12-letter words containing s, y, m
- cyclostomous — of or relating to a cyclostome
- cyma reversa — a cyma whose convex part projects beyond the concave part.
- cymotrichous — having wavy hair
- cystectomies — Plural form of cystectomy.
- cystostomies — Plural form of cystostomy.
- demonstrably — capable of being demonstrated or proved.
- demulsifying — to break down (an emulsion) into separate substances incapable of re-forming the emulsion that was broken down.
- demystifying — Present participle of demystify.
- densitometry — Photography. an instrument for measuring the density of negatives.
- deoxymannose — rhamnose.
- desquamatory — an obsolete surgical instrument once used for the desquamation of bones
- discommodity — inconvenience; disadvantageousness.
- discommunity — a lack of community
- disembodying — Present participle of disembody.
- dismayedness — the condition of being dismayed
- dismissingly — In a dismissing manner; dismissively.
- dismissively — indicating dismissal or rejection; having the purpose or effect of dismissing, as from one's presence or from consideration: a curt, dismissive gesture.
- disopyramide — a substance, C 21 H 29 N 3 O, used in its phosphate form in the symptomatic and prophylactic treatment of certain cardiac arrhythmias.
- dissimilarly — In a dissimilar way; differently.
- dissyllabism — the fact of having two syllables
- dissymmetric — Asymmetric.
- dithyrambist — a writer or performer of dithyrambs
- domestically — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- dusty miller — Botany. any of several composite plants, as Centaurea cineraria, Senecio cineraria, or the beach wormwood, having pinnate leaves covered with whitish pubescence. rose campion.
- duty chemist — a dispensing chemist's that is open to the public for a specific period when other chemists are closed
- dyer's-broom — woadwaxen.
- dynamic dbms — dynamic database management system
- dynamometers — Plural form of dynamometer.
- dyotheletism — the teaching that Christ had both a divine will and a human will
- dyslipidemia — (medicine) an inbalance of lipids (especially cholesterol) in the blood; hypercholesterolemia.
- dysmenorrhea — painful menstruation.
- dysphemistic — Of, pertaining to, or being a dysphemism.
- dysrhythmias — Plural form of dysrhythmia.
- dystopianism — a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
- east germany — a former country in central Europe: created in 1949 from the Soviet zone of occupied Germany established in 1945: reunited with West Germany in 1990. 41,827 sq. mi. (108,333 sq. km). Capital: East Berlin.
- economy size — product: large, inexpensive
- economy-size — larger in size and costing less per unit of measurement than a smaller size: an economy-size box of soap flakes.
- ectosymbiont — (biology) A partner in a symbiotic relationship that remains on the surface of its host or occupies a body cavity.
- eleemosynary — Of, relating to, or dependent on charity; charitable.
- eleemosynous — Describes a gift or donation made as an act of charity or almsgiving.
- embryologist — An expert or specialist in embryology.
- empty-nester — a married person whose children have grown up and left home
- endosymbiont — (ecology) An organism that lives within the body or cells of another organism.
- energy-smart — using electrical power in an efficient or economical way
- enzymologist — A specialist in enzymology.
- epididymides — Plural form of epididymis.
- epididymitis — (pathology) inflammation of the epididymis.
- epistemology — The theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion.
- erythematous — Of or pertaining to erythema.
- esophagotomy — (surgery) The operation of making an incision into the esophagus for the purpose of removing an obstruction.