13-letter words containing s, t, a, i, m
- tail assembly — the tail part of a plane
- task-mistress — a woman whose function it is to assign tasks, especially burdensome ones, to others.
- tautochronism — the fact or quality of being a tautochrone
- teasel family — the plant family Dipsacaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having opposite or whorled leaves, dense flower heads surrounded by an involucre, and small, dry fruit, and including the scabious and teasel.
- telefacsimile — facsimile (def 2).
- telemechanics — the science or practice of operating mechanisms by remote control.
- televangelism — Christian preaching on TV
- temerariously — in an audacious manner
- temporariness — lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent: a temporary need; a temporary job.
- terminal post — A terminal post is the terminal on a battery to which the battery lead is attached.
- thaumaturgist — a worker of wonders or miracles; magician.
- the himalayas — a vast mountain system in S Asia, extending 2400 km (1500 miles) from Kashmir (west) to Assam (east), between the valleys of the Rivers Indus and Brahmaputra: covers most of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and the S edge of Tibet; the highest range in the world, with several peaks over 7500 m (25 000 ft). Highest peak: Mount Everest, 8848 m (29 028 ft)
- the-alchemist — a comedy (1610) by Ben Jonson.
- theanthropism — the doctrine of the union of the divine and human natures, especially the manifestation of God as man in Christ.
- theatricalism — conduct suggesting theatrical actions or mannerisms, especially of an extravagant or exhibitionist sort.
- thermal noise — a wide spectrum of electromagnetic noise appearing in electronic circuits and devices as a result of the temperature-dependent random motions of electrons and other charge carriers.
- thermesthesia — ability to perceive or sense cold or heat; sensitiveness to heat.
- thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
- thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- thermostatics — the branch of science concerned with thermal equilibrium
- thermostating — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- third baseman — the player whose position is third base.
- thomas edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- thromboclasis — thrombolysis.
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- time constant — the time required for a changing quantity in a circuit, as voltage or current, to rise or fall approximately 0.632 of the difference between its old and new value after an impulse has been applied that induces such a change: equal in seconds to the inductance of the circuit in henries divided by its resistance in ohms.
- time reversal — the mathematical operation of reversing the direction of time. Symbol: T.
- timed-release — sustained-release.
- timothy grass — a coarse grass, Phleum pratense, having cylindrical spikes, used as fodder.
- tinker's damn — the least value or merit; nothing or anything at all: It's not worth a tinker's damn.
- to stand firm — If someone stands firm, they refuse to change their mind about something.
- toastmistress — a woman who presides at a dinner, introduces the after-dinner speakers, and often proposes toasts.
- topoisomerase — any of a class of enzymes that control the coiling of DNA molecules
- total impulse — a measure of the maximum momentum that a given reaction engine and fuel supply can impart to a vehicle.
- toxoplasmosis — infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, transmitted to humans by consumption of insufficiently cooked meat containing the parasite or by contact with contaminated cats or their feces: the illness produced is usually mild, but in pregnant women may damage the fetus.
- tractarianism — the religious opinions and principles of the Oxford movement, especially in its early phase, given in a series of 90 papers called Tracts for the Times, published at Oxford, England, 1833–41.
- trade mission — commercial business trip
- tradesmanlike — like or characteristic of a tradesman
- trading stamp — a stamp with a certain value given as a premium by a retailer to a customer, specified quantities of these stamps being exchangeable for various articles.
- transcriptome — a collection of all the messenger RNA in a particular cell
- transfeminine — noting or relating to a person who was born male but whose gender identity is more female than male.
- transfeminism — a movement supporting the belief that the rights of transgender women are linked to the feminist movement, specifically the right to assume a gender identity that does not correspond to one’s biological sex assigned at birth.
- transhumanism — a philosophy that explores human transcendence above or beyond organic, corporeal limitations through technological and philosophical evolution.
- transisthmian — across an isthmus (a narrow strip of body tissue)
- transmisogyny — discrimination or prejudice against transgender women.
- transmissible — capable of being transmitted.
- transmittable — to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
- transmittance — Physics. the ratio of the radiant flux transmitted through and emerging from a body to the total flux incident on it: equivalent to one minus the absorptance.
- transmittancy — a measure of the extent to which a solution transmits radiation. It is equal to the ratio of the transmittance of the solution to the transmittance of a pure solvent of the same dimensions
- transmountain — across or through a mountain or mountains