12-LETTER SCIENCE WORDS
In physics it's the rate of change of velocity with respect to time, not necessarily an increase in speed
Acceleration
It's the state of being able to make decisions based on facts, not on opinions or emotions
Objectivity
"How to get rid of fairy tale creatures in swamp", "can you cook waffles if you have hooves?", "donkey-dragon power couples"
Shrek
Munis are one type of these debt securities issued by many governments
Bonds
Castro's country swims a few miles north to link up with a former British colony
Cubahamas
Sugars & starches are this type of organic compound with a name meaning "watered carbon"
Carbohydrate
This condition, OCD, is characterized by recurring, time-consuming behaviors that interfere with normal functioning
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
"Makeup that makes you look like a rock"; "Panem child labor laws"; "are these berries I found poisonous?"
The hunger games
Also used in a different type of gambling, this colorful term describes a stock with a history of paying out
A blue chip stock
North America's second most populous hooks up with South America's second most populous
Mexicolumbia
This layer of the Earth's atmosphere lies between the troposphere & the mesosphere
stratosphere
These muscles cover the sides of the abdomen & help rotate your trunk
Obliques
"Vegas flight for bachelorette but cheap"; "stomach hurts trying on dresses, why?"; "'Hold On' by Wilson Phillips lyrics"
bridesmaids
This alliterative event occurs when a company repurchases its own stock, increasing the value of the remaining shares
Buyback
Kabul's country safaris to East Africa to meet Dar es Salaam's
Afghanistanzania
Studies have shown that some shrews use this process, emitting high-pitched squeaks as a guide in the dark
echolocation
This 4-sided style of column typically tapers towards the top & ends in a pyramid
Obelisk
"How to become a superhero overnight"; "Vibranium shield repair shops"; "Battle strategies for fighting alien invasions"
Avengers
A rule that halts trading in the case of a sudden decline is called this, like a switch that trips to stop an electric overload
A Circuit breaker
Myanmar's aka slides down the peninsula below Thailand
Burmalaysia
From Latin for "heap" & "rain cloud", this mushroom-shaped cloud brings the thunder
cumulonimbus
In music this term means mandatory, to be played without omission; it often refers to an instrumental accompaniment
Obligato
"Kansas to Emerald City distance in miles, no traffic"; "red slippers from witch, curse?"; "winged monkeys unionized?"
Wizard of Oz
Basic goods like grains, beef & oil are traded as these & usually sold as derivative contracts called futures
Commodities
A Balkan "black mountain" country vaults over Serbia to meet the former Walachia & Moldavia
Montenegromania