12-letter words containing s, i, t, e, l
- multisulcate — having many grooves or furrows
- multitaskers — Plural form of multitasker.
- multiversity — a university with several campuses, each of which has many schools, divisions, etc.
- muscle shirt — Slang. a T-shirt having short sleeves or no sleeves.
- musk thistle — a composite plant, Carduus nutans, having heads of nodding, rose-purple flowers, introduced into the U.S. from Eurasia.
- mutable sign — any of the four astrological signs, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, or Pisces, that are grouped together because of their placement at the end of the seasons and characterized by the attribute of adaptability to circumstances.
- myofilaments — Plural form of myofilament.
- mysteriously — full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
- mythologizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mythologize.
- nailer joist — a steel joist having a permanently attached nailing strip, as for securing wooden flooring.
- nationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of nationalise.
- nationalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nationalize.
- nauseatingly — causing sickness of the stomach; nauseous.
- nebulosities — Plural form of nebulosity.
- needlepoints — Plural form of needlepoint.
- nematologist — One who studies nematology.
- neoplatonism — a philosophical system, originated in the 3rd century a.d. by Plotinus, founded chiefly on Platonic doctrine and Eastern mysticism, with later influences from Christianity. It holds that all existence consists of emanations from the One with whom the soul may be reunited.
- neoplatonist — a philosophical system, originated in the 3rd century a.d. by Plotinus, founded chiefly on Platonic doctrine and Eastern mysticism, with later influences from Christianity. It holds that all existence consists of emanations from the One with whom the soul may be reunited.
- neorealistic — Of or pertaining to neorealism.
- neotribalism — Ideology that humans have evolved to live in a tribal, as opposed to a modern society.
- nephrologist — A physician whose speciality is nephrology.
- nepotistical — Nepotistic.
- nesosilicate — any silicate, as olivine, in which the SiO 4 tetrahedra are not interlinked.
- nettle sting — a skin wound caused by a nettle
- neuroleptics — Plural form of neuroleptic.
- neurologists — Plural form of neurologist.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neutral axis — an imaginary line in the cross section of a beam, shaft, or the like, along which no stresses occur.
- neutralising — Present participle of neutralise.
- neutralistic — Employing or relating to neutralism.
- neutrinoless — (physics) That does not contain or involve neutrinos.
- neutrophiles — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- new atlantis — a political allegory by Francis Bacon, published in 1627.
- new politics — politics concerned more with grass-roots participation in the political process than with party loyalty or affiliation: identified especially with the candidacies of Senators Eugene McCarthy and George McGovern.
- nickel steel — steel to which up to 9 percent nickel has been added.
- nightclothes — Clothes worn to bed.
- nightingales — Plural form of nightingale.
- nikola tesla — Nikola [nik-oh-luh] /ˈnɪk oʊ lə/ (Show IPA), 1856–1943, U.S. physicist, electrical engineer, and inventor, born in Croatia.
- nonessential — not essential; not necessary: Nonessential use of gasoline was forbidden during the war.
- nonrealistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- nonresilient — Not resilient.
- nonselection — an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- nonselective — having the function or power of selecting; making a selection.
- nonsteroidal — of or relating to a substance that is not a steroid but has certain similar physiological effects.
- normalities' — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- nose to tail — If vehicles are nose to tail, the front of one vehicle is close behind the back of another.
- notabilities — Plural form of notability.
- novelisation — Alternative spelling of novelization.
- nucleotidase — a biochemical catalyst that facilitates the process of hydrolyzing or splitting a nucleotide and turning it into a phosphate and a nucleoside
- numerologist — A practitioner of numerology.