13-letter words containing t, a, m, o, s
- anticommunism — the opposition to communism
- anticommunist — (initial capital letter) a member of the Communist Party or movement.
- antiformalist — opposed to formalism
- antimodernism — modern character, tendencies, or values; adherence to or sympathy with what is modern.
- antimodernist — opposed to modernism
- antinomianism — a person who maintains that Christians are freed from the moral law by virtue of grace as set forth in the gospel.
- antireformers — Plural form of antireformer.
- antisocialism — the quality of being antisocial
- antispasmodic — preventing or arresting spasms, esp in smooth muscle
- antiterrorism — opposed to or acting against terrorism; counterterrorist
- apogeotropism — negative geotropism, as shown by plant stems
- apologeticism — An instance of the use of apologetics.
- apothegmatise — to speak in apothegms
- archeptolemus — (in the Iliad) the son of Iphitus who served as a charioteer for Hector.
- aristocratism — the principles of aristocrats
- assimilations — Plural form of assimilation.
- assumptionist — Augustinian of the Assumption.
- astonishments — Plural form of astonishment.
- astrodynamics — the study of the motion of natural and artificial bodies in space
- atamasco lily — any of a genus (Zephyranthes) of bulbous plants of the lily family, with hollow stems, grassy leaves, and funnel-shaped flowers of yellow, pink, red, or purple-tinged white
- atmospherical — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
- atomistically — Also called atomic theory. Philosophy. the theory that minute, discrete, finite, and indivisible elements are the ultimate constituents of all matter.
- attested form — a linguistic form that can be shown to be in use or in written records
- augmentations — Plural form of augmentation.
- auguste comte — (Isidore) Auguste (Marie François) [ee-zee-dawr oh-gyst ma-ree frahn-swa] /i ziˈdɔr oʊˈgüst maˈri frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1798–1857, French founder of the philosophical system of positivism.
- autodidactism — Alternative form of autodidacticism.
- autoeroticism — the arousal and use of one's own body as a sexual object, as through masturbation
- automechanism — an automatic mechanical system or component, especially a device that operates automatically under predetermined conditions.
- autoschediasm — anything done with little forethought or preparation
- autumn crocus — a liliaceous plant, Colchicum autumnale, of Europe and N Africa having pink or purplish autumn flowers
- baal shem tov — original name Israel ben Eliezer ?1700–60, Jewish religious leader, teacher, and healer in Poland: founder of modern Hasidism
- baal-shem-tov — (Israel ben Eliezer"Besht") c1700–60, Ukrainian teacher and religious leader: founder of the Hasidic movement of Judaism.
- bamboo shoots — the shoots of the bamboo plant, often used as food in Asian dishes
- basement-rock — the undifferentiated assemblage of rock (basement rock) underlying the oldest stratified rocks in any region: usually crystalline, metamorphosed, and mostly, but not necessarily, Precambrian in age.
- basidiomycete — any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota (formerly class Basidiomycetes), in which the spores are produced in basidia. The group includes boletes, puffballs, smuts, and rusts
- bass trombone — the lower-pitched of the two main types of trombone
- betamethasone — a synthetic analogue of a glucocorticoid, C 22 H 29 FO 5 , used in various forms in the treatment of inflammation, allergies, and tumors, and for replacement therapy in adrenal insufficiency.
- biosystematic — relating to biosystematics
- blamestorming — a discussion or meeting for the purpose of assigning blame.
- blastomycosis — a fungal infection particularly affecting the lungs
- bombastically — (of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.
- boom-and-bust — characteristic of a period of economic prosperity followed by a depression.
- boston matrix — a two-dimensional matrix, used in planning the business strategy of a large organization, that identifies those business units in the organization that generate cash and those that use it
- bowman's root — an eastern U.S. plant, Gillenia trifoliata, of the rose family, having terminal clusters of white flowers.
- brainstorming — intensive discussion to solve problems or generate ideas
- brown mustard — black mustard. See under mustard (def 2).
- bums on seats — If the organizers of an event such as a concert want to put bums on seats, they want a lot of people to attend it.
- campanologist — the principles or art of making bells, bell ringing, etc.
- camping stool — a stool which is suitable for use in temporary quarters, on holiday, etc, esp by being portable and easy to set up
- camping stove — a portable stove powered by butane gas canisters, designed to be used for cooking while camping