13-letter words containing i, m, p, r, o, s
- respirometric — of or relating to respirometers or respirometry
- response time — Psychology. the time consumed in making a response.
- rhizomorphous — rootlike in form.
- scalpelliform — having the shape of a scalpel blade
- second empire — the empire established in France (1852–70) by Louis Napoleon: the successor to the Second Republic.
- selenotropism — growth in response to moonlight.
- self-improver — improvement of one's mind, character, etc., through one's own efforts.
- semi-precious — Semi-precious stones are stones such as turquoises and amethysts that are used in jewellery but are less valuable than precious stones such as diamonds and rubies.
- semi-tropical — Semi-tropical places have warm, wet air.
- semioviparous — bearing young in an incomplete state of development, as a marsupial.
- semiporcelain — any of several vitrified ceramic wares lacking the translucency or hardness of true porcelain but otherwise similar to it.
- shipping room — a place in a business concern where goods are packed and shipped.
- shop chairman — a unionized employee elected to represent a shop, department, or the like, in dealings with an employer.
- simplificator — a person who simplifies matters
- space tourism — travel into space for recreational purposes
- spanish broom — a spiny, often leafless shrub, Genista hispanica, of the legume family, native to southern Europe, having clustered, golden-yellow flowers and hairy pods.
- spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
- spermatotoxic — spermotoxic.
- spermatotoxin — spermotoxin.
- spider monkey — any of several tropical American monkeys of the genus Ateles, having a slender body, long, slender limbs, and a long, prehensile tail: some are endangered.
- sportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- sportsmanship — the character, practice, or skill of a sportsman.
- stereotropism — a tropism determined by contact with a solid.
- sublime porte — official name of Porte.
- subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
- superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
- superdominant — submediant.
- superior room — A superior room is a room in a hotel that is more comfortable or has better amenities than other rooms.
- supermajority — a majority that must represent some percentage more than a simple majority.
- supermotility — Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores.
- superorganism — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- superromantic — exceptionally romantic
- sympiesometer — a barometer using a gas, rather than a vacuum, to measure pressure
- telescopiform — having body parts which resemble a telescope in that the retract within one another
- temporariness — lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent: a temporary need; a temporary job.
- terminal post — A terminal post is the terminal on a battery to which the battery lead is attached.
- theanthropism — the doctrine of the union of the divine and human natures, especially the manifestation of God as man in Christ.
- thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- thermospheric — pertaining to the thermosphere
- thermotropism — oriented growth of an organism in response to heat.
- thigmotropism — oriented growth of an organism in response to mechanical contact, as a plant tendril coiling around a string support.
- timbrophilist — a person who loves stamps or who collects stamps
- time exposure — a long exposure in which the shutter is opened and closed by hand or by a mechanism other than the automatic mechanism of the shutter.
- topochemistry — the study of reactions that only occur at specific regions in a system
- topoisomerase — any of a class of enzymes that control the coiling of DNA molecules
- transcriptome — a collection of all the messenger RNA in a particular cell
- treponemiasis — infection with treponema; syphilis.
- trophotropism — the response by an organism or cell to, or the movement of an organism or cell towards or away from, an external source of nutrition
- uncompromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
- unpromisingly — in a manner that is not showing any promise of favourable development or future success