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12-letter words containing s, o, r, t, m

  • stumpknocker — spotted sunfish.
  • sub-mortgage — a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
  • summer stock — the production of plays, musical comedy, etc., during the summer, especially in a suburban or resort area, often by a repertory company.
  • super-smooth — dead-smooth.
  • superstardom — a person, as a performer or athlete, who enjoys wide recognition, is esteemed for exceptional talent, and is eagerly sought after for his or her services.
  • surinam toad — a South American aquatic frog, Pipa pipa, the female of which carries the eggs and tadpoles in small depressions on its back.
  • surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
  • svga monitor — (hardware, graphics)   A monitor capable of displaying the output of an SVGA card.
  • symbololatry — the worship of symbols
  • 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.
  • temporaneous — lasting a short while
  • tensiometric — relating to the measurement of tension
  • teratomatous — relating to a tumour typically of the gonads
  • 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.
  • thermosphere — the region of the upper atmosphere in which temperature increases continuously with altitude, encompassing essentially all of the atmosphere above the mesosphere.
  • thermostable — capable of being subjected to a moderate degree of heat without loss of characteristic properties, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermolabile).
  • thermostated — 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.
  • 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.
  • thomas hardy — Godfrey Harold, 1877–1947, English mathematician.
  • thoracostomy — the construction of an artificial opening through the chest wall, usually for the drainage of fluid or the release of an abnormal accumulation of air.
  • thrombolysis — the dissolving or breaking up of a thrombus.
  • thunderstorm — a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds.
  • timbrologist — a stamp-collector
  • tmj syndrome — a condition attributed to tension in or faulty articulation of the temporomandibular joint, having a wide range of symptoms that include dizziness, ringing in the ears, and pain in the head, neck, and shoulders.
  • torremolinos — a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean, SW of Málaga: resort.
  • torso murder — a murder in which the body of the victim is dismembered at the torso.
  • tourist home — a private home with rooms for rent, usually for one night, to tourists, travelers, etc.
  • tracheostomy — the construction of an artificial opening through the neck into the trachea, usually for the relief of difficulty in breathing.
  • trachomatous — a chronic, contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, characterized by the formation of granulations and scarring and caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
  • 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.
  • transmontane — tramontane.
  • transumption — an act of metaphorical transference
  • tremendously — extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
  • 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
  • tronc master — a person who distributes pooled tips and service charges to waiters, waitresses, hotel workers etc.
  • trout stream — a stream in which trout live and which is a good source for catching trout
  • unsurmounted — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
  • untremendous — not tremendous or marvellous; not astounding or inspiring awe
  • ureterostomy — the construction of an artificial opening from the ureter through the abdominal wall or the flanks, permitting the passage of urine.
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