12-letter words containing n, o, c, r, i, m
- proclamation — something that is proclaimed; a public and official announcement.
- protactinium — a radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Pa; atomic number: 91.
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- pyromaniacal — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- race norming — the process of statistically adjusting the scores of minority job applicants on job-qualification tests by rating each test-taker's score against the results of others in his or her racial or ethnic group.
- racemization — the conversion of an optically active substance into an optically inactive mixture of equal amounts of the dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms.
- rachmaninoff — Sergei Wassilievitch [sur-gey vuh-seel-yuh-vich;; Russian syir-gyey vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] /sɜrˈgeɪ vəˈsil yə vɪtʃ;; Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1943, Russian pianist and composer.
- racing homer — a kind of homing pigeon used for racing
- rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- ramification — the act or process of ramifying.
- receptionism — the doctrine that in the communion service the communicant receives the body and blood of Christ but that the bread and wine are not transubstantiated.
- recommending — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
- recommission — the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
- recommitment — to commit again.
- reductionism — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- rock jasmine — any of several alpine plants belonging to the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having tufted leaves often in basal rosettes, and umbels of pink, red, purple, or white flowers.
- romantically — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- romanticized — interpreted according to romantic precepts
- rose campion — a plant, Lychnis coronaria, of the pink family, having reddish purple flowers, and leaves covered with whitish down.
- salmon brick — a soft, imperfectly fired brick having a reddish-orange color.
- satyromaniac — a lascivious man; lecher.
- schoenheimer — Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈru dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1898–1941, U.S. biochemist, born in Germany.
- section mark — section (def 16).
- semi-organic — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
- servicewoman — a woman who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
- shortcomings — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
- stercoranism — the belief that the consecrated Eucharistic elements, the bread and wine, are subject to decay and pass through the body like other ingested things
- streptomycin — an antibiotic, C 2 1 H 3 9 N 7 O 1 2 , produced by a soil actinomycete, Streptomyces griseus, and used in medicine in the form of its white, water-soluble sulfate salt, chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- synclinorium — a regional structure of general synclinal form that includes a series of smaller folds.
- tensiometric — relating to the measurement of tension
- theocentrism — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
- timbromaniac — a person who is passionate about stamp-collecting
- trinacriform — three-pronged
- trochelminth — any invertebrate of the phylum Trochelminthes (now usually broken up into several phyla), comprising the rotifers, gastrotrichs, and several other forms.
- trucial oman — a former name of United Arab Emirates.
- uncomforting — affording comfort or solace.
- uncommercial — not engaged in or involved with commerce or trade.
- unconforming — to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to): to conform to rules.
- unconformity — lack of conformity; incongruity; inconsistency.
- undemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- unimolecular — of or involving only one molecular entity
- unimportance — a lack of importance
- unmiraculous — not caused by a miracle
- unproclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- victorianism — the distinctive character, thought, tendencies, etc., of the Victorian period.
- x consortium — A vendor consortium supporting development, evolution and maintenance of the X Window System. The X Consortium is an independent, not-for-profit company. It was formed in 1993 as the successor to the MIT X Consortium, a research group of the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science.