13-letter words containing t, e, l, m, c
- homiletically — In a homiletic fashion.
- homogenetical — of, involving or relating to homogeny
- humped cattle — any of several breeds of domestic cattle developed from the Indian species Bos indicus and characterized by a hump of fat and muscle over the shoulders.
- hygrometrical — Alternative form of hygrometric.
- hypermetrical — Hypermetric.
- hypometabolic — Relating to hypometabolism.
- hypsometrical — Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
- iatrochemical — relating to iatrochemistry or iatrochemists
- ileocolostomy — the surgical formation of an artificial opening between the ileum and the colon.
- impactfulness — The quality of being impactful.
- impeccability — faultless; flawless; irreproachable: impeccable manners.
- imperceptible — very slight, gradual, or subtle: the imperceptible slope of the road.
- imperceptibly — very slight, gradual, or subtle: the imperceptible slope of the road.
- imperfectible — that cannot be perfected.
- imperialistic — the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.
- implicatively — In an implicative way.
- impracticable — not practicable; incapable of being put into practice with the available means: an impracticable plan.
- impredictable — (nonstandard) unpredictable.
- imputrescible — not liable to decomposition or putrefaction; incorruptible: a tanning process to make skins imputrescible.
- in-completion — the state of being incomplete; incompleteness.
- incidentaloma — an abnormal lesion or tumor detected by chance during a medical imaging test, physical examination, or surgery.
- inclinometers — Plural form of inclinometer.
- incombustible — not combustible; incapable of being burned; fireproof.
- incompatibles — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
- incompetently — not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable: an incompetent candidate.
- incrementally — increasing or adding on, especially in a regular series: small, incremental tax hikes.
- intercommunal — used or shared in common by everyone in a group: a communal jug of wine.
- interlacement — to cross one another, typically passing alternately over and under, as if woven together; intertwine: Their hands interlaced.
- intermetallic — (inorganic chemistry) of, relating to, acting between, or comprising two or more metals.
- intermuscular — of or relating to muscle or the muscles: muscular strain.
- islamic state — an Islamist terrorist organization, formed in the early 21st century, whose aim is to create a caliphate in the Middle East and N Africa
- ismaticalness — the quality of following isms or fashionable doctrines
- isometrically — of, relating to, or having equality of measure.
- judgment call — Sports. an observational ruling by a referee or umpire that is necessarily subjective because of the disputable nature of the play in question, and one that may be appealed but not protested, as opposed to a matter of official rule interpretation: Balks and close plays at first are of course judgment calls, and umpires are human.
- kinematically — the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
- kleptomaniacs — Plural form of kleptomaniac.
- laminectomies — Plural form of laminectomy.
- laryngectomee — someone who has had a laryngectomy
- latin america — the part of the American continents south of the United States in which Spanish, Portuguese, or French is officially spoken.
- lead chromate — a yellow crystalline compound, PbCrO 4 , toxic, insoluble in water: used as an industrial paint pigment.
- lectisternium — (in ancient Rome) a religious rite in which the images of the gods were placed upon couches around a table, upon which was set a feast
- 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.
- 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.
- line spectrum — an electromagnetic spectrum consisting of discrete lines, usually characteristic of excited atoms or molecules.
- little cayman — an island in the W Caribbean: smallest of the Cayman Islands, NE of Grand Cayman. 10 sq. mi. (26 sq. km).
- lucifer match — friction match.
- lucretia mott — John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- lumber jacket — a short, straight, wool plaid jacket or coat, for informal wear, usually belted and having patch pockets.
- lumberjackets — Plural form of lumberjacket.
- luncheon meat — any of various sausages or molded loaf meats, usually sliced and served cold, as in sandwiches or as garnishes for salads.