12-letter words containing s, p, e, c, m
- scapegoatism — the act or practice of assigning blame or failure to another, as to deflect attention or responsibility away from oneself.
- semipellucid — somewhat pellucid; partially translucent or transparent
- semiprecious — (of a stone) having commercial value as a gem but not classified as precious, as the amethyst or garnet.
- semitropical — subtropical.
- shamrock-pea — a trailing plant, Parochetus communis, of the legume family, native to Asia and east Africa, having shamrocklike leaves with a brown crescent at the base and pea-shaped, pink and blue flowers.
- shrimp sauce — a sauce made from shrimps
- skeuomorphic — an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
- space helmet — a helmet worn by astronauts while in outer space
- special team — Football. a group of players fielded for kicking plays, as punts, kickoffs, and field-goal attempts.
- special term — the sitting of a court for the trial of a special case.
- spectrometer — an optical device for measuring wavelengths, deviation of refracted rays, and angles between faces of a prism, especially an instrument (prism spectrometer) consisting of a slit through which light passes, a collimator, a prism that deviates the light, and a telescope through which the deviated light is viewed and examined.
- spectrometry — an optical device for measuring wavelengths, deviation of refracted rays, and angles between faces of a prism, especially an instrument (prism spectrometer) consisting of a slit through which light passes, a collimator, a prism that deviates the light, and a telescope through which the deviated light is viewed and examined.
- speech maker — a person who makes a formal speech
- speed camera — device that detects speeding traffic
- spermaphytic — able to produce seeds
- spermaticide — spermicide.
- spermatocele — a swelling of the testicle
- spermatocide — spermicide.
- spermatocyte — a male germ cell (primary spermatocyte) that gives rise by meiosis to a pair of haploid cells (secondary spermatocytes) that give rise in turn to spermatids.
- spermophytic — able to produce seed
- sphygmoscope — a device for studying or examining the pulse
- spin machine — an organization or group of people acting together to present news or information in a way that creates a particular desired impression
- sprechstimme — sprechgesang.
- stapedectomy — a microsurgical procedure to relieve deafness by replacing the stapes of the ear with a prosthetic device.
- streptomyces — any of several aerobic bacteria of the genus Streptomyces, certain species of which produce antibiotics.
- streptomycin — an antibiotic, C 2 1 H 3 9 N 7 O 1 2 , produced by a soil actinomycete, Streptomyces griseus, and used in medicine in the form of its white, water-soluble sulfate salt, chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- stump speech — a political campaign speech, especially one made on a campaign tour.
- stumpknocker — spotted sunfish.
- subcomponent — a constituent part; element; ingredient.
- suboperculum — a bone in fishes behind the operculum or gill covering
- supernaculum — a highly regarded liquor, to be drunk to the very last drop
- the olympics — the Olympic Games
- time capsule — a receptacle containing documents or objects typical of the current period, placed in the earth or in a cornerstone for discovery in the future.
- uncomposable — not fit for composition
- undecomposed — not reduced to constituent elements