almsgiving place for monks or priests and the laity.
- smoky quartz — a smoky-yellow to dark brown or black variety of quartz, used as a gem.
- somatopleure — the double layer formed by the association of the upper layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the overlying ectoderm, functioning in the formation of the body wall and amnion.
- sub-mortgage — a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
- 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.
- surinam toad — a South American aquatic frog, Pipa pipa, the female of which carries the eggs and tadpoles in small depressions on its back.
- surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- talmud torah — (in Europe) a community-supported Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.
- tautomerizes — to undergo tautomerism.
- telharmonium — a musical keyboard instrument operating by alternating currents of electricity which, on impulse from the keyboard, produce music at a distant point via telephone lines.
- temporaneous — lasting a short while
- teratomatous — relating to a tumour typically of the gonads
- throw mud at — to slander; vilify
- tomato puree — liquidized tomatoes
- tour manager — the person in charge of an organized trip that people such as musicians, or actors go on to several different places, stopping to meet people or perform
- trachomatous — a chronic, contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, characterized by the formation of granulations and scarring and caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
- transumption — an act of metaphorical transference
- traumatology — a branch of surgery dealing with major wounds caused by accidents or violence.
- trimolecular — pertaining to or having three molecules.
- troublemaker — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- trout stream — a stream in which trout live and which is a good source for catching trout
- trucial oman — a former name of United Arab Emirates.
- true anomaly — the anomaly of a planet; its angular distance from perihelion or aphelion.
- turkoman rug — any of a number of handwoven rugs produced by the Turkomans and characterized by coarse warp and filling yarn, a short, even pile made with the Sehna knot, and a variety of geometric, marine, and serpentine designs.
- turned comma — quotation mark.
- ultracompact — extremely compact, esp of technology that is much smaller than a standard model