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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).
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