13-letter words containing s, y, m
- gymnastically — In a gymnastic manner.
- gymnospermous — of or relating to a gymnosperm; having exposed or naked seeds.
- gynaecomastia — abnormal overdevelopment of the breasts in a man
- gynomonoecism — the condition of having female flowers and also flowers that have a pistil and stamen on the same plant
- gyrocompasses — Plural form of gyrocompass.
- gyromagnetism — the condition or state of being gyromagnetic
- haemodialyses — Plural form of haemodialysis.
- haemodialysis — (medicine) the use of dialysis to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.
- haemodynamics — a branch of physiology that deals with the circulation of the blood
- he's your man — he's the person needed (for a particular task, role, job, etc)
- headmistressy — typical of the duties and behaviour of a headmistress
- hemocytoblast — a primordial cell capable of developing into any type of blood cell.
- heterostylism — the condition of being heterostyled
- hexadactylism — Sexdactyly.
- holidaymakers — Plural form of holidaymaker.
- home assembly — assembly at home of something supplied in pieces
- home row keys — home keys
- homogeneously — composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population.
- homosexuality — sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex.
- honey stomach — the crop of an ant, bee, or other hymenopterous insect, serving as a reservoir for honeydew and nectar, especially the enlarged crop of a honeybee in which nectar is acted on by enzymes to form honey.
- hybrid system — a way of working, organizing, or doing something that is composed of elements of two separate systems
- hydrodynamics — the branch of fluid dynamics that deals with liquids, including hydrostatics and hydrokinetics.
- hydromedusoid — a jellyfish or something resembling a jellyfish that lives in water
- hymenopterans — Plural form of hymenopteran.
- hymenopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Hymenoptera, an order of insects having, when winged, four membranous wings, and comprising the wasps, bees, ants, ichneumon flies, and sawflies.
- hymnal stanza — common measure (def 2).
- hymnal-stanza — common time.
- hyper-realism — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- hypermegasoma — gigantism.
- hypersplenism — an abnormal condition characterized by an enlarged spleen that prematurely destroys red blood cells or platelets.
- hyperurbanism — a pronunciation or grammatical form or usage produced by a speaker of one dialect according to an analogical rule formed by comparison of the speaker's own usage with that of another, more prestigious, dialect and often applied in an inappropriate context, especially in an effort to avoid sounding countrified, rural, or provincial, as in the pronunciation of the word two (to̅o̅) as (tyo̅o̅).
- hypsometrical — Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
- hysterotomies — Plural form of hysterotomy.
- hystricomorph — any rodent of the suborder Hystricomorpha, which includes porcupines, cavies, agoutis, and chinchillas
- if you ask me — You can say 'if you ask me' to emphasize that you are stating your personal opinion.
- ignominiously — marked by or attended with ignominy; discreditable; humiliating: an ignominious retreat.
- 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.
- impecuniously — In an impecunious manner.
- impermissibly — (chiefly, legal) In a way or to an extent that is not permissible.
- 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.
- in harm's way — If someone is put in harm's way, they are caused to be in a dangerous situation.
- isoamyl group — the univalent group C 5 H 11 .