12-letter words containing n, o, m, y
- snowy mespil — a N American tree, Amelanchier Lamarckii, that produces small white flowers in spring
- sound system — equipment for playing music
- soybean milk — a milk substitute made of soy flour and water, used especially in the making of tofu.
- sphygmophone — a device by which a pulse may be heard
- splenomegaly — enlargement of the spleen.
- stop payment — an order by the drawer of a check to his or her bank not to pay a specified check.
- street money — walking-around money (def 2).
- 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.
- subcommunity — a self-contained community usually within the suburbs of a large urban area.
- sycophantism — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- synaptosomal — pertaining to a synaptosome
- synclinorium — a regional structure of general synclinal form that includes a series of smaller folds.
- synecdochism — the use of synecdoche
- synonymously — having the character of synonyms or a synonym; equivalent in meaning; expressing or implying the same idea.
- ternary form — a musical form in three sections, with the third usually an exact repetition of the first.
- thaumatogeny — the belief that the origin of life was the result of a miracle
- theoclymenus — (in the Odyssey) a seer who foretold the return of Odysseus and the death of Penelope's suitors.
- tmj syndrome — a condition attributed to tension in or faulty articulation of the temporomandibular joint, having a wide range of symptoms that include dizziness, ringing in the ears, and pain in the head, neck, and shoulders.
- tommy atkins — any private of the British army.
- tonsillotomy — incision or excision of a portion of a tonsil.
- transmogrify — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- tremendously — extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
- trigonometry — the branch of mathematics that deals with the relations between the sides and angles of plane or spherical triangles, and the calculations based on them.
- true anomaly — the anomaly of a planet; its angular distance from perihelion or aphelion.
- unbecomingly — detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly: an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language.
- unconformity — lack of conformity; incongruity; inconsistency.
- unemployable — unsuitable for employment; unable to find or keep a job.
- unemployment — the state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily: Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers.
- unflamboyant — not flamboyant
- unhandsomely — unattractively
- voluminously — forming, filling, or writing a large volume or many volumes: a voluminous edition.
- voluntaryism — voluntarism (def 2).
- yukawa meson — a hypothetical elementary particle with finite rest mass, whose exchange between nucleons would account for the strong short-range forces between nucleons: subsequently identified as the pion.
- zymotechnics — the art of managing the fermentation process