12-letter words containing s, t, a, i, m
- semidominant — producing an intermediate, heterozygous phenotype
- semifinalist — a participant or one qualified to participate in a semifinal.
- semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
- semiliterate — a person who is semiliterate.
- semimetallic — partially metallic; of the nature of a semi-metal
- semimonastic — somewhat monastic; monastic in certain respects
- semimystical — somewhat mystical; having a mystical quality to a partial degree
- semiparasite — hemiparasite
- semitropical — subtropical.
- senarmontite — a mineral, antimony trioxide, Sb 2 O 3 , occurring in pearl-colored isometric octahedrons: a dimorph of valentinite.
- sensationism — a theory of psychology maintaining that experience consists solely of sensations.
- septemvirate — the ruling body of septemvirs.
- septuagesima — the third Sunday before Lent.
- seringapatam — a town in S Karnataka, in S India, former capital of Mysore state: taken by the British 1799.
- serpentarium — a place where snakes are housed, especially for exhibition.
- shamateurism — a sports term referring to a state in which an athlete is classified as an amateur but acts like a professional, usually by raising money
- shield match — a cricket match for the Sheffield Shield
- shrimp plant — a small, sprawling shrub, Justicia brandegeana (or Beloperone guttata), of the acanthus family, native to Mexico, having small white flowers protruding from a series of overlapping reddish bracts and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- siamese twin — (not in technical use) conjoined twin.
- silent alarm — an alarm that alerts security personnel or the police without the knowledge of the intruder or criminal whose presence triggers it: The silent alarm set off a flashing light at the police station.
- simhat torah — a Jewish festival, celebrated on the 23d day of Tishri, that marks the end of the annual cycle of Torah readings and the beginning of the next cycle
- similarities — the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance.
- simultaneity — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- simultaneous — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- sint maarten — St. Martin.
- situationism — the theory that behavior is chiefly response to immediate situations.
- slot machine — a gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and pulling a handle that activates a set of spinning symbols on wheels, the final alignment of which determines the payoff that is released into a receptacle at the bottom.
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- smart cookie — intelligent or sharp-witted person
- smith island — a group of islands in S Maryland and N Virginia, in Chesapeake Bay.
- somaesthesia — sensory perception of bodily feelings like touch, pain, position of the limbs, etc
- somatic cell — one of the cells that take part in the formation of the body, becoming differentiated into the various tissues, organs, etc.
- somaticizing — to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.
- somatization — to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.
- somatostatin — a polypeptide hormone, produced in the brain and pancreas, that inhibits secretion of somatotropin from the hypothalamus and inhibits insulin production by the pancreas.
- somatotensic — (of certain plants that are eaten as food) restoring equilibrium
- somatotropin — a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, that stimulates growth in humans.
- somnambulist — sleepwalking.
- somnifacient — causing or inducing sleep.
- 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.
- spermaphytic — able to produce seeds
- spermaticide — spermicide.
- spermatocide — spermicide.
- spermatozoid — a motile male gamete produced in an antheridium.
- spiritualism — the belief or doctrine that the spirits of the dead, surviving after the mortal life, can and do communicate with the living, especially through a person (a medium) particularly susceptible to their influence.
- spray millet — the seeds of millet left on the spike and sold in pet shops for cage birds.
- stabilimeter — stabilograph.
- stakhanovism — a method for increasing production by rewarding individual initiative, developed in the Soviet Union in 1935.
- stalactiform — resembling or shaped like a stalactite.