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12-letter words containing s, i, e, m, r

  • remedilessly — in a remediless manner, beyond remedy
  • reminiscence — the act or process of recalling past experiences, events, etc.
  • repositorium — a place for the storage of valuables, as in an ancient Roman temple or a church.
  • requiem mass — church service in memory of the dead
  • requirements — that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory: One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.
  • respirometer — an instrument for measuring the extent of respiratory movement.
  • respirometry — the branch of medical science dealing with the measurement and analysis of respiration.
  • ressentiment — any cautious, defeatist, or cynical attitude based on the belief that the individual and human institutions exist in a hostile or indifferent universe or society.
  • resubmission — Law. an agreement between parties involved in a dispute, to abide by the decision of an arbitrator or arbitrators.
  • rheomorphism — the liquefaction of rock, which results in its flowing and intruding into surrounding rocks
  • rheumatismal — of or relating to rheumatism
  • rimmed steel — a low-carbon steel containing enough iron oxide so that there is continuous generation of carbon monoxide during solidification.
  • risk manager — A risk manager is a person who works in risk management.
  • risk-manager — the technique or profession of assessing, minimizing, and preventing accidental loss to a business, as through the use of insurance, safety measures, etc.
  • risorgimento — the period of or the movement for the liberation and unification of Italy 1750–1870.
  • rock jasmine — any of several alpine plants belonging to the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having tufted leaves often in basal rosettes, and umbels of pink, red, purple, or white flowers.
  • roman strike — a striking mechanism of c1700, giving the equivalent in tones of Roman numerals, a bell of one pitch striking once for each number I, a bell of another pitch striking once for V, twice for X.
  • room service — the serving of food, drinks, etc., to a guest in his or her room, as at a hotel.
  • rose campion — a plant, Lychnis coronaria, of the pink family, having reddish purple flowers, and leaves covered with whitish down.
  • rose diamond — a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges which form a convex face pointed at the top
  • rumble strip — one of a series of rough or slightly raised strips of pavement on a highway, intended to slow down the speed of vehicles, as before a toll booth.
  • s hemisphere — southern hemisphere
  • sabermetrics — (used with a singular verb) the computerized measurement of baseball statistics.
  • saint jerome — Saint (Eusebius Hieronymus) a.d. c340–420, Christian ascetic and Biblical scholar: chief preparer of the Vulgate version of the Bible.
  • salamandrine — any tailed amphibian of the order Caudata, having a soft, moist, scaleless skin, typically aquatic as a larva and semiterrestrial as an adult: several species are endangered.
  • san marinese — a small republic in E Italy: the oldest independent country in Europe. 38 sq. mi. (98 sq. km). Capital: San Marino.
  • sarie marais — a popular Afrikaans song
  • 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.
  • sclerodermic — of or relating to a scleroderm or to sclerodermia; hard-skinned
  • scribblement — a scribble
  • scrimshander — a person who makes scrimshaw objects.
  • scrimshanker — a shirker
  • sea milkwort — a maritime plant, Glaux maritima, having small, pinkish-white flowers.
  • sectarianism — sectarian spirit or tendencies; excessive devotion to a particular sect, especially in religion.
  • section mark — section (def 16).
  • seismography — the scientific measuring and recording of the shock and vibrations of earthquakes.
  • seismometric — of or relating to seismometry or a seismometer
  • self-priming — the powder or other material used to ignite a charge.
  • semi-dormant — lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience.
  • semi-organic — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
  • semi-popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
  • semi-serious — having some seriousness; partly serious.
  • semi-trailer — Also called semi. a detachable trailer for hauling freight, with wheels at the rear end, the forward end being supported by the rear of a truck tractor when attached. Compare full trailer.
  • semiabstract — of or relating to art or sculpture which is abstract but in which the subject can still be recognized
  • semiarboreal — (of animals) spending half or some of their life in trees
  • semicircular — Also called semicircumference [sem-ee-ser-kuhm-fer-uh ns, -fruh ns, sem-ahy-] /ˌsɛm i sərˈkʌm fər əns, -frəns, ˌsɛm aɪ-/ (Show IPA). half of a circle; the arc from one end of a diameter to the other.
  • semicylinder — half of a cylinder divided lengthwise.
  • semidarkness — partial darkness.
  • semidiameter — half of a diameter; radius.
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