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12-letter words containing m, o, s, i

  • livor mortis — Medicine/Medical. a bluish-purple discoloration of the skin on the dependent parts of a dead human body, caused by hypostasis, or accumulation of blood due to the action of gravity.
  • lobotomising — Present participle of lobotomise.
  • locksmithing — The science and art of making and defeating locks.
  • logocentrism — a method of literary analysis in which words and language are regarded as a fundamental expression of external reality, excluding nonlinguistic factors such as historical context.
  • long-termism — the tendency to focus attention on long-term gains
  • loose-limbed — having supple arms and legs: a loose-limbed athlete.
  • los alamitos — a town in S California.
  • lose no time — act without delay
  • lounge music — a type of popular music often including jazz, swing, and pop elements and played in cocktail lounges, piano bars, etc.
  • lowsing time — the time at which work or school finishes; knocking-off time
  • luminiferous — producing light: the luminiferous properties of a gas.
  • luminosities — Plural form of luminosity.
  • luminousness — The condition of being luminous.
  • lumpectomies — Plural form of lumpectomy.
  • macassar oil — an oil derived from materials said to be obtained from Macassar, formerly used as a hairdressing.
  • machinations — an act or instance of machinating.
  • machine shop — a workshop in which metal and other substances are cut, shaped, etc., by machine tools.
  • macintosh ii — (computer)   (Mac II) A version of Apple's Macintosh personal computer, released in March 1987, using the Motorola 68020 CPU, which runs at a higher clock rate than the Motorola 68000 used in the original Mac. The Mac II has a full 32-bit data bus instead of a 16-bit bus. Mac II models have built-in 40 to 160 megabyte hard disks and can take up to eight megabytes of RAM (and more as denser memory chips arive). The Mac II was the first Macintosh to provide a colour graphics option, with up to 256 colours on screen at a 640x480 resolution. Mac II models are designed for expandability with three (Macintosh IIcx) or six (II & IIx) built-in NuBus expansion slots for additional peripheral and coprocessor boards.
  • mackintoshes — Plural form of mackintosh.
  • macro-cosmic — the great world or universe; the universe considered as a whole (opposed to microcosm).
  • macrobiotics — a philosophically oriented program incorporating elements from several ancient cultures and emphasizing harmony with nature, especially through adherence to a diet consisting primarily of whole grains, beans, vegetables, and moderate amounts of seafood and fruit.
  • macrocytosis — The presence of macrocytes in the blood.
  • macrofossils — Plural form of macrofossil.
  • macroglossia — Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.
  • macrophysics — the branch of physics that deals with physical objects large enough to be observed and treated directly.
  • mademoiselle — (often initial capital letter) a French title of respect equivalent to “Miss”, used in speaking to or of a girl or unmarried woman: Mademoiselle Lafitte. Abbreviation: Mlle.
  • madisonville — a city in W Kentucky.
  • madreporites — Plural form of madreporite.
  • magnetotails — Plural form of magnetotail.
  • magnetotaxis — movement or orientation of an organism in response to a magnetic field.
  • magnitogorsk — a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, on the Ural River, near the boundary between Europe and Asia.
  • magnoliopsid — (botany) a member of the class Magnoliopsida. Circumscription of this class will vary with the taxonomic system being used.
  • magpie goose — a black-and-white gooselike bird, Anseranas semipalmatus, of Australia, believed to be the most primitive waterfowl in existence.
  • main-topmast — the mast next above the main lower mast.
  • main-topsail — a topsail set on the mainmast.
  • makarios iii — (Michael Christodoulos Mouskos) 1913–77, Cypriot statesman and Greek Orthodox prelate: archbishop and patriarch of Cyprus 1950–77; president 1960–77 (in exile 1974).
  • make a noise — to talk a great deal or complain
  • make history — do sth of great significance
  • make inroads — If one thing makes inroads into another, the first thing starts affecting or destroying the second.
  • malacologist — A person who studies molluscs, who specializes in malacology.
  • malapropisms — Plural form of malapropism.
  • maledictions — Plural form of malediction.
  • malefactions — Plural form of malefaction.
  • malfunctions — Plural form of malfunction.
  • malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
  • malocclusion — faulty occlusion; irregular contact of opposing teeth in the upper and lower jaws.
  • malpositions — Plural form of malposition.
  • malversation — improper or corrupt behavior in office, especially in public office.
  • manifoldness — (mathematics) multiplicity.
  • manipulators — Plural form of manipulator.
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