12-letter words containing tis
- irredentists — Plural form of irredentist.
- jettisonable — to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
- kentish fire — prolonged clapping by an audience, especially in unison, indicating impatience or disapproval.
- lithotritise — to perform a lithotrity
- livor mortis — Medicine/Medical. a bluish-purple discoloration of the skin on the dependent parts of a dead human body, caused by hypostasis, or accumulation of blood due to the action of gravity.
- lymphangitis — inflammation of the lymphatic vessels.
- marcatissimo — in a heavily accented manner
- marionettist — A puppeteer who controls a marionette.
- mesenteritis — inflammation of the mesentery.
- metasomatism — the series of metamorphic processes whereby chemical changes occur in minerals or rocks as a result of the introduction of material, often in hot aqueous solutions, from external sources.
- mithridatism — the production of immunity against the action of a poison by taking the poison in gradually increased doses.
- monetisation — Alternative spelling of monetization.
- monoglottism — Condition of being able to speak only a single language.
- mortise lock — a lock housed within a mortise in a door or the like, so that the lock mechanism is covered on both sides.
- multiscience — a broad knowledge
- multisensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- multiseptate — having several septa or chambers
- multiseriate — arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- multiservice — involving two or more of the armed services
- multisession — Involving multiple sessions.
- multiskilled — having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
- multispecies — of, relating to or affecting several species
- multistemmed — having two or more stems or trunks
- multistoried — Multi-storey.
- multisulcate — having many grooves or furrows
- nepotistical — Nepotistic.
- new atlantis — a political allegory by Francis Bacon, published in 1627.
- non-partisan — A person or group that is non-partisan does not support or help a particular political party or group.
- nonscientist — a person who is not a scientist
- numismatists — Plural form of numismatist.
- obscurantism — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- obscurantist — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- oesophagitis — Alternative spelling of esophagitis.
- ophthalmitis — ophthalmia.
- orthodontist — the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention and correction of irregular teeth, as by means of braces.
- otitis media — inflammation of the middle ear, characterized by pain, dizziness, and impaired hearing.
- paedobaptism — the baptism of infants
- paedobaptist — a person who baptizes infants
- panarthritis — arthritis in the entire joint
- pancreatitis — inflammation of the pancreas.
- pantisocracy — a community, social group, etc, in which all have rule and everyone is equal
- paracystitis — inflammation of the connective tissue around the urinary bladder.
- partisanship — an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
- pericarditis — inflammation of the pericardium.
- perineuritis — inflammation of the perineurium
- periodontist — a specialist in periodontics.
- phrontistery — a place or establishment for thinking, studying, or learning
- pneumocystis — any protozoan of the genus Pneumocystis, esp P. carinii, which is a cause of pneumonia in people whose immune defences have been lowered by drugs or a disease
- polymyositis — a disorder characterized by the inflammation of multiple muscles
- polyneuritis — inflammation of several nerves at the same time; multiple neuritis.