12-letter words containing o, y, s, t
- psychrometer — an instrument for determining atmospheric humidity by the reading of two thermometers, the bulb of one being kept moist and ventilated.
- psychrometry — the employment of the psychrometer.
- pussyfooting — behaving in an excessively cautious way
- put years on — to make (someone) feel or look much older
- pyloroplasty — the surgical alteration of the pylorus, usually a widening to facilitate the passage of food from the stomach to the duodenum.
- pyonephritis — suppurative inflammation of the kidney.
- pyritiferous — having or producing pyrites
- pyrognostics — the characteristics of a mineral, such as fusibility and flame coloration, that are revealed by the application of heat
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
- pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.
- questionably — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- quota system — a system, originally determined by legislation in 1921, of limiting by nationality the number of immigrants who may enter the U.S. each year.
- reality show — A reality show is a type of television program that aims to show how ordinary people behave in everyday life, or in situations, often created by the program makers, which are intended to represent everyday life.
- respirometry — the branch of medical science dealing with the measurement and analysis of respiration.
- responsivity — the quality or state of being responsive.
- reupholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- rock crystal — transparent quartz, especially when colorless.
- rotary press — a printing press in which the type or plates to be printed are fastened upon a rotating cylinder and are impressed on a continuous roll of moving paper.
- route survey — a survey for determining the route, grades, etc., of a railroad, highway, or power line.
- royal assent — (in Britain) the formal signing of an act of Parliament by the sovereign, by which it becomes law
- royal tennis — court tennis.
- rusty memory — (storage, humour) Mass-storage that uses iron-oxide-based magnetic media (especially magnetic tape and the pre-Winchester removable disk packs used in washing machines). Compare donuts.
- ryobu shinto — a fusion of Shinto and Buddhism, which flourished in Japan in the 13th century
- safety razor — a razor with a guard to prevent the blade from cutting the skin.
- safety touch — a two-point play
- salpingotomy — incision of a Fallopian tube.
- saprophytism — living and feeding on dead organic matter
- satisfactory — giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.
- satyromaniac — a lascivious man; lecher.
- say the word — If someone says the word, they give their approval as a sign that something should start to happen.
- schizomycete — any of numerous microorganisms of the subkingdom (or phylum) Schizophyta, kingdom Monera, comprising the bacteria.
- schizophytic — of or relating to a schizophyte
- schizothymia — the condition of being schizoid or introverted. It encompasses elements of schizophrenia but does not involve the same depth of psychological disturbance
- scrupulosity — having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.
- scrutinously — in a scrutinous manner
- second-story — of or located on the second story or floor.
- seed oysters — oyster spat; very young oysters, esp. at the stage suitable for transplanting
- semi-monthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
- semiautonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
- sensitometry — the science of determining the sensitivity of photographic materials.
- sensory root — a nerve fiber bundle that emerges from either side of the spinal cord and joins with a complementary bundle to form each spinal nerve in the series of spinal nerves: the root at the rear of the spinal cord (dorsal root or sensory root) conveys sensations to the central nervous system, and the root at the front (ventral root or motor root) conveys impulses to the muscles.
- serotaxonomy — the study of the taxonomy of proteins using serological methods
- servo system — a system using a servomechanism.
- set store by — an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- seventy-four — a cardinal number, 70 plus 4.
- show the way — guide
- silk factory — plant where silk fabric is produced
- sixty-fourmo — a book size (about 2 × 3 inches; 5 × 7 cm) determined by printing on sheets folded to form 64 leaves or 128 pages.
- sixty-fourth — next after the sixty-third; being the ordinal number for 64.