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12-letter words containing s, t, o, n, y, m

  • non-systemic — of or relating to a system.
  • nonsymbiotic — Not symbiotic.
  • nonsymmetric — Not symmetric; asymmetrical.
  • nyctitropism — tending to assume at or just before nightfall positions unlike those maintained during the day, as the leaves or flowers of certain plants.
  • omnisciently — having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things.
  • pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
  • pneumocystis — any protozoan of the genus Pneumocystis, esp P. carinii, which is a cause of pneumonia in people whose immune defences have been lowered by drugs or a disease
  • point system — Printing. a system for grading the sizes of type bodies, leads, etc., that employs the point as a unit of measurement. Compare point (def 48a).
  • polycentrism — the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
  • postliminary — of or relating to postliminy
  • pseudonymity — pseudonymous character.
  • salpingotomy — incision of a Fallopian tube.
  • satyromaniac — a lascivious man; lecher.
  • semi-monthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
  • semiautonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
  • sensitometry — the science of determining the sensitivity of photographic materials.
  • serotaxonomy — the study of the taxonomy of proteins using serological methods
  • smotheringly — in a smothering manner
  • sound system — equipment for playing music
  • stop payment — an order by the drawer of a check to his or her bank not to pay a specified check.
  • street money — walking-around money (def 2).
  • 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.
  • subcommunity — a self-contained community usually within the suburbs of a large urban area.
  • sycophantism — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
  • synaptosomal — pertaining to a synaptosome
  • theoclymenus — (in the Odyssey) a seer who foretold the return of Odysseus and the death of Penelope's suitors.
  • 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.
  • tommy atkins — any private of the British army.
  • tonsillotomy — incision or excision of a portion of a tonsil.
  • transmogrify — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
  • tremendously — extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
  • voluntaryism — voluntarism (def 2).
  • zymotechnics — the art of managing the fermentation process
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