13-letter words containing a, s, m, o, u, l
- functionalism — (usually initial capital letter) Chiefly Architecture, Furniture. a design movement evolved from several previous movements or schools in Europe in the early 20th century, advocating the design of buildings, furnishings, etc., as direct fulfillments of material requirements, as for shelter, repose, or the serving of food, with the construction, materials, and purpose clearly expressed or at least not denied, and with aesthetic effect derived chiefly from proportions and finish, purely decorative effects being excluded or greatly subordinated. the doctrines and practices associated with this movement. Compare rationalism (def 4).
- gallows humor — humor that treats serious, frightening, or painful subject matter in a light or satirical way.
- gametothallus — a gamete-producing thallus.
- glamour stock — a popular stock that rises quickly or continuously in price and attracts large numbers of investors.
- graminicolous — (esp of parasitic fungi) living on grass
- granulomatous — an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.
- homosexualism — A sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) individuals of the same sex.
- homosexuality — sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex.
- hothouse lamb — a lamb born in the fall or early winter, usually reared indoors, specially fed, and marketed when from 9 to 16 weeks of age.
- illuminations — Plural form of illumination.
- inclusion map — a map of a set to itself in which each element of a given subset of the set is mapped to itself.
- isoamyl group — the univalent group C 5 H 11 .
- james douglas — Sir James ("the Black Douglas") 1286–1330, Scottish military leader.
- jerusalem oak — feather geranium.
- lamb's tongue — a molding having a deep, symmetrical profile ending in a narrow edge, as in a sash bar.
- lambeosaurine — Any crested hadrosaurid dinosaur of the subfamily Lambeosaurinae.
- leiomyomatous — a benign tumor composed of nonstriated muscular tissue.
- lighthouseman — a lighthouse keeper
- lump of sugar — lump1 (def 4).
- macrocephalus — Alternative spelling of macrocephalous.
- macrovascular — Of or pertaining to the larger blood vessels.
- magnanimously — In a magnanimous manner; with greatness of mind.
- magnoliaceous — belonging to the plant family Magnoliaceae.
- maliciousness — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- mammaliferous — containing the remains of mammals
- manipulations — Plural form of manipulation.
- manon lescaut — a novel (1731) by Antoine François Prévost.
- marvelousness — The quality or state of being marvelous.
- matt emulsion — a water-based paint which is not shiny when it dries
- melancholious — (obsolete) melancholy.
- melanochroous — having dark-coloured or black skin
- mescal button — one of the dried, buttonlike tops of a mescal of the genus Lophophora, used as a hallucinogen, especially by certain Indians of Mexico and the southwestern U.S. during religious ceremonies; peyote.
- mesocephalous — Alternative form of mesocephalic.
- metalliferous — containing or yielding metal.
- microcapsules — Plural form of microcapsule.
- microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
- microsurgical — Of or pertaining to microsurgery.
- microvascular — Of or relating to the smallest blood vessels.
- miscalculator — A person who miscalculates.
- miscellaneous — consisting of members or elements of different kinds; of mixed character: a book of miscellaneous essays on American history.
- misevaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- molluscicidal — relating to a preparation that kills molluscs
- monodactylous — having only one digit or claw.
- monumentalise — Alt form monumentalize.
- monumentalism — resembling a monument; massive or imposing.
- moral support — emotional assistance, encouragement
- mount stanley — a mountain in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo: the highest peak of the Ruwenzori range. Height: 5109 m (16 763 ft)
- mountainously — In a mountainous way.
- multihospital — comprising or relating to several hospitals
- multiorgasmic — Capable of multiple orgasms without a refractory period.