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13-letter words containing a, l, t, m

  • drilling mast — A drilling mast is a structure over an oil well which supports the drilling equipment and allows it to be lifted into and out of the wellbore.
  • dumb terminal — (hardware)   A type of terminal that consists of a keyboard and a display screen that can be used to enter and transmit data to, or display data from, a computer to which it is connected. A dumb terminal, in contrast to an intelligent terminal, has no independent processing capability or auxiliary storage and thus cannot function as a stand-alone device. The dumbest kind of terminal is a glass tty. The next step up has a minimally addressable cursor but no on-screen editing or other features normally supported by an intelligent terminal. Once upon a time, when glass ttys were common and addressable cursors were something special, what is now called a dumb terminal could pass for a smart terminal.
  • e-mail client — mail user agent
  • ease the helm — to relieve the pressure on the rudder of a vessel, esp by bringing the bow into the wind
  • east malaysia — part of Malaysia, consisting of the states of Sabah and Sarawak, which occupy the N part of the island of Borneo
  • ectocommensal — Biology. (of an organism) living in a commensal relationship on the exterior of another organism.
  • elastic limit — the greatest stress that can be applied to a material without causing permanent deformation
  • electrodermal — Of or relating to measurement of the electrical conductivity of the skin, especially as an indicator of someone’s emotional responses.
  • electromagnet — A soft metal core made into a magnet by the passage of electric current through a coil surrounding it.
  • electron beam — a beam or stream of electrons emitted by a single source that move in the same direction and at the same speed
  • embranglement — Embroilment, entanglement; the state of being or getting embrangled.
  • emotionalists — Plural form of emotionalist.
  • emotionalized — Simple past tense and past participle of emotionalize.
  • emotionalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emotionalize.
  • emotionalness — The state or quality of being emotional.
  • employability — (uncountable) The state or quality of being employable.
  • encephalotomy — The dissection of the brain.
  • encomiastical — Alternative form of encomiastic.
  • endolymphatic — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
  • endotheliomas — Plural form of endothelioma.
  • enigmatically — Acting in a manner that suggests an enigma.
  • entanglements — Plural form of entanglement.
  • entomological — Of or pertaining to entomology.
  • enumerability — The condition of being enumerable.
  • environmental — Relating to the natural world and the impact of human activity on its condition.
  • enzymatically — In terms of, or by using, enzymes.
  • epistemically — In a manner that pertains to knowledge.
  • epitheliomata — Plural form of epithelioma.
  • establishment — The action of establishing something or being established.
  • estimableness — The quality of deserving esteem or regard.
  • ethnophaulism — An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided. For example,
  • euphemistical — Archaic form of euphemistic.
  • examinability — The quality or state of being examinable.
  • examinatorial — of or having to do with an examiner or examination
  • exclamational — Relating to, or having the form of, an exclamation.
  • exploratorium — A museum or similar institution that encourages visitors to explore the exhibits in a hands-on manner.
  • extemporarily — In an extemporary manner.
  • extra-marital — An extra-marital affair is a sexual relationship between a married person and another person who is not their husband or wife.
  • extrafamilial — Outside a family.
  • extralimitary — outside the limits or borders of an area
  • extrametrical — exceeding the number of syllables normally used in a given metre
  • fait accompli — an accomplished fact; a thing already done: The enemy's defeat was a fait accompli long before the formal surrender.
  • familiarities — Plural form of familiarity.
  • family credit — (formerly, in Britain) a means-tested allowance paid to low-earning families with one or more dependent children and one or both parents in work: replaced by Working Families' Tax Credit in 1999
  • family doctor — a general practitioner.
  • farm-to-table — noting or relating to fresh, locally sourced food sold to local consumers or restaurants: farm-to-table meats and seasonal vegetables.
  • fast telegram — a type of domestic telegram sent at full rate with a minimum charge for 10 words or less and accepted for immediate delivery.
  • fatigue limit — the maximum stress to which a material can be subjected without failing.
  • fellow inmate — sb in same prison
  • female thread — a helical groove in a cylindrical hole formed by a tap or lathe tool
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