13-letter words containing s, m, o, u, l
- coterminously — having the same border or covering the same area.
- coulomb's law — the principle that the force of attraction or repulsion between two point electric charges is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. A similar law holds for particles with mass
- counterclaims — Plural form of counterclaim.
- crumple zones — parts of a motor vehicle, at the front and the rear, that are designed to crumple in a collision, thereby absorbing the impact
- cumulus cloud — a bulbous or billowing white or dark grey cloud associated with rising air currents
- custom-tailor — to modify to fit a specific use or need; tailor-make.
- customer flow — Customer flow is the movement of customers around a store.
- cyclospermous — having the embryo curled around the central albumen
- desublimation — (physics) deposition (transformation of gas into solid without an intermediate liquid phase).
- dichlamydeous — (of a flower) having a corolla and calyx
- dichotomously — divided or dividing into two parts.
- dissimulation — the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.
- documentalist — a specialist in documentation; a person working strictly with information and record-keeping.
- dolphinariums — Plural form of dolphinarium.
- doomsday cult — A doomsday cult is a religious cult whose members believe that the world is about to end.
- entomophilous — (of flowering plants) pollinated by insects
- ethnophaulism — An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided. For example,
- feuilletonism — The light, entertaining writing style associated with feuilletons.
- fibromuscular — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to both fibrous and muscular tissue.
- fluorochromes — Plural form of fluorochrome.
- formularising — Present participle of formularise.
- formularistic — relating to formularization
- foul-smelling — having a very unpleasant smell
- foursome reel — a lively Scottish dance for two couples who combine in square and circular formations
- fractocumulus — low ragged slightly bulbous cloud, often appearing below nimbostratus clouds during rain
- functionalism — (usually initial capital letter) Chiefly Architecture, Furniture. a design movement evolved from several previous movements or schools in Europe in the early 20th century, advocating the design of buildings, furnishings, etc., as direct fulfillments of material requirements, as for shelter, repose, or the serving of food, with the construction, materials, and purpose clearly expressed or at least not denied, and with aesthetic effect derived chiefly from proportions and finish, purely decorative effects being excluded or greatly subordinated. the doctrines and practices associated with this movement. Compare rationalism (def 4).
- gallows humor — humor that treats serious, frightening, or painful subject matter in a light or satirical way.
- gametothallus — a gamete-producing thallus.
- geminiflorous — having flowers arranged in pairs.
- gemmuliferous — producing or reproducing by gemmules.
- glamour stock — a popular stock that rises quickly or continuously in price and attracts large numbers of investors.
- gossip column — newspaper: celebrity news article
- graminicolous — (esp of parasitic fungi) living on grass
- granulomatous — an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.
- hemicellulose — any of a group of gummy polysaccharides, intermediate in complexity between sugar and cellulose, that hydrolyze to monosaccharides more readily than cellulose.
- homogeneously — composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population.
- homosexualism — A sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) individuals of the same sex.
- homosexuality — sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex.
- hothouse lamb — a lamb born in the fall or early winter, usually reared indoors, specially fed, and marketed when from 9 to 16 weeks of age.
- humorlessness — The state, quality, or condition of lacking humor.
- ignominiously — marked by or attended with ignominy; discreditable; humiliating: an ignominious retreat.
- illuminations — Plural form of illumination.
- illustrissimo — most illustrious (esp as belonging to the Italian aristocracy)
- impecuniously — In an impecunious manner.
- inclusion map — a map of a set to itself in which each element of a given subset of the set is mapped to itself.
- incombustible — not combustible; incapable of being burned; fireproof.
- isoamyl group — the univalent group C 5 H 11 .
- james douglas — Sir James ("the Black Douglas") 1286–1330, Scottish military leader.
- jerusalem oak — feather geranium.
- lamb's tongue — a molding having a deep, symmetrical profile ending in a narrow edge, as in a sash bar.