13-Letter Words Containing: I,N,O,I,S,M,_,_

• the mathematical process of finding the maximum value of a function

• the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position

• To perform a vasectomy

• the use of symbols to convey meaning

• something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible

• the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning

• a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch

• extravagant and conspicuous behavior intended to attract attention to yourself

• the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals

• the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy)