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13-letter words containing m, a, c, l, e, s

  • optical mouse — (hardware)   Any kind of mouse that uses visible light or infrared to detect changes in its position.
  • peach blossom — the flower of the peach tree: the state flower of Delaware.
  • place of arms — an area in a fortress or a fortified town where troops could assemble for defense.
  • plasma screen — A plasma screen is a type of thin television screen or computer screen that produces high-quality images.
  • plastic money — credit cards, used instead of cash
  • pre-eclampsia — Pathology. a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by hypertension, fluid retention, and albuminuria, sometimes progressing to eclampsia.
  • prebasic molt — the molt by which most birds replace all of their feathers, usually occurring annually after the breeding season.
  • primal scream — a scream uttered by a person undergoing primal therapy.
  • quasi-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
  • réaumur scale — René Antoine Ferchault de [ruh-ney ahn-twan fer-shoh duh] /rəˈneɪ ɑ̃ˈtwan fɛrˈʃoʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1683–1757, French physicist and inventor.
  • republicanism — republican government.
  • rhinoscleroma — an inflammatory bacterial disease of the nose that is mostly found in Africa and Central America
  • sacerdotalism — the system, spirit, or methods of the priesthood.
  • sacramentally — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
  • saint michael — one of the archangels. Feast day: Sept 29 or Nov 8
  • salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
  • scalpelliform — having the shape of a scalpel blade
  • scandalmonger — a person who spreads scandal or gossip.
  • scarlet woman — a sexually promiscuous woman, especially a prostitute or a woman who commits adultery.
  • schematically — pertaining to or of the nature of a schema, diagram, or scheme; diagrammatic.
  • scleromalacia — a thinning of the sclera (the eyeball's outer covering) which can occur as a result of rheumatoid arthritis
  • scrambled egg — eggs stirred while cooking
  • scullery maid — a maid whose duties include washing up and vegetable preparation
  • self-medicate — to medicate oneself without consulting a physician
  • semi-circular — Something that is semi-circular has the shape of half a circle.
  • semi-mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
  • semi-official — having some degree of official authority.
  • semi-tropical — Semi-tropical places have warm, wet air.
  • semiclassical — of or relating to music by classical composers that is familiar or appealing to the general public.
  • semiempirical — partly empirical
  • semiochemical — a chemical substance produced by an animal and used in communications, such as a pheromone
  • semipolitical — of a partially political nature; having some political features.
  • semiporcelain — any of several vitrified ceramic wares lacking the translucency or hardness of true porcelain but otherwise similar to it.
  • 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.
  • shell company — A shell company is a company that another company takes over in order to use its name to gain an advantage.
  • silvichemical — any of a number of chemicals derived from a tree.
  • single combat — combat between two persons.
  • small calorie — Thermodynamics. calorie (def 1a).
  • social market — an economic system in which industry and commerce are run by private enterprise within limits set by the government to ensure equality of opportunity and social and environmental responsibility
  • social-minded — interested in or concerned with social conditions or the welfare of society.
  • sterculia gum — karaya gum.
  • supercolumnar — existing above a column or columns: a supercolumnar feature.
  • supercriminal — an extremely bad, powerful or successful criminal, a criminal working on a large scale or committing extreme crimes
  • supramolecule — a collection of molecules held together by intermolecular forces
  • sustentaculum — an organ or part that gives support
  • sweet calamus — a plant, Acorus calamus, of the arum family, having long, sword-shaped leaves and a pungent, aromatic rootstock.
  • symmetrically — characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
  • telefacsimile — facsimile (def 2).
  • telemechanics — the science or practice of operating mechanisms by remote control.
  • the-alchemist — a comedy (1610) by Ben Jonson.
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