12-letter words containing s, u, r, n, o
- jurisconsult — Roman and Civil Law. a person authorized to give legal advice.
- jurisdiction — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- kalmar sound — a strait between SE Sweden and Öland Island. 85 miles (137 km) long; 14 miles (23 km) wide.
- keratogenous — producing horn or a horny substance.
- kindred soul — like-minded person
- labour pains — the pains felt during the contractions of childbirth
- laboursaving — reducing (human) effort, hard work, or labour
- lane closure — the closing of a lane on a motorway
- languorously — characterized by languor; languid.
- last honours — observances of respect at a funeral
- leonardesque — of, relating to, or suggesting Leonardo da Vinci or the style of his paintings.
- leukotrienes — Plural form of leukotriene.
- ligniperdous — (of insects) wood-destroying
- 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.
- long residue — Long residue is the heaviest fraction from the crude oil distillation process.
- lower fungus — any of various fungi that do not produce well-organized fruiting bodies and primarily reproduce asexually, as the chytrids.
- lubrications — Plural form of lubrication.
- lucubrations — Plural form of lucubration.
- luminiferous — producing light: the luminiferous properties of a gas.
- lustrousness — the state or condition of being lustrous
- 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)