12-letter words containing s, t, o, r, m
- monochromist — An artist working in the monochromatic style.
- monocultures — Plural form of monoculture.
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
- monostearate — a stearate containing one stearoyl group.
- monostrophic — consisting of stanzas or strophes all having the same metrical structure.
- monoterpenes — Plural form of monoterpene.
- monotrichous — (of bacteria) having a single flagellum at one pole.
- monsterizing — Present participle of monsterize.
- monte cristo — a sandwich containing slices of ham, chicken, and Swiss cheese, dipped in beaten egg and fried until brown.
- montebrasite — a mineral, lithium aluminum hydroxyl phosphate, LiAlPO 4 (OH), isomorphous with amblygonite, used as an ore of lithium.
- montessorian — a system for teaching young children, in which the fundamental aim is self-motivated education by the children themselves, as they are encouraged to move freely through individualized instruction and physical exercises, accompanied by special emphasis on the training of the senses and the early development of reading and writing skills.
- montparnasse — a district in S Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine: noted for its cafés and the artists and writers who have frequented and lived in the area.
- moonstricken — Moonstruck.
- mooring mast — the mast or tower to which a dirigible is moored.
- moralisation — Standard spelling of moralization.
- morning star — a bright planet, especially Venus, seen in the east immediately before sunrise.
- morphologist — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
- morphosyntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
- morro castle — a historic fort at the entrance to the harbor of Havana, Cuba.
- mortarboards — Plural form of mortarboard.
- mortise lock — a lock housed within a mortise in a door or the like, so that the lock mechanism is covered on both sides.
- mother goose — the fictitious author of a collection of nursery rhymes first published in London (about 1760) under the title of Mother Goose's Melody.
- mother house — a convent housing a mother superior of a community of nuns.
- mother's boy — mama's boy.
- mother's day — a day, usually the second Sunday in May, set aside in honor of mothers.
- mother-seton — Saint Elizabeth Ann (Bayley) ("Mother Seton") 1774–1821, U.S. educator, social-welfare reformer, and religious leader: first native-born American to be canonized (1975).
- motherboards — Plural form of motherboard.
- motherhouses — Plural form of motherhouse.
- motherliness — The property of being motherly.
- motor sailer — a yacht having sails and an engine as an alternative or auxiliary means of propulsion.
- motor skills — coordination, ability to move
- motor vessel — a ship driven by a diesel or other internal-combustion engine.
- motorcyclist — a motor vehicle similar to a bicycle but usually larger and heavier, chiefly for one rider but sometimes having two saddles or an attached sidecar for passengers.
- motorisation — Alternative spelling of motorization.
- motorscooter — A motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame.
- mount desert — island off the S coast of Me.: resort: c. 100 sq mi (259 sq km)
- mount erebus — a volcano in Antarctica, on Ross Island: discovered by Sir James Ross in 1841 and named after his ship. Height: 3794 m (12 448 ft)
- mount robson — a mountain in SW Canada, in E British Columbia: the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. Height: 3954 m (12 972 ft)
- mount sorata — a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes: the highest mountain in the Cordillera Real, with two peaks, Ancohuma, 6550 m (21 490 ft), and Illampu, 6485 m (21 276 ft)
- mountaineers — Plural form of mountaineer.
- mouse arrest — (jargon) Getting busted for violating an on-line service's rule of conduct. "Sorry I couldn't get back to you. AOL put me under mouse arrest."
- mouse trails — (operating system) A feature (usually of Graphical User Interfaces) which causes the mouse pointer to leave a trail across the screen. This is done by keeping track of the last eight or so (maybe configurable) pointer positions, and only erasing the oldest. This means that at any time, there may be up to eight pointers on the screen, but if the mouse is still, they will all be in the same position, and so only one will be visible. When the mouse moves, it appears to leave a trail of pointers behind it, and this can dramatically increase the visibility of the pointer when using LCD screens. The older ones had such long persistence that a single mouse pointer, when moving, tended to be completely invisible, and on a cluttered screen, was very difficult to find.
- mousetrapped — Simple past tense and past participle of mousetrap.
- mousquetaire — musketeer.
- mucoproteins — Plural form of mucoprotein.
- multi-storey — A multi-storey building has several floors at different levels above the ground.
- multifarious — having many different parts, elements, forms, etc.
- multiflorous — bearing many flowers, as a peduncle.
- multipurpose — able to be used for several purposes: a multipurpose lawn spray.
- multisensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.