12-letter words that end in st
- brains trust — a group of knowledgeable people who discuss topics in public or on radio or television
- brake assist — a part of a vehicle's braking system that automatically boosts braking pressure in an emergency situation
- brinell test — a test for determining the relative hardness (Brinell hardness) of a metal by measuring the diameter of the indentation made when a hardened steel ball is forced into the metal under a given pressure: the measure of hardness (Brinell number) is equal to the load in kilograms divided by the surface area in square millimeters of the indentation
- british list — a list, maintained by the British Ornithologists' Union, of birds accepted as occurring at least once in the British Isles
- bunco artist — a confidence trickster or con artist
- caked breast — a painful hardening of one or more lobules of a lactating breast, caused by stagnation of milk in the secreting ducts and accumulation of blood in the expanded veins; stagnation mastitis.
- capital cost — a cost incurred on the purchase of land, buildings, construction and equipment to be used in the production of goods or the rendering of services
- cardiologist — A cardiologist is a doctor who specializes in the heart and its diseases.
- caricaturist — A caricaturist is a person who shows other people in an exaggerated way in order to be humorous or critical, especially in drawings or cartoons.
- causationist — a person who believes in the theory of universal causation
- cessationist — One who subscribes to cessationism.
- chief priest — the highest ranking among a number of priests
- chirognomist — someone who studies chirognomy
- chondroblast — a type of cell that develops into a chondrocyte or cartilage cell
- choreologist — a person who is expert in choreology
- chronologist — a person versed in chronology.
- civil unrest — Civil unrest is fighting between different groups of people living in the same country, and losses caused by this fighting are usually not covered by insurance.
- clarinettist — A clarinettist is someone who plays the clarinet.
- clerofascist — A cleric supporting fascism or advocating a synthesis of religion and fascism.
- cloud forest — a forest, usually near coastal mountain peaks in tropical regions, that has an almost constant cloud cover, even during the dry season
- coalitionist — An advocate of coalition or a partner in a coalition.
- cocaine bust — an arrest for the possession of cocaine
- coleopterist — a person who studies the Coleoptera
- collectivist — Collectivist means relating to collectivism.
- colposcopist — an instrument that magnifies the cells of the cervix and vagina to permit direct observation and study of the living tissue.
- come to rest — When an object that has been moving comes to rest, it finally stops.
- command post — A command post is a place from which a commander in the army controls and organizes his forces.
- communionist — a person with a particular view or interpretation of communion, as specified.
- concertinist — Someone who plays the concertina.
- conchologist — One who collects shells, especially for the purpose of scientific study.
- confucianist — the system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct.
- conspiracist — a person who believes in or supports a conspiracy theory.
- contagionist — a person who, before conclusive proof is available, maintains that certain diseases are contagious
- convivialist — friendly; agreeable: a convivial atmosphere.
- coprophagist — a person who eats excrement
- corporealist — a materialist
- cosmochemist — a student of cosmochemistry
- counterblast — A counterblast is a strong angry reply to something that has been said, written, or done.
- craniologist — the science that deals with the size, shape, and other characteristics of human skulls.
- cremationist — a person who advocates cremation instead of burial of the dead.
- cryptanalyst — the procedures, processes, methods, etc., used to translate or interpret secret writings, as codes and ciphers, for which the key is unknown.
- cryptogamist — a botanist specializing in the study of cryptogams
- cryptologist — cryptography.
- cuneiformist — a person who studies or deciphers cuneiform writing.
- cunnilingist — Alt form cunnilinguist.
- current cost — The current cost of assets is their current value, or what it would cost to replace them at this time.
- data exhaust — unstructured information or data that is a by-product of the online activities of Internet users: Collecting and analyzing data exhaust can provide valuable insight into the purchasing habits of consumers.
- decentralist — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- defectionist — a person who is in favour of lapsing, backsliding, or defection
- deltiologist — the hobby of collecting post cards.