13-letter words containing r, e, s, t, m
- replenishment — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- representamen — (in semiotics) a sign or signifier, whether physical or otherwise, which points to an object
- representment — an act of representing or an instance thereof
- respirometric — of or relating to respirometers or respirometry
- response time — Psychology. the time consumed in making a response.
- restimulation — the act or process of stimulating again; reactivation
- resublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- resystematize — to systematize again
- retransmitted — to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
- retributivism — a policy or theory of criminal justice that advocates the punishment of criminals in retribution for the harm they have inflicted.
- revenue stamp — a stamp showing that a governmental tax has been paid.
- revolutionism — a belief in revolution or revolutionary ideas
- riding master — a person who teaches equitation.
- roman letters — a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions
- roosevelt dam — a dam on the Salt River, in central Arizona. 284 feet (87 meters) high; 1080 feet (329 meters) long.
- rosebud mouth — a mouth that resembles the unopened flower of a rose in shape
- rumble strips — one of a series of rough or slightly raised strips of pavement on a highway, intended to slow down the speed of vehicles, as before a toll booth.
- saccharimeter — an optical instrument for determining the strength of sugar solutions by measuring the rotation of the plane of polarized light they produce.
- saccharimetry — the process of measuring the amount of sugar in a sample, as with a saccharimeter or by polarimetry.
- saccharometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of sugar in a solution, as by determining the specific gravity of the solution.
- saccharometry — the process of determining the quantity of sugar in a solution
- sacerdotalism — the system, spirit, or methods of the priesthood.
- sacramentally — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
- safety margin — something required to ensure safety
- saint maurice — a river in S Quebec, Canada, flowing S and SE to the St. Lawrence River at Three Rivers: lower course in valley called La Mauricie. 325 miles (523 km) long.
- sample letter — an example of a particular type of letter intended to show people how to construct their own letter
- samuel slater — Samuel, 1768–1835, U.S. industrialist, born in England.
- scarlet woman — a sexually promiscuous woman, especially a prostitute or a woman who commits adultery.
- scatterometer — a radar sensor for measuring the backscatter of light from the ocean's surface
- sclerodermite — the hard covering of a section or segment of the body of an insect
- screaming tty — [Unix] A terminal line which spews an infinite number of random characters at the operating system. This can happen if the terminal is either disconnected or connected to a powered-off terminal but still enabled for login; misconfiguration, misimplementation, or simple bad luck can start such a terminal screaming. A screaming tty or two can seriously degrade the performance of a vanilla Unix system; the arriving "characters" are treated as userid/password pairs and tested as such. The Unix password encryption algorithm is designed to be computationally intensive in order to foil brute-force crack attacks, so although none of the logins succeeds; the overhead of rejecting them all can be substantial.
- security firm — a firm which provides guards for buildings, and other security services and personnel
- seed merchant — someone that collects, packages and sells seeds
- selenotropism — growth in response to moonlight.
- semester hour — a unit of academic credit fulfilled by completing one hour of class instruction each week for one semester.
- semi-abstract — pertaining to or designating a style of painting or sculpture in which the subject remains recognizable although the forms are highly stylized in a manner derived from abstract art.
- semi-parasite — Biology. commonly parasitic but also capable of living on dead or decaying animal matter.
- semi-tropical — Semi-tropical places have warm, wet air.
- semi-vitreous — partially vitreous.
- semiconductor — a substance, as silicon or germanium, with electrical conductivity intermediate between that of an insulator and a conductor: a basic component of various kinds of electronic circuit element (semiconductor device) used in communications, control, and detection technology and in computers.
- semimenstrual — (esp of tides) occurring twice monthly
- semiparasitic — Biology. commonly parasitic but also capable of living on dead or decaying animal matter.
- semiperimeter — half the perimeter of an object or shape
- semipermanent — not quite permanent.
- semisedentary — partially or somewhat sedentary
- semiwater gas — a mixed gas formed by passing steam and air over a carbon source
- sempstressing — the profession of being a seamstress
- senior master — a male teacher in a senior position
- senior moment — a brief lapse in memory or a moment of confusion, especially in an older person.
- sensitometric — of or relating to sensitometry