12-letter words containing m, o, s, a, i, c
- miscreations — Plural form of miscreation.
- miseducation — to educate improperly.
- misericordia — (legal, obsolete) An amercement.
- monastically — In a monastic manner.
- monosyllabic — having only one syllable, as the word no.
- monosynaptic — having or relating to a sole synapse
- morris chair — a large armchair having an adjustable back and loose, removable cushions.
- morris dance — a rural folk dance of north English origin, performed in costume traditionally by men who originally represented characters of the Robin Hood legend, especially in May Day festivities.
- mosaic glass — glass having a polychrome pattern made by fusing colors or variously colored canes, rods, strips, or squares together.
- mosaic image — the collective image produced by the ommatidia of a compound eye
- moss campion — cushion pink.
- moustachioed — Alternative spelling of moustachio\u2019d.
- mucilaginous — of, relating to, or secreting mucilage.
- multicostate — having several costae or ribs
- museological — Pertaining to museology.
- mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
- mystagogical — someone who instructs others before initiation into religious mysteries or before participation in the sacraments.
- nasolacrimal — of or relating to the lacrimal structures and the nose.
- noctambulism — somnambulism.
- noctambulist — somnambulism.
- nominalistic — (philosophy) Having a nominalist character.
- non-monastic — of or relating to monasteries: a monastic library.
- obscurantism — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- omnidistance — the distance between an omnirange station and a receiver.
- onomastician — the study of the origin, history, and use of proper names.
- optic chiasm — a site at the base of the forebrain where the inner half of the fibers of the left and right optic nerves cross to the opposite side of the brain.
- optimistical — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- oscillograms — Plural form of oscillogram.
- osco-umbrian — a group of languages, usually classified as Italic, that contains Oscan and Umbrian.
- osteomalacia — a condition characterized by softening of the bones with resultant pain, weakness, and bone fragility, caused by inadequate deposition of calcium or vitamin D.
- osteomalacic — a condition characterized by softening of the bones with resultant pain, weakness, and bone fragility, caused by inadequate deposition of calcium or vitamin D.
- parachronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date later than the actual one.
- parochialism — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- paronomastic — the use of a word in different senses or the use of words similar in sound to achieve a specific effect, as humor or a dual meaning; punning.
- pax vobiscum — peace be with you
- periostracum — the external, chitinlike covering of the shell of certain mollusks that protects the limy portion from acids.
- peristomatic — surrounding a leaf's stoma or stomata
- pictorialism — Fine Arts. the creation or use of pictures or visual images, especially of recognizable or realistic representations.
- plastic bomb — a bomb made of plastic explosive.
- plastic foam — expanded plastic.
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- poison sumac — a shrub or small tree, Rhus vernix (or Toxicodendron vernix), of swampy areas of the eastern U.S., having pinnate leaves and causing severe dermatitis when touched by persons sensitive to it.
- policymakers — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- polygamistic — a person who practices or favors polygamy.
- porismatical — porismatic
- postorgasmic — of or relating to the period after an orgasm
- postromantic — of or relating to the period after Romanticism
- primulaceous — belonging to the plant family Primulaceae.
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis