12-letter words containing s, h, e, c, m
- moeso-gothic — of the Moeso-Goths, their extinct East Germanic language, or their culture
- monotheistic — pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to monotheism, the doctrine that there is only one God: a monotheistic religion.
- moschiferous — giving off or producing musk
- moustachioed — Alternative spelling of moustachio\u2019d.
- muscle beach — a beach where young men display their muscles, engage in calisthenics, etc.
- muscle shirt — Slang. a T-shirt having short sleeves or no sleeves.
- mustache cup — a cup having a straight piece inside, just below the rim, for holding back a man's mustache while he is drinking.
- necrophilism — necrophilia.
- neurochemist — A researcher or other professional in the field of neurochemistry.
- nietzscheism — the philosophy of Nietzsche, emphasizing the will to power as the chief motivating force of both the individual and society.
- pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- petrochemist — someone who studies petrochemistry or works in the petrochemical industry
- phonesthemic — (of a speech sound) shared by a set of echoic or symbolic words, as the sn- of sneer, snarl, snatch, snide, snitch, snoop, etc.
- photocompose — to set (type) on a photocomposer.
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- ponzi scheme — a swindle in which a quick return, made up of money from new investors, on an initial investment lures the victim into much bigger risks.
- postischemic — occurring after or due to ischaemia
- propheticism — the actions or characteristics of a prophet
- pseudoscheme — A translator from Scheme to Common Lisp by Jonathan Rees <[email protected]>. Version 2.8. It conforms to all of R3RS except call/cc and requires Common Lisp. Runs on Lucid, Symbolics CL, VAX Lisp, Explorer CL. Mailing list: [email protected]
- psychometric — Psychology. psychometrics.
- psychrometer — an instrument for determining atmospheric humidity by the reading of two thermometers, the bulb of one being kept moist and ventilated.
- psychrometry — the employment of the psychrometer.
- rachiotomies — Plural form of rachiotomy.
- ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
- rhyme scheme — the pattern of rhymes used in a poem, usually marked by letters to symbolize correspondences, as rhyme royal, ababbcc.
- safety match — a match designed to ignite only when rubbed on a specially prepared surface.
- scampishness — the quality of being scampish
- scheme-linda — A Scheme interface to Linda written by Ulf Dahlen of University of Edinburgh in 1990. It runs on the Computing Surface and the Symmetry.
- schizomycete — any of numerous microorganisms of the subkingdom (or phylum) Schizophyta, kingdom Monera, comprising the bacteria.
- schmalkalden — a town in central Germany: a league to defend Protestantism formed here 1531.
- 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.
- schoolmaster — a man who presides over or teaches in a school.
- schussboomer — a skier who is skilled at schussing.
- sclerenchyma — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
- scrimshander — a person who makes scrimshaw objects.
- scrimshanker — a shirker
- secd machine — Stack Environment Control Dump machine
- second-homer — a person who owns another house in addition to their main home, often in an area where they are not native and used as a holiday home
- semiattached — partially attached; semidetached.
- semidetached — partly detached.
- shamefacedly — modest or bashful.
- shamrock-pea — a trailing plant, Parochetus communis, of the legume family, native to Asia and east Africa, having shamrocklike leaves with a brown crescent at the base and pea-shaped, pink and blue flowers.
- shield match — a cricket match for the Sheffield Shield
- shrimp sauce — a sauce made from shrimps
- siderochrome — any of various chemical compounds functioning in the transport of iron in bacteria.
- skeuomorphic — an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
- slot machine — a gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and pulling a handle that activates a set of spinning symbols on wheels, the final alignment of which determines the payoff that is released into a receptacle at the bottom.
- small change — coins of small denomination.
- smallclothes — men's close-fitting knee breeches of the 18th and 19th centuries