13-letter words containing s, m, e, l, i
- epidermolysis — Loosening of the epidermis, with extensive blistering of the skin and mucous membranes, occurring either after injury, or as a spontaneous and potentially dangerous condition, particularly in children.
- epistemically — In a manner that pertains to knowledge.
- establishment — The action of establishing something or being established.
- estimableness — The quality of deserving esteem or regard.
- ethnophaulism — An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided. For example,
- euphemistical — Archaic form of euphemistic.
- evil-smelling — having an very offensive smell
- excimer laser — a type of gas laser that emits powerful pulses of ultraviolet radiation used in weapons, industrial, or medical research: this radiation is emitted as the short-lived excimers, dimeric molecules that can only exist when a component is energized into an excited state, return to their ground states
- exemplariness — The state or condition of being exemplary, serving as a shining example.
- extremophiles — Plural form of extremophile.
- false diamond — any of a number of semiprecious stones that resemble diamond, such as zircon and white topaz
- false vampire — any large, carnivorous bat of the families Megadermatidae and Phyllostomatidae, of Africa, Asia, and Australia, erroneously reputed to suck the blood of animals and humans.
- familiarities — Plural form of familiarity.
- family jewels — a man's genitals
- family values — belief in traditional family unit
- fashion model — sb employed to show off designer clothes
- feuilletonism — The light, entertaining writing style associated with feuilletons.
- field marshal — an officer of the highest military rank in the British and certain other armies, and of the second highest rank in the French army.
- filibusterism — (dated) Piracy, freebooting; the waging of unauthorised war.
- filing system — file system
- film festival — a festival devoted to film
- film sequence — a short piece of film or extract from a film, depicting a specific action or event
- filmographies — Plural form of filmography.
- firmer chisel — a narrow-bladed chisel for paring and mortising, driven by hand pressure or with a mallet.
- flemish giant — one of a breed of large domestic rabbits of Belgian origin, having a solid gray, white, or black coat, and raised for its meat and fur.
- fly fisherman — one who fishes by fly-casting
- force a smile — to make oneself smile
- foul-smelling — having a very unpleasant smell
- fusible metal — any of various alloys, as of bismuth, lead, and tin, that melt at temperatures as low as 160°F (70°C), making them useful in various safety devices.
- galactosaemia — Alternative spelling of galactosemia.
- galactosaemic — of, relating to, or affected by galactosaemia
- galactosamine — an amino sugar that is a major component of glycolipids and chondroitin.
- gallimaufries — Plural form of gallimaufry.
- game of skill — a game in which the outcome is determined by skill rather than by chance, as chess.
- games library — a type of library for video games where games (usually downloaded via the internet) can be paid for per use rather than be bought at full price
- geminiflorous — having flowers arranged in pairs.
- gemmuliferous — producing or reproducing by gemmules.
- generalissimo — the supreme commander of the armed forces.
- german silver — any of various alloys of copper, zinc, and nickel, usually white and used for utensils, drawing instruments, etc.; nickel silver.
- germinal disk — blastodisk.
- glamis castle — a castle near Glamis in Angus, Scotland: ancestral seat of the Lyons family, forebears of Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; famous for its legend of a secret chamber
- glossectomies — Plural form of glossectomy.
- goose pimples — Goose pimples are the same as goose bumps.
- grimes golden — a yellow variety of apple that ripens in late autumn.
- haematologist — A scientist, usually a medical doctor, who specializes in haematology.
- haemodialyses — Plural form of haemodialysis.
- haemodialysis — (medicine) the use of dialysis to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.
- head linesman — an official who makes rulings regarding play along the line of scrimmage and who oversees the measurement and marking of yardage gained or lost
- helianthemums — Plural form of helianthemum.
- 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.).