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13-letter words containing s, t, y, m

  • hysterotomies — Plural form of hysterotomy.
  • hystricomorph — any rodent of the suborder Hystricomorpha, which includes porcupines, cavies, agoutis, and chinchillas
  • ileocolostomy — the surgical formation of an artificial opening between the ileum and the colon.
  • imagistically — (often initial capital letter) a theory or practice of a group of poets in England and America between 1909 and 1917 who believed that poetry should employ the language of common speech, create new rhythms, have complete freedom in subject matter, and present a clear, concentrated, and precise image.
  • immiscibility — not miscible; incapable of being mixed.
  • immune system — a diffuse, complex network of interacting cells, cell products, and cell-forming tissues that protects the body from pathogens and other foreign substances, destroys infected and malignant cells, and removes cellular debris: the system includes the thymus, spleen, lymph nodes and lymph tissue, stem cells, white blood cells, antibodies, and lymphokines.
  • impassability — The state or quality of being impassable.
  • impassibility — The state or condition of being impassible.
  • impecuniosity — having little or no money; penniless; poor.
  • impersonality — absence of human character or of the traits associated with the human character: He feared the impersonality of a mechanized world.
  • impossibility — condition or quality of being impossible.
  • improvisatory — of, relating to, or characteristic of an improvisation or improvisator.
  • isobathytherm — a line on a chart or diagram of a body of water, connecting depths having the same temperature.
  • isometrically — of, relating to, or having equality of measure.
  • isosmotically — With the same osmotic pressure.
  • justin martyr — Saint, a.d. c100–163? early church historian and philosopher.
  • keratomycosis — Fungal infection of the cornea.
  • lady's mantle — any of various rosaceous plants of the N temperate genus Alchemilla, having small green flowers
  • laryngotomies — Plural form of laryngotomy.
  • legacy system — (jargon)   A computer system or application program which continues to be used because of the cost of replacing or redesigning it and often despite its poor competitiveness and compatibility with modern equivalents. The implication is that the system is large, monolithic and difficult to modify. If legacy software only runs on antiquated hardware the cost of maintaining this may eventually outweigh the cost of replacing both the software and hardware unless some form of emulation or backward compatibility allows the software to run on new hardware.
  • leiomyomatous — a benign tumor composed of nonstriated muscular tissue.
  • limbic system — a ring of interconnected structures in the midline of the brain around the hypothalamus, involved with emotion and memory and with homeostatic regulatory systems.
  • lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
  • lymphatolysis — destruction of lymphatic vessels or of lymphoid tissue.
  • lymphoblastic — (US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast.
  • lymphocytosis — an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
  • lymphomatosis — lymphoma spread throughout the body.
  • magisterially — In a magisterial manner; authoritatively.
  • martyrologies — Plural form of martyrology.
  • mass hysteria — a condition affecting a group of persons, characterized by excitement or anxiety, irrational behavior or beliefs, or inexplicable symptoms of illness.
  • master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
  • mastoidectomy — the removal of part of a mastoid process, usually for draining an infection.
  • mayor's court — a city court presided over by a mayor.
  • measurability — capable of being measured.
  • megasporocyte — a diploid cell in plants that undergoes meiosis to create four haploid megaspores.
  • mensurability — The quality of being mensurable.
  • meritoriously — deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy: to receive a gift for meritorious service.
  • merrythoughts — Plural form of merrythought.
  • mesaticephaly — the state or condition of being mesaticephalic or mesocephalic
  • mesityl oxide — an oily, colorless liquid, C 6 H 1 0 O, having a honeylike odor: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of synthetic organic compounds.
  • meta-analysis — a research study that combines and analyzes statistics gathered from multiple independent studies
  • metaphysician — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
  • metaphysicist — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
  • metaphysicize — to think, write, etc, metaphysically
  • metastability — An unstable but potentially long-lived state of a system; for example, a supersaturated solution or an excited atom.
  • methylsulfate — a colorless or yellow, slightly water-soluble, poisonous liquid, (CH 3) 2 SO 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
  • metric system — a decimal system of weights and measures, adopted first in France but now widespread, universally used in science, mandatory for use for all purposes in a large number of countries, and favored for use in most (as in the U.S.). The basic units are the meter (39.37 inches) for length and the gram (15.432 grains) for mass or weight. Derived units are the liter (0.908 U.S. dry quart, or 1.0567 U.S. liquid quart) for capacity, being the volume of 1000 grams of water under specified conditions; the are (119.6 square yards) for area, being the area of a square 10 meters on a side; and the stere (35.315 cubic feet) for volume, being the volume of a cube 1 meter on a side, the term “stere,” however, usually being used only in measuring firewood. Names for units larger and smaller than these are formed from the above names by the use of the following prefixes: kilo-, 1000; hecto-, 100; deka-, 10; deci-, 0.1; centi-, 0.01; milli-, 0.001. To these are often added: tera-, one trillion; giga-, one billion; mega-, one million. With the addition of basic physical units it is now officially known by the French name Le Système International d'Unités (abbreviation SI, ) or in English as the International System of Units.
  • microcrystals — Plural form of microcrystal.
  • micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
  • microporosity — the state of being microporous
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