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

  • plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
  • pneumatolysis — the process by which rocks are altered or minerals and ores are formed by the action of vapors given off by magma.
  • polythalamous — having multiple chambers
  • pompton lakes — a town in NE New Jersey.
  • portal system — a vascular arrangement in which blood from the capillaries of one organ is transported to the capillaries of another organ by a connecting vein or veins.
  • postmenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
  • prebasic molt — the molt by which most birds replace all of their feathers, usually occurring annually after the breeding season.
  • primatologist — the branch of zoology dealing with the primates.
  • prismatically — of, relating to, or like a prism.
  • problem state — IBM jargon for user mode, the opposite of "supervisor state". On IBM System 360, 370 and 390 mainframes privileged instructions may only be executed in "supervisor state". Application programs request the operating system to perform these operations by using the Supervisor Call (SVC) instruction.
  • protanomalous — of, relating to, or affected by protanomaly
  • prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
  • pusillanimity — the state or condition of being pusillanimous; timidity; cowardliness.
  • quasimilitary — Having certain military aspects.
  • queen's metal — any of several alloys containing antimony and tin and resembling britannia metal
  • raw materials — Raw materials are materials that are in their natural state, before they are processed or used in manufacturing.
  • ray tomlinson — (person)   An engineer at Bolt Beranek and Newman who, in July 1972 while designing the first[?] electronic mail program, chose the commercial at symbol "@" to separate the user name from the computer name.
  • released time — time or a period allotted to a teacher apart from normal duties for a special activity, as personal research.
  • remonstrantly — in a remonstrant or opposing manner
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 helmet — protective hard hat
  • saint columba — Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
  • saint michael — one of the archangels. Feast day: Sept 29 or Nov 8
  • saint-émilion — a dry claret wine from the parish of St.-Émilion in the Bordeaux region of France.
  • sales meeting — briefing of sales representatives
  • salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
  • salpingostomy — the formation of an artificial opening into a Fallopian tube.
  • 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.
  • sand bluestem — a grass, Andropogon hallii, native to the Great Plains, used as a cover crop for sand dunes.
  • sansculottism — (in the French Revolution) a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.
  • scapulimantic — relating to scapulimancy
  • scarlet woman — a sexually promiscuous woman, especially a prostitute or a woman who commits adultery.
  • schematically — pertaining to or of the nature of a schema, diagram, or scheme; diagrammatic.
  • scholasticism — (sometimes initial capital letter) the system of theological and philosophical teaching predominant in the Middle Ages, based chiefly upon the authority of the church fathers and of Aristotle and his commentators.
  • scripturalism — the state of being scriptural or adhering to the Scriptures when translating or writing
  • scythian lamb — a fern, Cibotium barometz, of southeastern Asia, having stalks covered with shaggy, brownish hair and large, feathery leaves, formerly believed to be a source of vegetable wool.
  • segmentalized — separated into parts, sections, elements, classes, etc.; compartmentalized: a segmentalized society.
  • self-admitted — admitting to a specific charge or accusation; self-confessed: a self-admitted spy.
  • self-estimate — to form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight, etc., of; calculate approximately: to estimate the cost of a college education.
  • self-medicate — to medicate oneself without consulting a physician
  • semi-finalist — A semi-finalist is a player, athlete, or team that is competing in a semi-final.
  • semi-mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
  • semi-tropical — Semi-tropical places have warm, wet air.
  • semimenstrual — (esp of tides) occurring twice monthly
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