12-letter words containing s, i, m, o, r
- stereometric — the measurement of volumes.
- stigmasterol — a crystalline, water-insoluble steroid, C 2 9 H 4 8 O, present in soybeans or calabar beans, used chiefly as a raw material in the manufacture of progesterone.
- storm signal — a visual signal, as a flag, giving advance notice of a heavy storm, used especially along coastal areas.
- storm window — a supplementary window sash for protecting a window against drafts, driving rain, etc.
- stratiformis — occurring in a very extensive horizontal layer.
- streptomycin — an antibiotic, C 2 1 H 3 9 N 7 O 1 2 , produced by a soil actinomycete, Streptomyces griseus, and used in medicine in the form of its white, water-soluble sulfate salt, chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- stretch limo — A stretch limo is a very long and luxurious car in which a rich, famous, or important person is driven somewhere.
- strobiliform — shaped as a strobilus
- stromatolite — a laminated calcareous fossil structure built by marine algae and having a rounded or columnar form.
- strontium 90 — a harmful radioactive isotope of strontium, produced in certain nuclear reactions and present in their fallout.
- sub-mediocre — of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: The car gets only mediocre mileage, but it's fun to drive. Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
- submicrogram — containing or relating to a mass of less than one microgram
- superimposed — (of a stream or drainage system) having a course not adjusted to the structure of the rocks presently undergoing erosion but determined rather by a prior erosion cycle or by formerly overlying rocks or sediments.
- superkingdom — in some systems of biological classification, either of the two major subdivisions, prokaryote or eukaryote, into which all living organisms can be placed
- surinam toad — a South American aquatic frog, Pipa pipa, the female of which carries the eggs and tadpoles in small depressions on its back.
- suspensorium — a part that supports or suspends, esp the mandibular suspensorium, which suspends the lower jaw from the skull
- svga monitor — (hardware, graphics) A monitor capable of displaying the output of an SVGA card.
- synclinorium — a regional structure of general synclinal form that includes a series of smaller folds.
- syrtis major — an area in the northern hemisphere and near the equator of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- tautomerizes — to undergo tautomerism.
- tensiometric — relating to the measurement of tension
- theocentrism — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
- theorematist — a person who creates or discovers a theorem
- thermosiphon — an arrangement of siphon tubes that enables water in a heating apparatus to circulate by means of convection.
- thermostatic — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thrombolysis — the dissolving or breaking up of a thrombus.
- timbrologist — a stamp-collector
- torremolinos — a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean, SW of Málaga: resort.
- tourist home — a private home with rooms for rent, usually for one night, to tourists, travelers, etc.
- transforming — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transformism — the doctrine of gradual transformation of one species into another by descent with modification through many generations.
- transformist — an adherent of transformism.
- transmission — the act or process of transmitting.
- transmogrify — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- transumption — an act of metaphorical transference
- trichotomous — division into three parts, classes, categories, etc.
- trinomialism — the trinomial system of naming
- trinomialist — a person who advocates trinomialism
- troglodytism — the condition of being a troglodyte
- trombidiasis — infestation with mites of the family Trombiculidae
- unharmonious — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
- unimprisoned — not confined in a prison
- unmiraculous — not caused by a miracle
- unmoralising — not moralising
- victorianism — the distinctive character, thought, tendencies, etc., of the Victorian period.
- villahermosa — a state in SE Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. 9783 sq. mi. (25,338 sq. km). Capital: Villahermosa.
- visceromotor — of or relating to the normal movements of the viscera, especially the digestive tract.
- vision mixer — the person who selects and manipulates the television signals from cameras, film, and other sources, to make the composite programme
- voluntaryism — voluntarism (def 2).
- volunteerism — voluntarism (def 2).