12-letter words containing s, c, r, e
- monte cristo — a sandwich containing slices of ham, chicken, and Swiss cheese, dipped in beaten egg and fried until brown.
- moonstricken — Moonstruck.
- mornay sauce — a rich white sauce to which grated cheese, usually Swiss or Parmesan, and seasonings have been added
- morris dance — a rural folk dance of north English origin, performed in costume traditionally by men who originally represented characters of the Robin Hood legend, especially in May Day festivities.
- 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.
- moschiferous — giving off or producing musk
- motorscooter — A motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame.
- muckspreader — a machine for spreading manure over farmland
- mucoproteins — Plural form of mucoprotein.
- 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 centre — a single hi-fi unit containing (for example) a turntable, amplifier, radio, cassette player, and compact disc player
- 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
- mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
- mycoproteins — Plural form of mycoprotein.
- myringoscope — an instrument for examining the eardrum
- nasotracheal — (anatomy) Of or relating to the nose and trachea.
- neckerchiefs — Plural form of neckerchief.
- necromancers — Plural form of necromancer.
- necromimesis — a pathological state in which a person believes himself or herself to be dead.
- necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
- necrophilism — necrophilia.
- necrophilous — displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects
- necrophorous — denoting animals, such as certain beetles, that carry away the bodies of dead animals
- necropolises — Plural form of necropolis.
- neorealistic — Of or pertaining to neorealism.
- net curtains — curtains made of a thin light mesh fabric of cotton, nylon, or other fibre
- neural crest — a group of ectodermal cells that develop into a variety of tissues, including spinal and autonomic ganglia, connective tissue around the brain and spinal cord, and parts of the facial bones.
- neurasthenic — pertaining to or suffering from neurasthenia.
- neurectomies — Plural form of neurectomy.
- neurochemist — A researcher or other professional in the field of neurochemistry.
- neuroleptics — Plural form of neuroleptic.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neurosarcoma — A malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, a form of cancer of the connective tissue surrounding nerves.
- neuroscience — the field of study encompassing the various scientific disciplines dealing with the structure, development, function, chemistry, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system.
- neutralistic — Employing or relating to neutralism.
- neutrosophic — Neutrosophy
- news service — an agency that gathers news stories for its members or subscribers. Compare news agency (def 1), press association, wire service.
- nitroscanate — The ether analogue of amoscanate, used in veterinary medicine as an anthelmintic.
- noise factor — the ratio of the noise output of an ideal device to the noise output of the unit being tested.
- nomenclators — Plural form of nomenclator.
- non-consumer — a person or thing that consumes.
- noncancerous — (of tissue) not cancerous, benign
- noncorrosive — That does not cause corrosion.
- noncrossover — a chromosome that has not crossed over during meiosis
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed