12-letter words containing m, u, t, s
- dutch master — one of a number of renowned and influential Dutch painters
- duty chemist — a dispensing chemist's that is open to the public for a specific period when other chemists are closed
- earth summit — a summit conference of 100 or more earth leaders debating global environmental and development issues, specifically the summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, but the term is also applied e.g. to a projected similar event in 2012
- effusiometer — an apparatus for determining rates of effusion of gases, usually used for measuring molecular weights
- emasculating — Present participle of emasculate.
- emasculation — The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- enumerations — Plural form of enumeration.
- equisetiform — having the form of equisetum
- erythematous — Of or pertaining to erythema.
- eskimo-aleut — (designating or of) a family of languages including Aleut and the Eskimo languages
- ethosuximide — A particular anticonvulsant drug.
- euphoniumist — Someone who plays the euphonium.
- eurocentrism — Alternative capitalization of Eurocentrism.
- evolutionism — (countable) Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms.
- exeunt omnes — they all go out: used as a stage direction
- exophthalmus — Alt form exophthalmos.
- extramusical — outside the field or scope of music
- flittermouse — bat2 (def 1).
- flourishment — The act or state of flourishing.
- fluorimeters — Plural form of fluorimeter.
- fluorometers — Plural form of fluorometer.
- formulations — Plural form of formulation.
- fructosamine — (organic compound) A chemical compound that can be considered the result of a reaction between fructose and ammonia or an amine (with a molecule of water being released).
- fulfillments — Plural form of fulfillment.
- fulminations — Plural form of fulmination.
- funambulists — Plural form of funambulist.
- fundamentals — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- fundusectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as the uterus or the stomach.
- furnishments — Plural form of furnishment.
- gamopetalous — having the petals united.
- get up steam — (of a ship, etc) to work up a sufficient head of steam in a boiler to drive an engine
- glaucomatous — Ophthalmology. abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye, most commonly caused either by blockage of the channel through which aqueous humor drains (open-angle glaucoma or chronic glaucoma) or by pressure of the iris against the lens, which traps the aqueous humor (angle-closure glaucoma or acute glaucoma)
- glomerulitis — inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney.
- gran turismo — (of an automobile) certified as conforming to the specifications, as fuel capacity and engine displacement, for a class of standard automobiles (Gran Turismo) qualified to engage in various types of competitions. Abbreviation: GTO.
- guesstimated — Simple past tense and past participle of guesstimate.
- guesstimates — Plural form of guesstimate.
- harmoniumist — a person who plays a harmonium
- hematogenous — originating in the blood.
- hermeneutics — the science of interpretation, especially of the Scriptures.
- herstmonceux — a village in S England, in E Sussex north of Eastbourne: 15th-century castle, site of the Royal Observatory, which was transferred from Greenwich between 1948 and 1958, until 1990
- heterogamous — Genetics. having unlike gametes, or reproducing by the union of such gametes (opposed to isogamous).
- heteromerous — having or consisting of parts that differ in quality, number of elements, or the like: a heteromerous flower.
- heteronomous — subject to or involving different laws.
- heteronymous — of, relating to, or characteristic of a heteronym.
- 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.
- homo erectus — an extinct species of the human lineage, formerly known as Pithecanthropus erectus, having upright stature and a well-evolved postcranial skeleton, but with a smallish brain, low forehead, and protruding face.
- homothermous — (biology) warm-blooded.
- house martin — a small European swallow, Delichon urbica, that builds its nest under the eaves of houses.
- housemasters — Plural form of housemaster.
- housemothers — Plural form of housemother.