12-letter words containing s, c, i, a, m
- gas dynamics — the study of the dynamic properties of gases and their thermal effects.
- gastric mill — a gizzard in decapod crustaceans, as lobsters, crabs, and shrimps, having an arrangement of teeth and small bones for grinding food and bristles for filtering small particles.
- gastrocnemii — Plural form of gastrocnemius.
- gastronomics — the cooking style typical of a region or country
- gemeinschaft — an association of individuals having sentiments, tastes, and attitudes in common; fellowship.
- geomechanics — the study and application of rock and soil mechanics
- glossematics — a school of linguistic analysis developed by Louis Hjelmslev (1899–1965) in Copenhagen in the 1930s based on the study of the distribution of glossemes.
- graminaceous — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grass.
- grammaticise — to make grammatical
- grammaticism — a point or principle of grammar.
- great schism — a period of division in the Roman Catholic Church, 1378–1417, over papal succession, during which there were two, or sometimes three, claimants to the papal office.
- greenbackism — a former political party, organized in 1874, opposed to the retirement or reduction of greenbacks and favoring their increase as the only paper currency.
- gynecomastia — abnormal enlargement of the breast in a male.
- hemerocallis — the genus comprising the day lilies.
- hemodynamics — the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
- hemophiliacs — Plural form of hemophiliac.
- hidrocystoma — An adenoma of the sweat glands.
- histiocytoma — A tumour consisting of histiocytes.
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- iatrochemist — a person who practises iatrochemistry
- icbm address — (networking, humour) (Or "missile address") The form used to register a site with the Usenet mapping project includes a space for longitude and latitude, preferably to seconds-of-arc accuracy. This is actually used for generating geographically-correct maps of Usenet links on a plotter; however, it has become traditional to refer to this as one's "ICBM address" or "missile address", and many people include it in their sig block with that name. (A real missile address would include target altitude.)
- iceland moss — an edible lichen, Cetraria islandica, of arctic regions, containing a starchlike substance used in medicine.
- iconomachist — a person who campaigns against the use of icons in religious worship
- idiodynamics — a system of beliefs in psychology emphasizing the role of the personality in choosing stimuli and in organizing responses.
- immoralistic — (somewhat, rare) Of or relating to immoralism.
- impeachments — Plural form of impeachment.
- implications — something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood: to resent an implication of dishonesty.
- implicatures — Plural form of implicature.
- importancies — Plural form of importancy.
- imprecations — Plural form of imprecation.
- incendiarism — the act or practice of an arsonist; malicious burning.
- incompassing — Present participle of incompass.
- incompassion — (obsolete) Lack of compassion.
- inconsumable — not consumable; incapable of being consumed.
- increasement — (rare) An increase; growth.
- incumbrances — Plural form of incumbrance.
- infomercials — Plural form of infomercial.
- insectariums — Plural form of insectarium.
- isochromatic — Optics. having the same color or tint.
- isodiametric — having equal diameters or axes.
- isoenzymatic — isoenzymic
- james dickey — James, 1923–97, U.S. poet and novelist.
- jasmine rice — an aromatic, flavorful long-grain rice of Asia, especially Thailand.
- justicialism — the political doctrine of Juan Domingo Perón, formerly President of Argentina
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lacrimal sac — the dilated upper portion of the nasolacrimal duct that receives tears from the lacrimal ducts.
- lactalbumins — Plural form of lactalbumin.
- leptosomatic — a person of asthenic build.
- limacologist — a person who specialises in the study of slugs
- lip-smacking — tasty, mouth-watering