13-letter words containing m, e, r, c, s
- ethnocentrism — The tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own traditional, deferred, or adoptive ethnic culture.
- eurocommunism — the policies, doctrines, and practices of Communist Parties in Western Europe in the 1970s and 1980s, esp those rejecting democratic centralism and favouring nonalignment with the Soviet Union and China
- ex-serviceman — An ex-serviceman is a man who used to be in a country's army, navy, or air force.
- excimer laser — a type of gas laser that emits powerful pulses of ultraviolet radiation used in weapons, industrial, or medical research: this radiation is emitted as the short-lived excimers, dimeric molecules that can only exist when a component is energized into an excited state, return to their ground states
- farmer cheese — a cheese made by pressing together the soft white curds of whole milk or partly skimmed milk, similar in texture to dry cottage cheese.
- feinschmecker — gourmet.
- firmer chisel — a narrow-bladed chisel for paring and mortising, driven by hand pressure or with a mallet.
- first chamber — the parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of an upper chamber (First Chamber) and a lower chamber (Second Chamber)
- fluorochromes — Plural form of fluorochrome.
- force a smile — to make oneself smile
- franchisement — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- french system — a method of spinning in which fibers of extremely short-staple wool are not twisted before being spun.
- frumentaceous — of the nature of or resembling wheat or other grain.
- gastrectomies — Plural form of gastrectomy.
- gastrocnemius — the largest muscle in the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot, raises the heel, and assists in bending the knee.
- geocentricism — the belief that the earth lies at the centre of the universe
- geometricians — Plural form of geometrician.
- gyrocompasses — Plural form of gyrocompass.
- heliocentrism — The theory that the sun is the center of the universe, (This theory is historically important and was widely accepted at the time of Copernicus, Galileo and Kepler.).
- hemichordates — Plural form of hemichordate.
- hemiparasitic — Semiparasitic.
- hemispherical — having the form of a hemisphere.
- hermosa beach — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- histaminergic — releasing histamine
- home comforts — things in a house that make it comfortable
- home-schooler — to teach (one's children) at home instead of sending them to school.
- homeschoolers — Plural form of homeschooler.
- homoeroticism — a tendency to be sexually aroused by a member of the same sex.
- host computer — the main computer in a network: controls or performs certain functions for other computers.
- hypsometrical — Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
- ides of march — 15th March: ominous date
- immarcescible — (rare) Permanent, enduring; that does not perish.
- imperfections — A fault, blemish, or undesirable feature.
- imperfectives — Plural form of imperfective.
- imperfectness — of, relating to, or characterized by defects or weaknesses: imperfect vision.
- imperialistic — the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.
- impertinences — Plural form of impertinence.
- impreciseness — The quality of being imprecise, or of lacking precision.
- imputrescible — not liable to decomposition or putrefaction; incorruptible: a tanning process to make skins imputrescible.
- inclinometers — Plural form of inclinometer.
- income source — something that provides a regular supply of money, such as employment, investments, a pension etc
- income stream — a flow of money into a business
- informercials — Plural form of informercial.
- inner sanctum — sanctum (def 2).
- intermuscular — of or relating to muscle or the muscles: muscular strain.
- isobarometric — isobaric
- isochromosome — an abnormal chromosome in which the two arms share identical genetic information
- isometrically — of, relating to, or having equality of measure.
- jumper cables — jump leads for starting a vehicle
- keratomycosis — Fungal infection of the cornea.