12-letter words containing m, u, r, a, i
- superrealism — photorealism.
- supraliminal — being above the threshold of perception of a stimulus.
- surface mail — the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by truck, train, or boat, as opposed to airmail.
- surinam toad — a South American aquatic frog, Pipa pipa, the female of which carries the eggs and tadpoles in small depressions on its back.
- 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.
- thaumaturgic — pertaining to a thaumaturge or to thaumaturgy.
- thermal unit — a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.
- times square — a wide intersection extending from 43rd to 47th Streets in central Manhattan, New York City, where Broadway and Seventh Avenue intersect.
- traducianism — the doctrine that the human soul is propagated along with the body. Compare creationism (def 3).
- tramping hut — a hut in the bush for the use of trampers
- transfermium — having an atomic number greater than 100, the atomic number of fermium.
- transumption — an act of metaphorical transference
- transumptive — of or relating to transumption
- transuranium — any element having an atomic number greater than 92, the atomic number of uranium. All such elements are radioactive and can be synthesized by bombarding a heavy element with a light particle or element. See also transactinide element.
- traumatising — Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
- traumatizing — Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
- trimolecular — pertaining to or having three molecules.
- triumphalism — triumphant spirit or character.
- triumphalist — Triumphalist behaviour is behaviour in which politicians or organizations celebrate a victory or a great success, especially when this is intended to upset the people they have defeated.
- triumphantly — having achieved victory or success; victorious; successful.
- trucial oman — a former name of United Arab Emirates.
- trudeaumania — obsessional enthusiasm for Pierre Trudeau
- turkmenistan — a republic in central in Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, Iran, and Afghanistan. 188,417 sq. mi. (488,000 sq. km). Capital: Ashkhabad.
- ultrarealism — extreme or intense realism
- un-manicured — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- uncommercial — not engaged in or involved with commerce or trade.
- undemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- undermanning — the condition of not having enough employees to function properly
- undermeaning — what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word.
- undramatized — not dramatized; not adapted to dramatic form
- unformalized — not formalized
- unformidable — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- ungerminated — to begin to grow or develop.
- unglamorized — not glamorized
- unguentarium — a vessel for holding an unguent
- unharmonious — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
- unharmonized — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
- unimolecular — of or involving only one molecular entity
- unimportance — a lack of importance
- unitarianism — the beliefs, principles, and practices of Unitarians. Compare Unitarian Universalism.
- universalism — universal character; universality.
- unmiraculous — not caused by a miracle
- unmoralising — not moralising
- unmoralizing — not moralizing
- unnormalized — to make normal.
- unproclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- unremediable — capable of being remedied.
- unremittable — to transmit or send (money, a check, etc.) to a person or place, usually in payment.
- unseminaried — not having a seminary education