12-letter words containing s, o, y, e, r
- massotherapy — treatment by massage.
- master alloy — an alloy rich in certain elements, used in small quantities as an additive to melts of alloyed metal.
- memory farts — (jargon, humour) The flatulent sounds that some MS-DOS box BIOSes (most notably AMI's) make when checking memory at boot time.
- memory smash — (jargon) A Xerox PARC term for writing to the location addressed by a dangling pointer.
- memory stick — computing: flashcard, dongle
- memory verse — a verse or passage from the Bible to be memorized, especially by members of a Sunday school.
- mercy stroke — coup de grâce.
- microsurgery — any of various surgical procedures performed under magnification and with small specialized instruments, permitting very delicate operations, as the reconnection of severed blood vessels and nerves.
- microsystems — Plural form of microsystem.
- mob hysteria — the heightened and extreme emotions that can be experienced by people in a large crowd
- money spider — any of certain small shiny brownish spiders of the family Linyphiidae
- moneylenders — Plural form of moneylender.
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
- mornay sauce — a rich white sauce to which grated cheese, usually Swiss or Parmesan, and seasonings have been added
- mother's boy — mama's boy.
- mother's day — a day, usually the second Sunday in May, set aside in honor of mothers.
- multi-storey — A multi-storey building has several floors at different levels above the ground.
- multisensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
- mycoproteins — Plural form of mycoprotein.
- myringoscope — an instrument for examining the eardrum
- mysteriously — full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
- mystery tour — an excursion to an unspecified destination
- neurosensory — of or relating to the sensory role of the nervous system.
- neurosurgery — surgery of the brain or other nerve tissue.
- nonsecretory — not secretory
- nonsymmetric — Not symmetric; asymmetrical.
- northern spy — an American variety of red-striped apple that ripens in autumn or early winter.
- nosey parker — a persistently nosy, prying person; busybody.
- nurserywoman — a woman who owns or operates a plant nursery.
- nurserywomen — Plural form of nurserywoman.
- on your side — If something is on your side or if you have it on your side, it helps you when you are trying to achieve something.
- oppressively — burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.
- oral society — a society that has not developed literacy
- oral surgery — the branch of dentistry or of surgery dealing with the surgical treatment or repair of various conditions of the mouth or jaws.
- orchestrally — In an orchestral manner.
- oropharynxes — Plural form of oropharynx.
- oscillometry — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- outrageously — In an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree.
- overanalysis — the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis).
- overclassify — to classify to excess
- overmodestly — in an extremely modest manner
- oversimplify — make too simple
- oversubtlety — the quality of being too subtle
- oyster plant — salsify.
- oyster sauce — thick oyster-flavoured Asian relish
- oyster shell — oyster's hard outer covering
- oyster white — a slightly grayish white; off-white.
- pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- pearl oyster — any of several marine bivalve mollusks of the family Pteriidae, some of which form pearls of great value, inhabiting waters of eastern Asia and off the coasts of Panama and Baja California.