12-letter words containing s, y, t, o
- isotacticity — (of a polymer) having the same configuration at successive, regularly spaced positions along the chain. See also configuration (def 4).
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- isotonically — In an isotonic way.
- isotopically — With regard to isotopes.
- job security — chances of staying in employment
- johnson city — a city in NE Tennessee.
- kakistocracy — government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power.
- keratoplasty — plastic surgery performed upon the cornea, especially a corneal transplantation.
- keyboardists — Plural form of keyboardist.
- keystone kop — Usually, Keystone Kops. (in early silent movies) a team of comic policemen noted for their slapstick routines.
- kidney stone — an abnormal stone, or concretion, composed primarily of oxalates and phosphates, found in the kidney.
- kosher-style — (of a cuisine, restaurant, etc.) featuring traditional Jewish dishes, but not adhering to the dietary laws: kosher-style cooking.
- koussevitzky — Serge [sairzh] /sɛərʒ/ (Show IPA), (Sergei Alexandrovich Koussevitsky) 1874–1951, Russian orchestra conductor in the U.S.
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lay siege to — attack
- lay store by — to value or reckon as important
- leon trotsky — Leon (Lev or Leib, Davidovich Bronstein) 1879–1940, Russian revolutionary and writer: minister of war 1918–25.
- leucocytosis — an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukocytosis — an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- libidinosity — lustfulness
- licentiously — In a licentious manner, rowdily, overwhelmed by passion and without control of appetites (especially sexual appetites).
- life history — the series of living phenomena exhibited by an organism in the course of its development from inception to death.
- likely story — dubious account
- logistically — of or relating to logistics.
- looney-tunes — crazy; demented
- loosely-knit — associated or linked in a loose way
- lugubriosity — mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- lymphoblasts — Plural form of lymphoblast.
- lysogenicity — the quality or condition of being lysogenic
- lysolecithin — any compound of lecithin produced by the removal of one of the fatty acid groups by hydrolysis
- macrocytosis — The presence of macrocytes in the blood.
- make history — do sth of great significance
- mass society — a society whose members are characterized by having segmentalized, impersonal relations, a high degree of physical and social mobility, a spectator relation to events, and a pronounced tendency to conform to external popular norms.
- massotherapy — treatment by massage.
- master alloy — an alloy rich in certain elements, used in small quantities as an additive to melts of alloyed metal.
- mastocytosis — an overproduction of mast cells in body tissues.
- masturbatory — the stimulation or manipulation of one's own genitals, especially to orgasm; sexual self-gratification.
- memory farts — (jargon, humour) The flatulent sounds that some MS-DOS box BIOSes (most notably AMI's) make when checking memory at boot time.
- memory stick — computing: flashcard, dongle
- meniscectomy — the surgical excision of a meniscus, as of the knee joint.
- mercy stroke — coup de grâce.
- meticulosity — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- meticulously — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- microanalyst — One who carries out microanalysis.
- microcrystal — a microscopic crystal.
- microsystems — Plural form of microsystem.
- milquetoasty — Meek, timid.
- misogynistic — reflecting or exhibiting hatred, dislike, mistrust, or mistreatment of women.
- misportrayal — the act of portraying.