12-letter words containing s, m, a, l, t
- basementless — without a basement
- beamsplitter — Alternative spelling of beam splitter.
- bidialectism — proficient in or using two dialects of the same language.
- bilateralism — the practice of being bilateral
- black stream — a warm ocean current in the Pacific, flowing N along the E coast of Taiwan, NE along the E coast of Japan, and continuing in an easterly direction into the open Pacific.
- blandishment — the act of blandishing; cajolery
- blastomycete — any of a genus (Blastomyces) of yeastlike imperfect fungi that cause diseases in people and animals
- bull mastiff — a large powerful breed of dog with a short usually fawn or brindle coat, developed by crossing the bulldog with the mastiff
- calamitously — In a calamitous manner.
- call to arms — a command to report for active military duty.
- calorimeters — Plural form of calorimeter.
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- caméra stylo — the use of the camera as a means of personal expression, esp as practised by some directors of the New Wave
- cameralistic — of or relating to public finance.
- carol stream — a town in NE Illinois.
- caustic lime — lime1 (def 1).
- cellarmaster — a person in charge of a wine cellar.
- charlatanism — the practice or method of a charlatan.
- chromoplasts — Plural form of chromoplast.
- claims ratio — The claims ratio is the percentage of claims costs incurred in relation to the premiums earned.
- clapham sect — a group of early 19th-century Church of England evangelicals advocating personal piety, the abolition of slavery, etc
- class method — (programming) 1. A method that operates on a class object (an object of class "class"). A class method is really just an ordinary object method that happens to operate on class objects. A class method might, for example, return a list of objects representing the methods and attributes of the given class. 2. A static method.
- class system — a system in which social status is largely determined by the family into which a person is born
- cleistogamic — Alternative form of cleistogamous.
- clickstreams — Plural form of clickstream.
- climacterics — Plural form of climacteric.
- close combat — the act of fighting at close quarters
- closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
- clytemnestra — the wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed on his return from the Trojan War
- coalitionism — the principle of governing by coalition
- comfortables — Plural form of comfortable.
- commensality — eating together at the same table.
- commonalties — Plural form of commonalty.
- compilations — Plural form of compilation.
- complainants — Plural form of complainant.
- complex salt — a salt that contains one or more complex ions
- compulsative — compulsory
- compulsatory — compulsory
- concealments — Plural form of concealment.
- consummately — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- contemplates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contemplate.
- cosmetically — a powder, lotion, lipstick, rouge, or other preparation for beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, etc.
- cosmoplastic — forming the universe or the world
- cosmopolitan — A cosmopolitan place or society is full of people from many different countries and cultures.
- costume ball — a fancy dress ball
- crash helmet — A crash helmet is a helmet that motorcyclists wear in order to protect their heads if they have an accident.
- crystal form — a symmetrical set of planes in space, associated with a crystal, having the same symmetry as the crystal class
- crystal meth — crystal methamphetamine, a concentrated and highly potent form of methamphetamine with dangerous side effects
- culminations — The highest or climactic point of something, esp. as attained after a long time.
- curtailments — Plural form of curtailment.