13-letter words containing m, y
- symbiotically — living in symbiosis, or having an interdependent relationship: Many people feel the relationship between humans and dogs is symbiotic.
- 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.
- symbolography — the writing of symbolic characters or tracing of symbolic figures
- symmetrically — characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
- sympathectomy — surgery that interrupts a nerve pathway of the sympathetic or involuntary nervous system.
- sympatholytic — opposing the effects of stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
- symphysiotomy — a surgical procedure to facilitate labour
- sympiesometer — a barometer using a gas, rather than a vacuum, to measure pressure
- synallagmatic — relating to a reciprocally binding contract
- synaposematic — relating to synaposematism
- syndesmectomy — excision of part of a ligament.
- synodic month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- synophthalmia — cyclopia.
- syringomyelia — a disease of the spinal cord in which the nerve tissue is replaced by a cavity filled with fluid.
- systematician — a person who adheres to, or creates, a system
- systematology — the science of systems or their formation.
- systemization — systematize.
- t-stop system — a system of stops calibrated by T numbers.
- tail assembly — the tail part of a plane
- take by storm — be a sudden success
- take-home pay — the amount of salary remaining after deductions, as of taxes, have been made.
- takeaway meal — a meal which is ordered and made in a restaurant and is then taken away to be eaten at home or elsewhere
- tapestry moth — carpet moth.
- taxonomically — the science or technique of classification.
- 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.
- temerariously — in an audacious manner
- tempestuously — characterized by or subject to tempests: the tempestuous ocean.
- temporizingly — in a yielding manner
- terminatively — in a finalizing manner
- tetradynamous — having four long and two short stamens, as a cruciferous flower.
- thaumatolatry — the worship of or excessive admiration for marvels and miracles
- the archenemy — the devil
- the heavy mob — a group of heavies or enforcers
- 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 mayflower — the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth to Massachusetts in 1620
- thermodynamic — of or relating to thermodynamics.
- thermotherapy — treatment of disease by means of moist or dry heat.
- thomas tallys — Thomas, Tallis, Thomas.
- thremmatology — the science of breeding or propagating animals and plants under domestication.
- thyroidectomy — excision of all or a part of the thyroid gland.
- tiger economy — an economy that maintains a high growth rate, originally referring to the relatively small economies of South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan in East Asia.
- tillamook bay — a bay of the Pacific Ocean, on the NW coast of Oregon: resort center. 6 miles (10 km) long and 2 miles (3 km) wide.
- time is money — don't waste time
- timothy grass — a coarse grass, Phleum pratense, having cylindrical spikes, used as fodder.
- token economy — a method of encouraging desirable behavior, especially in a hospital setting, by offering rewards of token money that can be exchanged for special food, access to television, and other bonuses.
- token payment — a small payment binding an agreement or acknowledging a debt.
- tom and jerry — a hot drink made of rum and water or milk, beaten eggs, spices, and sugar.
- tompot blenny — a variety of blenny (Parablennius gattorugine), with tentacles over its eyes