13-letter words containing s, i, m, o, r
- spider monkey — any of several tropical American monkeys of the genus Ateles, having a slender body, long, slender limbs, and a long, prehensile tail: some are endangered.
- 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.
- static memory — the contents of computer memory that remain fixed until written to or until the power is turned off.
- stationmaster — a person in charge of a railroad station; station agent.
- stereotropism — a tropism determined by contact with a solid.
- stoichiometry — the calculation of the quantities of chemical elements or compounds involved in chemical reactions.
- storax family — the plant family Styracaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having simple, alternate leaves, clusters of bell-shaped white flowers, and fleshy or dry fruit, and including the silver bell, snowbell, and storax.
- storm trysail — a small fore-and-aft sail, triangular or square, set on the mainmast of a sailing vessel in foul weather to help keep her head to the wind
- storm warning — a showing of storm signals.
- strombuliform — in the shape of a coil
- strong-minded — having a forceful and independent mind.
- subcinctorium — an embroidered silk vestment resembling, but somewhat broader than, a maniple, worn by the pope on solemn occasions.
- sublime porte — official name of Porte.
- subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
- succinctorium — subcinctorium.
- sugar of milk — lactose.
- summarization — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
- superdominant — submediant.
- superior room — A superior room is a room in a hotel that is more comfortable or has better amenities than other rooms.
- supermajority — a majority that must represent some percentage more than a simple majority.
- supermotility — Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores.
- superorganism — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- superromantic — exceptionally romantic
- sympiesometer — a barometer using a gas, rather than a vacuum, to measure pressure
- syringomyelia — a disease of the spinal cord in which the nerve tissue is replaced by a cavity filled with fluid.
- tautochronism — the fact or quality of being a tautochrone
- telescopiform — having body parts which resemble a telescope in that the retract within one another
- temerariously — in an audacious manner
- 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.
- thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
- thermogenesis — the production of heat, especially in an animal body by physiological processes.
- thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- thermosetting — pertaining to a type of plastic, as the urea resins, that sets when heated and cannot be remolded.
- thermospheric — pertaining to the thermosphere
- thermostatics — the branch of science concerned with thermal equilibrium
- 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
- thermotropism — oriented growth of an organism in response to heat.
- thigmotropism — oriented growth of an organism in response to mechanical contact, as a plant tendril coiling around a string support.
- thromboclasis — thrombolysis.
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- timbrophilist — a person who loves stamps or who collects stamps