12-letter words containing s, t, o, r, m
- foretopmasts — Plural form of foretopmast.
- formulations — Plural form of formulation.
- fort madison — a city in SE Iowa, on the Mississippi.
- fritto misto — small pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
- from scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- frontiersman — a person, especially a man, who lives on the frontier, especially in sparsely settled regions.
- frontiersmen — a person, especially a man, who lives on the frontier, especially in sparsely settled regions.
- fructosamine — (organic compound) A chemical compound that can be considered the result of a reaction between fructose and ammonia or an amine (with a molecule of water being released).
- gametophores — Plural form of gametophore.
- gastrocnemii — Plural form of gastrocnemius.
- gastrodermal — the inner cell layer of the body of an invertebrate.
- gastrodermis — the inner cell layer of the body of an invertebrate.
- gastronomics — the cooking style typical of a region or country
- gastronomies — Plural form of gastronomy.
- gastronomist — a connoisseur of good food; gourmet; epicure.
- gastrotomies — Plural form of gastrotomy.
- geochemistry — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- germinations — Plural form of germination.
- ghost shrimp — a shrimplike crustacean of the genus Callianassa, of the Pacific coast of North America, having a pinkish, transparent body.
- gila monster — a large, venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, covered with beadlike scales of yellow, orange, and black.
- glomerulitis — inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney.
- goldsmithery — the occupation of a goldsmith
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- gran turismo — (of an automobile) certified as conforming to the specifications, as fuel capacity and engine displacement, for a class of standard automobiles (Gran Turismo) qualified to engage in various types of competitions. Abbreviation: GTO.
- grandmothers — Plural form of grandmother.
- gravitropism — (biology, botany) a plant's ability to change its growth in response to gravity.
- harbormaster — A harbormaster is the official in charge of a harbor.
- harmoniumist — a person who plays a harmonium
- harvest home — the bringing home of the harvest.
- harvest moon — the moon at and about the period of fullness that is nearest to the autumnal equinox.
- headforemost — headfirst (def 1).
- heliotropism — heliotropic tendency or growth.
- hemarthrosis — (pathology) bleeding in the joints.
- herstmonceux — a village in S England, in E Sussex north of Eastbourne: 15th-century castle, site of the Royal Observatory, which was transferred from Greenwich between 1948 and 1958, until 1990
- heterogamous — Genetics. having unlike gametes, or reproducing by the union of such gametes (opposed to isogamous).
- heteromerous — having or consisting of parts that differ in quality, number of elements, or the like: a heteromerous flower.
- heteronomous — subject to or involving different laws.
- heteronymous — of, relating to, or characteristic of a heteronym.
- heterosexism — a prejudiced attitude or discriminatory practices against homosexuals by heterosexuals.
- heterotherms — Plural form of heterotherm.
- hidrocystoma — An adenoma of the sweat glands.
- hindforemost — with the back part in the front place
- home stretch — final stages: of race or journey
- homescreetch — a mistle thrush
- homesteaders — Plural form of homesteader.
- hominy grits — grits (def 1).
- homo erectus — an extinct species of the human lineage, formerly known as Pithecanthropus erectus, having upright stature and a well-evolved postcranial skeleton, but with a smallish brain, low forehead, and protruding face.
- homoiotherms — Plural form of homoiotherm.
- homothermous — (biology) warm-blooded.
- honor system — a system whereby the students at a school, the inmates in a prison, etc., are put on their honor to observe certain rules in order to minimize administrative supervision or to promote honesty.