12-letter words containing p, o, m, e, i
- public money — money that has been collected by the state, usually through taxation
- puerto limon — Limón (def 2).
- pumice stone — abrasive stone used for exfoliating
- pumice-stone — Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
- pyrochemical — pertaining to or producing chemical change at high temperatures.
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- pyromorphite — a mineral, lead chlorophosphate, Pb 5 P 3 O 1 2 Cl, occurring in crystalline and massive forms, and of a green, yellow, or brown color; green lead ore: a minor ore of lead.
- reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
- 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.
- redemptioner — an emigrant from Europe to America who obtained passage by becoming an indentured servant for a specified period of time.
- redemptorist — a member of the “Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer,” founded by St. Alphonsus Liguori in 1732.
- reimpression — a second or repeated impression.
- repositorium — a place for the storage of valuables, as in an ancient Roman temple or a church.
- respirometer — an instrument for measuring the extent of respiratory movement.
- respirometry — the branch of medical science dealing with the measurement and analysis of respiration.
- rheomorphism — the liquefaction of rock, which results in its flowing and intruding into surrounding rocks
- rhythmopoeia — the art or process of composing, for example, music or poetry rhythmically
- roman empire — the lands and peoples subject to the authority of ancient Rome.
- rose campion — a plant, Lychnis coronaria, of the pink family, having reddish purple flowers, and leaves covered with whitish down.
- sample point — a possible result of an experiment, represented as a point.
- scapegoatism — the act or practice of assigning blame or failure to another, as to deflect attention or responsibility away from oneself.
- seismography — the scientific measuring and recording of the shock and vibrations of earthquakes.
- self-imposed — imposed on one by oneself: a self-imposed task.
- semi-popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
- semideponent — (of a Latin verb) active in meaning but passive in form in the perfect tense
- semiprecious — (of a stone) having commercial value as a gem but not classified as precious, as the amethyst or garnet.
- semitropical — subtropical.
- serpentiform — shaped like a snake.
- simple group — a group that has no normal subgroup except the group itself and the identity.
- simple simon — a simpleton.
- skeuomorphic — an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
- snowy mespil — a N American tree, Amelanchier Lamarckii, that produces small white flowers in spring
- somers point — a town in SE New Jersey.
- spermagonium — Botany, Mycology. spermogonium.
- spermatocide — spermicide.
- spermatozoid — a motile male gamete produced in an antheridium.
- spermogonium — one of the cup-shaped or flask-shaped receptacles in which the spermatia of certain fungi and red algae are produced.
- spermophytic — able to produce seed
- 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.
- sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
- superimposed — (of a stream or drainage system) having a course not adjusted to the structure of the rocks presently undergoing erosion but determined rather by a prior erosion cycle or by formerly overlying rocks or sediments.
- superkingdom — in some systems of biological classification, either of the two major subdivisions, prokaryote or eukaryote, into which all living organisms can be placed
- suspensorium — a part that supports or suspends, esp the mandibular suspensorium, which suspends the lower jaw from the skull
- symptomatize — symptomize.
- tampico hemp — a stiff fiber obtained from the leaves of various species of Agave, as A. falcata or A. sisalana.
- temptational — the act of tempting; enticement or allurement.
- tetramorphic — (in art) of or related to a composite representation of the four evangelists' symbols
- the olympics — the Olympic Games
- thermophilic — growing best in a warm environment.