12-letter words containing o, s, m, e
- anticonsumer — opposed to consumerism
- antinepotism — opposed to or acting against nepotism
- appointments — Plural form of appointment.
- appressorium — a flattened hypha of a parasitic fungus that penetrates the host tissues
- approximates — near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard.
- araneomorphs — Plural form of araneomorph.
- archesporium — archespore.
- armed forces — The armed forces or the armed services of a country are its military forces, usually the army, navy, marines, and air force.
- arteriograms — Plural form of arteriogram.
- arthrotomies — Plural form of arthrotomy.
- asbestos mat — a heat-proof mat
- ascomycetous — belonging or pertaining to the Ascomycota.
- assumed bond — a bond issued by one corporation and assumed as an obligation by another.
- astigmometer — an apparatus for measuring the degree of astigmatism.
- astigmoscope — astigmatoscope.
- astonishment — Astonishment is a feeling of great surprise.
- astrochemist — (chemistry, astronomy) A chemist or astronomer whose speciality is astrochemistry.
- atheromatous — a sebaceous cyst.
- atmospherics — Atmospherics are elements in something such as a piece of music or a book which create a certain atmosphere.
- atmospherium — an optical system used to simulate images of atmospheric phenomena, as cloud formations, storms, and day and night, on the inside of a dome.
- atom smasher — accelerator (sense 3)
- audio system — integrated equipment for producing amplified sound, as in a hi-fi or a mobile disco, or as a public-address system on stage
- auto-erotism — the arousal and satisfaction of sexual excitement within or by oneself, as by masturbation.
- axiom schema — (logic) A formula in the language of an axiomatic system, containing one or more. These metasyntactic variables (or "schematic variables") that stand for terms or subformulae. An example is the Axiom of Comprehension.
- b chromosome — a type of densely staining chromosome of uncertain biological function, found in many plant and animal species.
- backwoodsmen — Plural form of backwoodsman.
- balletomanes — Plural form of balletomane.
- balsamaceous — any of various fragrant exudations from certain trees, especially trees of the genus Commiphora, as balm-of-Gilead. Compare balm (def 1).
- barnstormers — Plural form of barnstormer.
- barquisimeto — a city in NW Venezuela. Pop: 1 009 000 (2005 est)
- beachcombers — Plural form of beachcomber.
- beam compass — an instrument for drawing large circles or arcs, consisting of a horizontal beam along which two vertical legs slide
- becomingness — The state or quality of becoming.
- bedroom eyes — sexy eyes
- behaviourism — Behaviourism is the belief held by some psychologists that the only valid method of studying the psychology of people or animals is to observe how they behave.
- bell bottoms — Also, bell-bottomed. (of trousers) wide and flaring at the bottoms of the legs.
- bell-bottoms — Bell-bottoms are trousers that are very wide at the bottom of the leg, near your feet.
- besom pocket — an interior pocket with edging or stitching around the opening.
- biochemistry — Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes that happen in living things.
- biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
- biomagnetism — animal magnetism.
- biomechanics — the study of the mechanics of the movement of living organisms
- bioterrorism — Bioterrorism is terrorism that involves the use of biological weapons.
- blastomycete — any of a genus (Blastomyces) of yeastlike imperfect fungi that cause diseases in people and animals
- blind-emboss — blind-stamp.
- block system — the system whereby a railway is divided up into separate sections of track where only one train can travel at a time
- blood sample — an amount of a person's blood taken from their body for use in medical tests
- boehm system — a system of improved fingering and keying for the flute and clarinet, invented by the German musician Theobald Boehm (1794–1881).
- bog rosemary — any of several species (genus Andromeda) of evergreen shrubs of the heath family, native to cold bogs of North America and Europe, with pink flowers and narrow leaves
- bolshevikism — the doctrines, methods, or procedure of the Bolsheviks.