13-letter words containing s, i, m, o, r
- ides of march — 15th March: ominous date
- illustrissimo — most illustrious (esp as belonging to the Italian aristocracy)
- image formats — (graphics, file format) There are many formats used to store images in files. GIF, TIFF and JPEG are very common. Others are BIFF, bmp, Clear, FITS, IFF, NFF, OFF, PCX, PNG, TGA, XBM. Some of these are documented on-line at the following sites:
- immunosorbent — an insoluble surface to which a specific antibody is attached for the purpose of removing the corresponding antigen from a solution or suspension.
- imperfections — A fault, blemish, or undesirable feature.
- imperiousness — domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
- impersonalise — to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.
- impersonalism — the practice of maintaining impersonal relations with individuals or groups.
- impersonality — absence of human character or of the traits associated with the human character: He feared the impersonality of a mechanized world.
- impersonalize — to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.
- impersonating — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- impersonation — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- impersonators — Plural form of impersonator.
- imponderables — Plural form of imponderable.
- importunities — Plural form of importunity.
- impoverishing — Present participle of impoverish.
- impressionism — Fine Arts. (usually initial capital letter) a style of painting developed in the last third of the 19th century, characterized chiefly by short brush strokes of bright colors in immediate juxtaposition to represent the effect of light on objects. a manner of painting in which the forms, colors, or tones of an object are lightly and rapidly indicated. a manner of sculpture in which volumes are partially modeled and surfaces roughened to reflect light unevenly.
- impressionist — a person who follows or adheres to the theories, methods, and practices of impressionism, especially in the fields of painting, music, or literature.
- imprisonments — Plural form of imprisonment.
- improgressive — (archaic) Not progressive.
- improprieties — Plural form of impropriety.
- improvisation — the art or act of improvising, or of composing, uttering, executing, or arranging anything without previous preparation: Musical improvisation involves imagination and creativity.
- improvisatore — An individual who recites impromptu verse, as from a song or poem.
- improvisatori — Plural form of improvisatore.
- improvisatory — of, relating to, or characteristic of an improvisation or improvisator.
- inclinometers — Plural form of inclinometer.
- 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
- infomediaries — Plural form of infomediary.
- informalities — Plural form of informality.
- informercials — Plural form of informercial.
- inner mission — a movement, originating in the early 19th century within the evangelical churches of Germany and later spreading through Europe and America, that ministered chiefly to the material and spiritual needs of the poor and of social outcasts.
- intermissions — Plural form of intermission.
- intermodalism — pertaining to or suitable for transportation involving more than one form of carrier, as truck and rail, or truck, ship, and rail.
- ironmongeries — a hardware store or business.
- irrationalism — irrationality in thought or action.
- isoamyl group — the univalent group C 5 H 11 .
- isobarometric — isobaric
- isobathytherm — a line on a chart or diagram of a body of water, connecting depths having the same temperature.
- isochromosome — an abnormal chromosome in which the two arms share identical genetic information
- isodimorphism — isomorphism between the forms of two dimorphous substances.
- isodrosotherm — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having an equal dew point.
- isomerization — (chemistry) the conversion of a compound into a different isomeric form.
- isometrically — of, relating to, or having equality of measure.
- isothermobath — a line drawn on a diagram of a vertical section of the ocean connecting all points having equal temperature.
- jimmy woodser — a man who drinks by himself
- keratomycosis — Fungal infection of the cornea.
- king's ransom — an extremely large amount of money: The painting was sold for a king's ransom.
- krishna menon — Vengalil Krishnan [ven-gah-leel krish-nuh n] /vɛnˈgɑ lil ˈkrɪʃ nən/ (Show IPA), 1897–1974, Indian politician and statesman.
- lambeosaurine — Any crested hadrosaurid dinosaur of the subfamily Lambeosaurinae.