12-letter words containing n, o, c, m, p, s
- cryptomonads — Plural form of cryptomonad.
- cryptonymous — having a code name or secret name
- decompensate — to undergo decompensation due to disease or impairment
- dipsomaniacs — Plural form of dipsomaniac.
- discomposing — Present participle of discompose.
- emancipators — Plural form of emancipator.
- encompasseth — Archaic third-person singular form of encompass.
- encompassing — Present participle of encompass.
- gymnocarpous — (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- iconophilism — a taste for pictures and symbols
- implications — something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood: to resent an implication of dishonesty.
- importancies — Plural form of importancy.
- imprecations — Plural form of imprecation.
- incompassing — Present participle of incompass.
- incompassion — (obsolete) Lack of compassion.
- incompetents — Plural form of incompetent.
- machine shop — a workshop in which metal and other substances are cut, shaped, etc., by machine tools.
- marine corps — a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces trained for land, sea, and air combat, typically for land combat in conjunction with an amphibious or airborne landing, and whose commandant is responsible to the secretary of the navy.
- microphonics — (electronics) The phenomenon where certain components in electronic devices transform mechanical vibrations into an unwanted electrical signal.
- microphonism — a usually undesirable property of some electronic circuits or components in which mechanical vibrations of a component affect the signal being transmitted through the circuit.
- misanthropic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
- mispronounce — Pronounce (a word) incorrectly.
- mond process — a process for obtaining nickel by heating the ore in carbon monoxide to produce nickel carbonyl vapour, which is then decomposed at a higher temperature to yield the metal
- monophysitic — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
- monopolistic — a person who has a monopoly.
- monospecific — having or comprising a single species
- monostrophic — consisting of stanzas or strophes all having the same metrical structure.
- monosynaptic — having or relating to a sole synapse
- moss campion — cushion pink.
- mount scopus — a mountain in central Israel, east of Jerusalem: a N extension of the Mount of Olives; site of the Hebrew University (1925). Height: 834 m (2736 ft)
- mucoproteins — Plural form of mucoprotein.
- mutton chops — side whiskers trimmed in the shape of chops, widening out from the temples
- mycoproteins — Plural form of mycoprotein.
- myringoscope — an instrument for examining the eardrum
- necrophilism — necrophilia.
- normed space — any vector space on which a norm is defined.
- nyctitropism — tending to assume at or just before nightfall positions unlike those maintained during the day, as the leaves or flowers of certain plants.
- omnipresence — present everywhere at the same time: the omnipresent God.
- parachronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date later than the actual one.
- paronomastic — the use of a word in different senses or the use of words similar in sound to achieve a specific effect, as humor or a dual meaning; punning.
- phonesthemic — (of a speech sound) shared by a set of echoic or symbolic words, as the sn- of sneer, snarl, snatch, snide, snitch, snoop, etc.
- physiognomic — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- pinchcommons — a person who is frugal with food
- pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
- pneumococcus — a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis.
- 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
- poison sumac — a shrub or small tree, Rhus vernix (or Toxicodendron vernix), of swampy areas of the eastern U.S., having pinnate leaves and causing severe dermatitis when touched by persons sensitive to it.
- polycentrism — the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
- ponzi scheme — a swindle in which a quick return, made up of money from new investors, on an initial investment lures the victim into much bigger risks.