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13-letter words containing s, m, a, l, t

  • multiple star — three or more stars lying close together in the celestial sphere and usually united in a single gravitational system.
  • multiplicands — Plural form of multiplicand.
  • multisectoral — Involving multiple sectors.
  • multispectral — (of an airborne camera or scanner) capable of sensing and recording radiation from invisible as well as visible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.
  • multistandard — able to process signals from several different systems
  • multistranded — having several strands
  • multisyllabic — polysyllabic.
  • multisyllable — polysyllable.
  • multivitamins — Plural form of multivitamin.
  • mustafa kemal — (Mustafa or Mustapha Kemal"Kemal Pasha") 1881–1938, Turkish general: president of Turkey 1923–38.
  • myelin sheath — a wrapping of myelin around certain nerve axons, serving as an electrical insulator that speeds nerve impulses to muscles and other effectors.
  • myelinisation — Alt form myelinization.
  • myofibroblast — (cytology) A cell that is intermediate between a fibroblast and smooth muscle.
  • myringoplasty — (surgery) The closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane.
  • nanomaterials — Plural form of nanomaterial.
  • neo-platonism — a philosophical system which was first developed in the 3rd century ad as a synthesis of Platonic, Pythagorean, and Aristotelian elements, and which, although originally opposed to Christianity, later incorporated it. It dominated European thought until the 13th century and re-emerged during the Renaissance
  • neocapitalism — a politico-economic theory combining elements of capitalism and socialism
  • neoplasticism — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
  • neuroblastoma — a malignant tumor of immature nerve cells that usually starts in the autonomic nervous system or adrenal gland and spreads quickly, most often affecting young children.
  • nightmarishly — In a nightmarish manner.
  • nomenclatures — Plural form of nomenclature.
  • noninstalment — (of a loan) not payable in instalments
  • normalisation — Alternative form of normalization.
  • numismatology — Numismatics.
  • occidentalism — Occidental character or characteristics.
  • old testament — the first of the two main divisions of the Christian Bible, comprising the Law, the Prophets, and the Hagiographa. In the Vulgate translation all but two books of the Apocrypha are included in the Old Testament.
  • olfactometers — Plural form of olfactometer.
  • omoplatoscopy — Divination by use of a shoulder blade.
  • onomastically — In an onomastic way.
  • onomatologist — One versed in the history of names.
  • opthalmoscope — Misspelling of ophthalmoscope.
  • optical mouse — (hardware)   Any kind of mouse that uses visible light or infrared to detect changes in its position.
  • ornamentalism — the desire or tendency to feature ornament in the design of buildings, interiors, furnishings, etc.
  • ornamentalist — A person who ornaments.
  • osmoregulator — Any organism that practices osmoregulation.
  • osteoblastoma — (oncology) an uncommon osteoid tissue-forming primary neoplasm of the bone.
  • overstimulate — to stimulate too much
  • pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
  • papillomatous — a benign tumor of the skin or mucous membrane consisting of hypertrophied epithelial tissue, as a wart.
  • particularism — exclusive attention or devotion to one's own particular interests, party, etc.
  • paterfamilias — the male head of a household or family, usually the father.
  • phalansterism — a model of society in which members of a community live in the same space and share common belongings
  • phantasmality — the condition or character of being incorporeal and illusory
  • pilaster mass — an engaged pier, usually plain, used as a buttress.
  • plagiostomous — plagiostome
  • plagiotropism — plagiotropic tendency or growth.
  • plasmodesmata — any of many minute strands of cytoplasm that extend through plant cell walls and connect adjoining cells.
  • plastic money — credit cards, used instead of cash
  • platform shoe — a shoe with a platform.
  • platinum disc — (in Britain) an album certified to have sold 300 000 copies or a single certified to have sold 600 000 copies
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