13-letter words containing m, o, n, s, t, i
- senior moment — a brief lapse in memory or a moment of confusion, especially in an older person.
- sensitometric — of or relating to sensitometry
- set in motion — prompt, cause to begin
- sex chromatin — Barr body.
- single combat — combat between two persons.
- single mother — a mother who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.
- smoking stand — an ashtray mounted on a low pedestal, often placed next to an armchair, sofa, etc.
- sociocentrism — oriented toward or focused on one's own social group.
- solemnization — to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
- south vietnam — a former country in SE Asia that comprised Vietnam S of about 17° N latitude; a separate state 1954–75; now part of reunified Vietnam. Capital: Saigon.
- spectinomycin — an antibiotic drug, C 1 4 H 2 4 N 2 O 7 , produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces spectabilis, used in the treatment of susceptible gonorrhea.
- spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
- spermatotoxin — spermotoxin.
- splenectomize — to remove the spleen from
- 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.
- stain remover — a substance designed for removing stains or dirty marks, as from clothes, carpets, etc
- staminiferous — bearing or having a stamen or stamens.
- standing room — space in which to stand, as in a theater, stadium, or the like.
- state of mind — mental condition, mood
- stationmaster — a person in charge of a railroad station; station agent.
- stocking loom — a type of knitting machine
- stocking mask — a nylon stocking used, especially by a criminal, to disguise the face.
- storm warning — a showing of storm signals.
- strong-minded — having a forceful and independent mind.
- subbituminous — (of coal) dark brown to black and intermediate in rank between lignite and bituminous
- subcinctorium — an embroidered silk vestment resembling, but somewhat broader than, a maniple, worn by the pope on solemn occasions.
- succinctorium — subcinctorium.
- suggestionism — the art of hypnotic suggestion
- summarization — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- superdominant — submediant.
- superromantic — exceptionally romantic
- symbolization — the act or process of symbolizing.
- synaposematic — relating to synaposematism
- synodic month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- synophthalmia — cyclopia.
- systemization — systematize.
- tautochronism — the fact or quality of being a tautochrone
- 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.
- 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.
- thermogenesis — the production of heat, especially in an animal body by physiological processes.
- thermosetting — pertaining to a type of plastic, as the urea resins, that sets when heated and cannot be remolded.
- thermostating — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thermotensile — of or relating to tensile strength in so far as it is affected by temperature
- thomas edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- time constant — the time required for a changing quantity in a circuit, as voltage or current, to rise or fall approximately 0.632 of the difference between its old and new value after an impulse has been applied that induces such a change: equal in seconds to the inductance of the circuit in henries divided by its resistance in ohms.
- time discount — a discount allowed for payment of an invoice or bill before it falls due.