12-letter words containing s, e, r, n, i, t
- nonrestraint — absence or lack of restraint.
- nonsectarian — not affiliated with or limited to a specific religious denomination.
- nonsteroidal — of or relating to a substance that is not a steroid but has certain similar physiological effects.
- nonstrategic — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- nonsymmetric — Not symmetric; asymmetrical.
- nonversation — A meaningless conversation.
- normalities' — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- normotension — normal blood pressure
- normotensive — characterized by normal arterial tension or blood pressure.
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- nourishments — Plural form of nourishment.
- nugatoriness — Quality of being nugatory.
- numerologist — A practitioner of numerology.
- observations — Plural form of observation.
- obstetrician — a physician who specializes in obstetrics. Abbreviation: OB, ob.
- oil minister — a government official responsible for the oil industry in their country
- operationism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
- or something — You use something in expressions such as 'or something' and 'or something like that' to indicate that you are referring to something similar to what you have just mentioned but you are not being exact.
- orange stick — a slender, rounded stick, originally of orangewood, having tapered ends and used in manicuring, especially to push back the cuticles or clean the fingernails.
- orchestrions — Plural form of orchestrion.
- orientations — Plural form of orientation.
- ornithopters — Plural form of ornithopter.
- orthogenesis — Biology. Also called orthoselection. evolution of a species proceeding by continuous structural changes in a single lineage without presenting a branching pattern of descent. a theory that the evolution of a species in a continuous, nonbranching manner is due to a predetermined series of alterations intrinsic to the species and not subject to natural selection.
- orthotonesis — accentuation of a proclitic or enclitic
- ostrich fern — a tall North American fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, with large mature leaves that resemble ostrich plumes, a popular landscaping plant whose curled new leaves, called fiddleheads, are eaten as a vegetable.
- outsiderness — The state or condition of being an outsider.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- over against — in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; against reason.
- overdiscount — to discount excessively
- oversedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- overshipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- overstaffing — the provision of an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
- overstocking — to stock to excess: We are overstocked on this item.
- overstrained — exerted, taxed, or used to an excessive extent
- pancreatitis — inflammation of the pancreas.
- panspermatic — relating to panspermia
- paracentesis — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
- parenthesize — to insert (a word, phrase, etc.) as a parenthesis.
- pasteurising — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- pencil skirt — women's garment: straight skirt
- percent sign — a symbol (%) for “percent”: a 10% drop in population.
- perforations — the holes punched that allow individual stamps, coupons, etc to be easily separated
- perfusionist — a medical technician or nurse who monitors and operates equipment that oxygenates the blood, as during open-heart surgery
- perineuritis — inflammation of the perineurium
- periodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with the study and treatment of diseases of the periodontium.
- periodontist — a specialist in periodontics.
- peristeronic — of, pertaining to, or resembling pigeons
- perquisition — an intensive and meticulous examination, pursuit, or hunt for something
- persian knot — a hand-tied knot, used in rug weaving, in which the ends of yarn looped around a warp thread appear at each of the interstices between adjacent threads and produce a compact and relatively even pile effect.
- persistently — persisting, especially in spite of opposition, obstacles, discouragement, etc.; persevering: a most annoyingly persistent young man.