13-letter words containing s, e, m, i, c
- heliocentrism — The theory that the sun is the center of the universe, (This theory is historically important and was widely accepted at the time of Copernicus, Galileo and Kepler.).
- hemicellulose — any of a group of gummy polysaccharides, intermediate in complexity between sugar and cellulose, that hydrolyze to monosaccharides more readily than cellulose.
- hemichordates — Plural form of hemichordate.
- hemiparasitic — Semiparasitic.
- hemispherical — having the form of a hemisphere.
- hepatectomies — Plural form of hepatectomy.
- hexadactylism — Sexdactyly.
- histaminergic — releasing histamine
- histochemical — the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue.
- home counties — The Home Counties are the counties which surround London.
- homeschooling — a school set up in the home.
- homoeroticism — a tendency to be sexually aroused by a member of the same sex.
- homoscedastic — having the same variance.
- hypsometrical — Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
- ides of march — 15th March: ominous date
- idiomaticness — Idiomaticity.
- ileocolostomy — the surgical formation of an artificial opening between the ileum and the colon.
- immanentistic — relating to immanentism
- immarcescible — (rare) Permanent, enduring; that does not perish.
- immunochemist — A chemist whose speciality is immunochemistry.
- impactfulness — The quality of being impactful.
- impecuniosity — having little or no money; penniless; poor.
- impecuniously — In an impecunious manner.
- imperfections — A fault, blemish, or undesirable feature.
- imperfectives — Plural form of imperfective.
- imperfectness — of, relating to, or characterized by defects or weaknesses: imperfect vision.
- imperialistic — the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.
- impertinences — Plural form of impertinence.
- impreciseness — The quality of being imprecise, or of lacking precision.
- imputrescible — not liable to decomposition or putrefaction; incorruptible: a tanning process to make skins imputrescible.
- inclinometers — Plural form of inclinometer.
- incombustible — not combustible; incapable of being burned; fireproof.
- income source — something that provides a regular supply of money, such as employment, investments, a pension etc
- income stream — a flow of money into a business
- incommiscible — not able to be mixed or combined
- incommodities — Plural form of incommodity.
- incompatibles — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
- incompossible — incompatible; mutually exclusive
- informercials — Plural form of informercial.
- inner sanctum — sanctum (def 2).
- intermuscular — of or relating to muscle or the muscles: muscular strain.
- islamic state — an Islamist terrorist organization, formed in the early 21st century, whose aim is to create a caliphate in the Middle East and N Africa
- ismaticalness — the quality of following isms or fashionable doctrines
- isobarometric — isobaric
- isochromosome — an abnormal chromosome in which the two arms share identical genetic information
- isometrically — of, relating to, or having equality of measure.
- keratomycosis — Fungal infection of the cornea.
- kleptomaniacs — Plural form of kleptomaniac.
- laminectomies — Plural form of laminectomy.
- lectisternium — (in ancient Rome) a religious rite in which the images of the gods were placed upon couches around a table, upon which was set a feast