12-letter words containing r, e, m, i, n
- saint jerome — Saint (Eusebius Hieronymus) a.d. c340–420, Christian ascetic and Biblical scholar: chief preparer of the Vulgate version of the Bible.
- salamandrine — any tailed amphibian of the order Caudata, having a soft, moist, scaleless skin, typically aquatic as a larva and semiterrestrial as an adult: several species are endangered.
- san marinese — a small republic in E Italy: the oldest independent country in Europe. 38 sq. mi. (98 sq. km). Capital: San Marino.
- schneiderman — Rose, 1884–1972, U.S. labor leader, born in Poland.
- schoenheimer — Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈru dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1898–1941, U.S. biochemist, born in Germany.
- scribblement — a scribble
- scrimshander — a person who makes scrimshaw objects.
- scrimshanker — a shirker
- sectarianism — sectarian spirit or tendencies; excessive devotion to a particular sect, especially in religion.
- section mark — section (def 16).
- self-priming — the powder or other material used to ignite a charge.
- semi-dormant — lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience.
- 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.
- semicylinder — half of a cylinder divided lengthwise.
- semidarkness — partial darkness.
- seminiferous — Anatomy. conveying or containing semen.
- seminivorous — feeding on seeds: seminivorous birds.
- senarmontite — a mineral, antimony trioxide, Sb 2 O 3 , occurring in pearl-colored isometric octahedrons: a dimorph of valentinite.
- sensitometer — an instrument for testing the sensitivity of various types of film, consisting of an apparatus for exposing successive parts of the film to a light of standard intensity at successively increasing lengths of exposure.
- sensitometry — the science of determining the sensitivity of photographic materials.
- sensorimotor — Psychology. of or relating to motor activity caused by sensory stimuli. Compare ideomotor.
- seringapatam — a town in S Karnataka, in S India, former capital of Mysore state: taken by the British 1799.
- serpentarium — a place where snakes are housed, especially for exhibition.
- serpentiform — shaped like a snake.
- servicewoman — a woman who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
- silas marner — a novel (1861) by George Eliot.
- silent alarm — an alarm that alerts security personnel or the police without the knowledge of the intruder or criminal whose presence triggers it: The silent alarm set off a flashing light at the police station.
- silver mound — a perennial Japanese herb, Artemisia schmidtiana, having silver-green leaves forming a moundlike shape.
- simon legree — Simon, Simon Legree.
- single cream — dairy product: thin or light cream
- single rhyme — a rhyme of monosyllables, as in heart, part.
- sint maarten — St. Martin.
- slumberingly — in a slumbering manner
- small ermine — an unrelated micro, Yponomeuta padella
- smoking area — a designated area in which smoking is permitted
- smotheriness — the condition or state of smothering
- smotheringly — in a smothering manner
- sober-minded — rational; sensible.
- somers point — a town in SE New Jersey.
- spermagonium — Botany, Mycology. spermogonium.
- spermogonium — one of the cup-shaped or flask-shaped receptacles in which the spermatia of certain fungi and red algae are produced.
- star jasmine — a shrubby, evergreen vine, Trachelospermum jasminoides, of the dogbane family, native to China, having small clusters of fragrant, white flowers, often cultivated as an ornamental.
- steam-driven — powered by steam
- steering arm — the part of a vehicle's chassis that directs the input from the steering box
- steinamanger — German name of Szombathely.
- 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
- streamlining — a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.
- 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.
- subminiature — subminiature camera.
- supereminent — of superior eminence, rank, or dignity; distinguished, conspicuous, or worthy of note above others.