13-letter words containing m, e, r, o, t
- exothermicity — (chemistry, physics) The release of heat during an exothermic reaction.
- exploratorium — A museum or similar institution that encourages visitors to explore the exhibits in a hands-on manner.
- extemporarily — In an extemporary manner.
- extemporising — Present participle of extemporise.
- extemporizing — Present participle of extemporize.
- extensometers — Plural form of extensometer.
- extermination — Killing, especially of a whole group of people or animals.
- exterminators — Plural form of exterminator.
- exterminatory — Relating to or marked by extermination.
- extreme sport — Extreme sports are exciting, physically dangerous sports such as bungee jumping or snowboarding.
- extremophiles — Plural form of extremophile.
- farm-to-table — noting or relating to fresh, locally sourced food sold to local consumers or restaurants: farm-to-table meats and seasonal vegetables.
- fermentations — Plural form of fermentation.
- fermentitious — of a fermenting nature
- ferromagnetic — noting or pertaining to a substance, as iron, that below a certain temperature, the Curie point, can possess magnetization in the absence of an external magnetic field; noting or pertaining to a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned.
- ferrotitanium — a ferroalloy containing up to 45 percent titanium.
- flame-thrower — an implement that kills weeds by scorching them with a directed flow of flaming gas.
- flamethrowers — Plural form of flamethrower.
- float chamber — Automotive. the bowl-shaped section of a carburetor in which a reserve of fuel is maintained, the fuel level being regulated by a float.
- forementioned — Mentioned earlier or above; already cited.
- forget-me-not — either of two small Old World plants, Myosotis sylvatica or M. scorpioides, of the borage family, having a light-blue flower commonly regarded as an emblem of constancy and friendship.
- forgotten man — a person no longer in the mind of the general public.
- form the fool — to play the fool or behave irritatingly
- formal system — an uninterpreted symbolic system whose syntax is precisely defined, and on which a relation of deducibility is defined in purely syntactic terms; a logistic system
- formal theory — an uninterpreted symbolic system whose syntax is precisely defined, and on which a relation of deducibility is defined in purely syntactic terms; a logistic system
- fort campbell — a military reservation in SW Kentucky and NW Tennessee, NW of Clarksville, Tenn., and SW of Hopkinsville, Ky.
- fort moultrie — William, 1730–1805, U.S. general.
- forty-eightmo — a book size of about 2½ × 4 inches (6 × 10 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 48 leaves or 96 pages. Abbreviation: 48mo, 48°.
- foster mother — a woman who takes the place of a mother in raising a child.
- foul-tempered — frequently and unnecessarily sullen or angry
- fragmentation — the act or process of fragmenting; state of being fragmented.
- frame pointer — A pointer to the current activation record in an implementation of a block structured language.
- franche-comte — a former province in E France: once a part of Burgundy.
- from the wood — (of a beverage) from a wooden container rather than a metal or glass one
- frumentaceous — of the nature of or resembling wheat or other grain.
- frumentarious — of or relating to wheat or a similar grain
- galvanometers — Plural form of galvanometer.
- galvanometric — Of or pertaining to galvanometry.
- 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.
- gastrostomies — Plural form of gastrostomy.
- generationism — the belief that some generations are superior to others
- geocentricism — the belief that the earth lies at the centre of the universe
- geometrically — of or relating to geometry or to the principles of geometry.
- geometricians — Plural form of geometrician.
- get somewhere — to make progress
- giorgi system — a system of units based on the metre, kilogram, second, and ampere, in which the magnetic constant has the value 4π × 10–7 henries per metre. It was used as a basis for SI units
- good-tempered — good-natured; amiable.
- governmentese — complicated or obscurantist language thought to be characteristic of government bureaucratic statements; officialese.
- gram's method — a method of staining and distinguishing bacteria, in which a fixed bacterial smear is stained with crystal violet, treated with Gram's solution, decolorized with alcohol, counterstained with safranine, and washed with water.