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13-letter words containing m, l, i, s

  • symbolic code — a program code unrelated to the hardware of a particular computer and requiring conversion to the code used by the computer before the program can be used.
  • symbolic link — (file format)   (SYLK) A Microsoft file format for spreadsheets, (not to be confused with symbolic link). SYLK format existed in one form or another in as early as 1987, and was part of Excel v1.0. It is is an outgrowth of VisiCalc DIF file format. SYLK format is ascii text and represents information about both formula, value, and some formatting information, which makes it something like an RTF for spreadsheets. It is used as a general tabular data exchange format.
  • symbolization — the act or process of symbolizing.
  • symmetrically — characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
  • sympatholytic — opposing the effects of stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
  • synallagmatic — relating to a reciprocally binding contract
  • synophthalmia — cyclopia.
  • syringomyelia — a disease of the spinal cord in which the nerve tissue is replaced by a cavity filled with fluid.
  • tail assembly — the tail part of a plane
  • teasel family — the plant family Dipsacaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having opposite or whorled leaves, dense flower heads surrounded by an involucre, and small, dry fruit, and including the scabious and teasel.
  • telefacsimile — facsimile (def 2).
  • telemechanics — the science or practice of operating mechanisms by remote control.
  • telescopiform — having body parts which resemble a telescope in that the retract within one another
  • televangelism — Christian preaching on TV
  • temerariously — in an audacious manner
  • terminal post — A terminal post is the terminal on a battery to which the battery lead is attached.
  • the himalayas — a vast mountain system in S Asia, extending 2400 km (1500 miles) from Kashmir (west) to Assam (east), between the valleys of the Rivers Indus and Brahmaputra: covers most of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and the S edge of Tibet; the highest range in the world, with several peaks over 7500 m (25 000 ft). Highest peak: Mount Everest, 8848 m (29 028 ft)
  • the-alchemist — a comedy (1610) by Ben Jonson.
  • theatricalism — conduct suggesting theatrical actions or mannerisms, especially of an extravagant or exhibitionist sort.
  • thermal noise — a wide spectrum of electromagnetic noise appearing in electronic circuits and devices as a result of the temperature-dependent random motions of electrons and other charge carriers.
  • thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
  • thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
  • thermotensile — of or relating to tensile strength in so far as it is affected by temperature
  • thromboclasis — thrombolysis.
  • timbrophilist — a person who loves stamps or who collects stamps
  • time reversal — the mathematical operation of reversing the direction of time. Symbol: T.
  • timed-release — sustained-release.
  • tonsillectomy — the operation of excising or removing one or both tonsils.
  • total impulse — a measure of the maximum momentum that a given reaction engine and fuel supply can impart to a vehicle.
  • tous-les-mois — a large-grained farinaceous food resembling arrowroot, obtained from a South American canna, Canna edulis, and used in baby food.
  • toxoplasmosis — infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, transmitted to humans by consumption of insufficiently cooked meat containing the parasite or by contact with contaminated cats or their feces: the illness produced is usually mild, but in pregnant women may damage the fetus.
  • tradesmanlike — like or characteristic of a tradesman
  • transmissible — capable of being transmitted.
  • transmittable — to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
  • trilateralism — the policy or practice of maintaining relations and cooperation between three groups, nations, or regions.
  • triliteralism — the characteristic presence of triliteral roots in a language, as in the Semitic languages.
  • ultra-leftism — the beliefs of extremely left-wing political parties or groups
  • ultra-realism — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
  • umbelliferous — bearing an umbel or umbels.
  • unambiguously — plainly, clearly
  • unambitiously — in an unambitious manner
  • unamiableness — the state or quality of being unamiable or ill-tempered
  • unassimilable — capable of being assimilated.
  • unassimilated — to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
  • unbeseemingly — in an unbeseeming or unbefitting manner
  • uncomplaisant — not eager to please; not compliant or obliging
  • uncustomarily — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
  • unembellished — to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.
  • unicameralism — consisting of a single chamber, as a legislative assembly.
  • unilateralism — the advocacy or pursuit of a unilateral policy, especially in disarmament.
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