13-letter words containing d, i, s, m, l, a
- paradigm plus — A configurable object-oriented CASE tool from Proto Soft.
- plasmodiocarp — a fruiting body of certain myxomycetes.
- platinum disc — (in Britain) an album certified to have sold 300 000 copies or a single certified to have sold 600 000 copies
- polydaemonism — the belief in many evil spirits.
- promised land — Heaven.
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
- quadragesimal — of, relating to, or suitable for Lent; Lenten.
- quasi-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- released time — time or a period allotted to a teacher apart from normal duties for a special activity, as personal research.
- sacerdotalism — the system, spirit, or methods of the priesthood.
- scullery maid — a maid whose duties include washing up and vegetable preparation
- segmentalized — separated into parts, sections, elements, classes, etc.; compartmentalized: a segmentalized society.
- self-admitted — admitting to a specific charge or accusation; self-confessed: a self-admitted spy.
- self-medicate — to medicate oneself without consulting a physician
- semilegendary — having some historical basis, but legendary in part
- seminal fluid — the fluid component of semen, excluding the sperm.
- sendmail inc. — (company) The company, announced in November 1997 and launched in March 1998, created by Eric Allman, the original author of Sendmail. Allman is Chief Technology Officer, Greg Olson is President and CEO. Sendmail Inc. will sell commercial upgrades, service and support to Internet Service Providers and corporations running critical e-mail applications, while still continuing freeware development. Allman said that he devoted the fist six months of the life of Sendmail Inc. to finalising the freeware release. A commercial version was due in summer 1998, at around $1000 per server. The company is expected to reach $40m annual sales within three years. Funding is in the region of $1.25m. Address: Emeryville, California, USA.
- sidereal time — time measured by the diurnal motion of stars. A sidereal day is about four minutes shorter than a solar day, with hours, minutes, and seconds all proportionally shorter.
- silla kingdom — an ancient Korean state that unified Korea; flourished in the 7th–10th centuries a.d.
- single-masted — (of a boat) having a single mast
- small holding — a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.
- social-minded — interested in or concerned with social conditions or the welfare of society.
- sodomitically — in a sodomitical manner
- solifidianism — a person who maintains that faith alone, without the performance of good works, is all that is necessary for salvation.
- spasmodically — given to or characterized by bursts of excitement.
- striped maple — a maple, Acer pensylvanicum, of northeastern North America, having white-striped bark.
- sulfadimidine — an antibacterial sulfa drug used in human and veterinary medicine. It is effective against chlamydia, toxoplasma, and cocidia
- sulfanilamide — a white, crystalline amide of sulfanilic acid, C 6 H 8 N 2 O 2 S, formerly used in the treatment of bacterial infections: replaced by its derivatives and by antibiotics.
- superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
- timed-release — sustained-release.
- tradesmanlike — like or characteristic of a tradesman
- unassimilated — to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
- unimak island — an island in SW Alaska, in the E part of the Aleutian Islands: largest and easternmost of the Aleutian Islands. About 70 miles (110 km) long and 20 miles (32 km) wide.
- unmetabolised — not metabolised
- west midlands — a metropolitan county in central England. 347 sq. mi. (899 sq. km).
- wild huntsman — the leader of the Wild Hunt, often associated with Odin.
- words fail me — I am too happy, sad, amazed, etc, to express my thoughts