12-letter words containing s, u, r, m, o, n
- in our midst — among us
- inharmonious — not harmonious; discordant; unmelodious.
- kalmar sound — a strait between SE Sweden and Öland Island. 85 miles (137 km) long; 14 miles (23 km) wide.
- long measure — Also called long meter. Prosody. a four-line stanza in iambic tetrameter, often used in hymns, with the second and fourth lines rhyming and sometimes the first and third lines rhyming as well.
- luminiferous — producing light: the luminiferous properties of a gas.
- macronucleus — the larger of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans, having a multiple set of chromosomes and functioning in cell metabolism and protein synthesis.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- manipulators — Plural form of manipulator.
- manoeuvrings — Plural form of manoeuvring.
- mare nostrum — our sea, especially the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans.
- masturbation — the stimulation or manipulation of one's own genitals, especially to orgasm; sexual self-gratification.
- matriclinous — Having mostly maternally-inherited characteristics.
- matroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- meganthropus — a proposed genus of extinct, late lower Pleistocene primates based on two large lower jaws found in Java, and believed to be either Australopithecine or human.
- menstruation — the periodic discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus, occurring approximately monthly from puberty to menopause in nonpregnant women and females of other primate species.
- metachronous — Medicine/Medical. occurring at a different time than a similar event: metachronous tumors.
- microinsurer — (insurance) An insurer providing microinsurance, small low-cost policies aimed at underserved groups.
- micronucleus — the smaller of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans.
- microsurgeon — a person who performs microsurgery
- misconfigure — Configure (a system or part of it) incorrectly.
- misconstrual — A misinterpretation of the meaning of something.
- misconstruct — To construct wrongly.
- misconstrued — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstrue.
- misconstrues — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misconstrue.
- misdemeanour — Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.
- misfortunate — Having suffered misfortune; pitiable.
- mispronounce — Pronounce (a word) incorrectly.
- misventurous — characterized by a mishap
- moisturising — Present participle of moisturise.
- moisturizing — Present participle of moisturize.
- monocultures — Plural form of monoculture.
- monospermous — having one seed.
- monotrichous — (of bacteria) having a single flagellum at one pole.
- mornay sauce — a rich white sauce to which grated cheese, usually Swiss or Parmesan, and seasonings have been added
- 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.
- mournfulness — The property of being mournful.
- mouse around — To explore public portions of a large system, especially a network such as Internet via FTP or TELNET, looking for interesting stuff to snarf.
- mucoproteins — Plural form of mucoprotein.
- multisensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- murman coast — an Arctic coastal region in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Kola Peninsula.
- murmurations — Plural form of murmuration.
- musterbation — Alt form musturbation.
- musturbation — (psychology) The compulsive insistence that things ought to be a particular way.
- neurectomies — Plural form of neurectomy.
- neurochemist — A researcher or other professional in the field of neurochemistry.
- neurosarcoma — A malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, a form of cancer of the connective tissue surrounding nerves.