14-letter words containing a, e, r, i, u, m
- departure time — the time of departure of a train, bus, aircraft, etc
- diamantiferous — (usually of geographical regions) producing or bearing diamonds
- diamondiferous — containing or yielding diamonds for mining.
- discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
- disencumbrance — the removal of an encumbrance
- distemperature — a distempered or disordered condition; disturbance of health, mind, or temper.
- documentarians — Plural form of documentarian.
- double marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
- dummy variable — a variable appearing in a mathematical expression that can be replaced by any arbitrary variable, not occurring in the expression, without affecting the value of the whole
- eleutheromania — A great desire for or obsession with freedom.
- elevator music — recorded popular music played in the background in public places such as elevators, variously regarded as being bland, monotonous, etc.
- euclidean norm — (mathematics) The most common norm, calculated by summing the squares of all coordinates and taking the square root. This is the essence of Pythagoras's theorem. In the infinite-dimensional case, the sum is infinite or is replaced with an integral when the number of dimensions is uncountable.
- excommunicator — One who excommunicates.
- family butcher — a butcher's shop that belongs to a family, and in which family members work
- fancy geranium — a geranium, Pelargonium domesticum, of southern Africa, having roundish clusters of large white, pink, or red flowers.
- fluorochemical — a chemical compound containing fluorine.
- foraminiferous — Having small openings, or foramina.
- formula weight — (of a molecule) molecular weight.
- framing square — a steel square usually having on its faces various tables and scales useful to the carpenter.
- gamine haircut — a boyish or elfish hairstyle, esp on a woman
- garcia marquez — Gabriel [gey-bree-uh l,, gah-bree-el;; Spanish gah-vree-el] /ˈgeɪ bri əl,, ˌgɑ briˈɛl;; Spanish ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1927–2014, Colombian novelist and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1982.
- generic markup — (text) In computerised document preparation, a method of adding information to the text indicating the logical components of a document, such as paragraphs, headers or footnotes. SGML is an example of such a system. Specific instructions for layout of the text on the page do not appear in the markup.
- gewurztraminer — a type of white grape used in winemaking.
- group marriage — (among primitive peoples) a form of marriage in which a group of males is united with a group of females to form a single conjugal unit.
- guided imagery — a relaxation technique in which words, sounds, etc., are used to evoke positive mental images, feelings, and thoughts.
- harmoniousness — The characteristic of being harmonious.
- harriet tubman — Harriet (Araminta) 1820?–1913, U.S. abolitionist: escaped slave and leader of the Underground Railroad; served as a Union scout during Civil War.
- health tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
- hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
- hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
- home insurance — Home insurance is insurance coverage for your home, its contents, and your possessions.
- housing market — property trade
- human interest — a quality of a story or report, as in a newspaper or on a newscast, that engages attention and sympathy by enabling one to identify readily with the people, problems, and situations described.
- hurricane lamp — a candlestick or oil lantern protected against drafts or winds by a glass chimney.
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hyperstimulate — to stimulate excessively
- hyperuricaemia — an abnormal elevation of uric acid in the blood
- hyperuricemias — Plural form of hyperuricemia.
- hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
- ice-cream suit — a man's lightweight summer suit of white or a finely striped or solid pastel color.
- Îles marquises — a group of volcanic islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia. Pop: 8712 (2002). Area: 1287 sq km (497 sq miles)
- immelmann turn — a maneuver in which an airplane makes a half loop, then resumes its normal, level position by making a half roll: used to gain altitude while turning to fly in the opposite direction.
- immunoreaction — Immune reaction.
- immunoreactive — Of, pertaining to, or causing an immune reaction.
- imperturbation — freedom from perturbation; tranquillity; calmness.
- incommensurate — not commensurate; disproportionate; inadequate: Our income is incommensurate to our wants.
- innumerability — The state of being innumerable.
- instrumentally — By means of an instrument or agency; as means to an end.
- insurmountable — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.