12-letter words containing s, o, c, e
- loriciferans — Plural form of loriciferan.
- lounge music — a type of popular music often including jazz, swing, and pop elements and played in cocktail lounges, piano bars, etc.
- lovesickness — Quality or property of being lovesick.
- lower school — a school that is preparatory to one on a more advanced level.
- lumpectomies — Plural form of lumpectomy.
- lusciousness — Property of being luscious.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- lysogenicity — the quality or condition of being lysogenic
- lysolecithin — any compound of lecithin produced by the removal of one of the fatty acid groups by hydrolysis
- machine shop — a workshop in which metal and other substances are cut, shaped, etc., by machine tools.
- mackintoshes — Plural form of mackintosh.
- macrogametes — Plural form of macrogamete.
- macronucleus — the larger of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans, having a multiple set of chromosomes and functioning in cell metabolism and protein synthesis.
- macropterous — having long or large wings or fins.
- macrosegment — a stretch of speech preceded and followed but not interrupted by a pause.
- maledictions — Plural form of malediction.
- malefactions — Plural form of malefaction.
- marine corps — a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces trained for land, sea, and air combat, typically for land combat in conjunction with an amphibious or airborne landing, and whose commandant is responsible to the secretary of the navy.
- market cross — a place in a town or village where a cross was set up and a regular market was held
- mass society — a society whose members are characterized by having segmentalized, impersonal relations, a high degree of physical and social mobility, a spectator relation to events, and a pronounced tendency to conform to external popular norms.
- mass-produce — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- mastectomies — Plural form of mastectomy.
- mechatronics — The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering for the study of automata from an engineering perspective and the control of advanced hybrid systems.
- mediocrities — the state or quality of being mediocre.
- melancholics — Plural form of melancholic.
- melancholies — a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
- memory stick — computing: flashcard, dongle
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
- meniscectomy — the surgical excision of a meniscus, as of the knee joint.
- mercy stroke — coup de grâce.
- meretricious — alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry.
- mesoamerican — Alternative form of Mesoamerican.
- mesocephalic — having a head with a cephalic index between that of dolichocephaly and brachycephaly.
- mesocortical — Of or pertaining to the mesocortex.
- mesocyclones — Plural form of mesocyclone.
- mesolecithal — centrolecithal.
- metabolomics — the study of all the metabolites present in cells, tissues, and organs
- metabonomics — (biochemistry, genetics) metabolomics.
- metachronism — An error in chronological ordering in which a character or an event is placed at too late a time.
- metachronous — Medicine/Medical. occurring at a different time than a similar event: metachronous tumors.
- metafictions — Plural form of metafiction.
- metagenomics — (genetics) The study of genomes recovered from environmental samples; especially the differentiation of genomes from multiple organisms or individuals, either in a symbiotic relationship, or at a crime scene.
- metapolitics — political theory: often used derogatorily
- meticulosity — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- meticulously — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- mickey mouse — trite and commercially slick in character; corny: mickey mouse music.
- microamperes — Plural form of microampere.
- microbubbles — a microscopic, gas-filled bubble, used especially in medicine to image blood flow, dissolve blood clots, etc.
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- microforceps — (surgery) A very small forceps.