12-letter words containing t, a, e, m, o
- indomethacin — a substance, C 19 H 16 ClNO 4 , with anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic properties: used in the treatment of certain kinds of arthritis and gout.
- infotainment — edutainment.
- ingemination — Repetition; reduplication; reiteration.
- insemination — to inject semen into (the female reproductive tract); impregnate.
- intercompany — a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
- intercompare — (of members of a group) to compare each member against all other members
- interfemoral — situated between the thighs
- intermontane — located between mountains or mountain ranges: an intermontane lake.
- isodiametric — having equal diameters or axes.
- isoenzymatic — isoenzymic
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- james hutton — James, 1726–97, Scottish geologist: formulated uniformitarianism.
- katharometer — (science) A device used for analyzing gas mixtures by measuring their thermal conductivity.
- keratotomies — Plural form of keratotomy.
- kleptomaniac — a person who has kleptomania.
- labor market — the available supply of labor considered with reference to the demand for it.
- lamentations — the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
- laminotomies — Plural form of laminotomy.
- laparotomies — Plural form of laparotomy.
- laparotomize — to perform a laparotomy on.
- large-format — of or relating to a camera with an image area of 5 inches by 4 inches or more
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- late bloomer — a person whose talents or capabilities are slow to develop: A late bloomer, she wrote her first novel when she was almost 50.
- legitimation — according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
- leopard moth — a moth, Zeuzera pyrina, having white wings spotted with black and larvae that bore into the wood of various trees and shrubs.
- leptosomatic — a person of asthenic build.
- linear motor — an electric motor in which a movable part moves in a straight line, with power being supplied by a varying magnetic field set up by a fixed part of the system, as a metal rail on the ground.
- lopez mateos — Adolfo [ah-th awl-faw] /ɑˈðɔl fɔ/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Mexican lawyer and politician: president of Mexico 1958–64.
- machicolated — Having machicolations.
- machine bolt — a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.
- machine tool — a power-operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances.
- mackintoshes — Plural form of mackintosh.
- macroclimate — the general climate of a large area, as of a continent or country.
- macroculture — The dominant culture in a society, its overculture.
- macroetching — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- macrogametes — Plural form of macrogamete.
- macropterous — having long or large wings or fins.
- macrosegment — a stretch of speech preceded and followed but not interrupted by a pause.
- macroweather — Longer term average weather, covering period of length between that of weather and climate.
- maderization — the process whereby wine is heated and oxidized, resulting in a darker colour and an altered taste
- madreporites — Plural form of madreporite.
- maginot line — a zone of heavy defensive fortifications erected by France along its eastern border in the years preceding World War II, but outflanked in 1940 when the German army attacked through Belgium.
- magnetograph — a recording magnetometer, used especially for recording variations in the earth's magnetic field.
- magnetometer — an instrument for measuring the intensity of a magnetic field, especially the earth's magnetic field.
- magnetometry — (physics) The measurement of magnetic fields (strength and direction etc).
- magnetooptic — pertaining to the effect of magnetism upon the propagation of light.
- magnetopause — the boundary between the earth's magnetosphere and interplanetary space, about 40,000 miles (65,000 km) above the earth, marked by an abrupt decrease in the earth's magnetic induction.
- magnetotails — Plural form of magnetotail.
- magnetotaxis — movement or orientation of an organism in response to a magnetic field.
- magniloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.