12-letter words containing s, c, l, e, r, m
- hemerocallis — the genus comprising the day lilies.
- homeschooler — One who homeschools a student (typically the parent).
- implicatures — Plural form of implicature.
- infomercials — Plural form of infomercial.
- latus rectum — the chord perpendicular to the principal axis and passing through a focus of an ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola.
- logocentrism — a method of literary analysis in which words and language are regarded as a fundamental expression of external reality, excluding nonlinguistic factors such as historical context.
- mackerel sky — an extensive group of cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds, especially when well-marked in their arrangement: so called because of a resemblance to the scales on a mackerel.
- macronucleus — the larger of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans, having a multiple set of chromosomes and functioning in cell metabolism and protein synthesis.
- malefactress — a woman who violates the law or does evil.
- malpractices — Plural form of malpractice.
- marcellus ii — (Marcello Cervini) 1501–55, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1555.
- mare clausum — a body of navigable water under the sole jurisdiction of a nation.
- marketplaces — Plural form of marketplace.
- master class — a small class for advanced students, especially a class in performance skills conducted by a distinguished musician.
- matriculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of matriculate.
- mercantilism — mercantile practices or spirit; commercialism.
- mercantilist — Of, pertaining to, or believing in mercantilism.
- mercifulness — full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
- mercurialism — poisoning by mercury.
- mercurialist — a person born under the planet Mercury
- meristically — in a meristic manner
- mesmerically — In a mesmeric manner; by, or as if by, hypnotism.
- mesocortical — Of or pertaining to the mesocortex.
- meta-crystal — (language) A language for transformations of Crystal programs. Implemented in T.
- microbubbles — a microscopic, gas-filled bubble, used especially in medicine to image blood flow, dissolve blood clots, etc.
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- micronucleus — the smaller of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans.
- microtubules — Plural form of microtubule.
- microvessels — Plural form of microvessel.
- miscalibrate — To calibrate poorly or wrongly.
- misrecollect — to recall to mind; recover knowledge of by memory; remember.
- monocultures — Plural form of monoculture.
- morro castle — a historic fort at the entrance to the harbor of Havana, Cuba.
- mortise lock — a lock housed within a mortise in a door or the like, so that the lock mechanism is covered on both sides.
- multiservice — involving two or more of the armed services
- muscle fiber — one of the structural cells of a muscle.
- muscle fibre — any of the numerous elongated contractile cells that make up striated muscle
- muscle shirt — Slang. a T-shirt having short sleeves or no sleeves.
- music locker — Digital Technology. an online service that supports cloud-based storage of digital music files so as to allow users to stream or download their personal music collections for playback on any compatible device: I uploaded all my CDs to a music locker, and now I can access the music from my laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
- musical ride — a display by riders on horseback of manoeuvres to music, esp by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- necrophilism — necrophilia.
- nomenclators — Plural form of nomenclator.
- oscillometer — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- oscillometry — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- policymakers — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- polycentrism — the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
- preeclampsia — Pathology. a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by hypertension, fluid retention, and albuminuria, sometimes progressing to eclampsia.
- primal scene — a child's first real or imagined observation of parental sexual intercourse.
- primulaceous — belonging to the plant family Primulaceae.
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject