14-letter words containing a, e, r, i, u, m
- pre-assumption — something taken for granted; a supposition: a correct assumption. Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- preformulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- premier league — a professional football or soccer league consisting of the top teams in England and Wales
- primary source — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
- primary tissue — any tissue resulting directly from differentiation of an apical meristem.
- proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- progametangium — Mycology. the hyphal tip of certain fungi that produces the gametangium and subsequent gamete.
- pronunciamento — a proclamation; manifesto; edict.
- pulmonary vein — a vein conveying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
- quadrigeminate — made up of four parts
- quadrumvirates — Plural form of quadrumvirate.
- quadrupedalism — The condition of being a quadruped.
- quadruple time — a measure consisting of four beats or pulses with accent on the first and third.
- quaker meeting — a meeting of Quakers, at which all members, except those moved to speak, remain silent.
- quantum meruit — as much as he has earned: denoting a payment for goods or services in partial fulfilment of a contract or for those supplied when no price has been agreed
- quattrocentism — the 15th-century Italian style of art and literature
- questionmaster — quizmaster.
- quiz programme — a radio or television programme in which the general or specific knowledge of the players is tested by a series of questions
- radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
- radium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous, radioactive solid, RaSO 4 , used chiefly in radiotherapy.
- radium therapy — treatment of disease by means of radium.
- re-enumeration — an act of enumerating.
- reaccumulation — act or state of accumulating; state of being accumulated.
- reform judaism — Judaism as observed by Reform Jews.
- repromulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
- russian empire — Russia (def 1).
- seaman recruit — a noncommissioned enlisted person of the lowest rank. Abbreviation: SR.
- semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
- semilunar bone — lunate (def 2).
- semimembranous — consisting of, of the nature of, or resembling membrane.
- simaroubaceous — belonging to the Simaroubaceae, the quassia family of plants.
- simple measure — rhythm characterized by two or three beats or pulses to a measure.
- sodium citrate — a white, crystalline or granular, water-soluble, odorless solid, Na 3 C 6 H 5 O 7 ⋅2H 2 O, having a cool, saline taste: used in photography, in soft drinks, and in medicine chiefly to prevent the coagulation of blood.
- sodium nitrate — a crystalline, water-soluble compound, NaNO 3 , that occurs naturally as soda niter: used in fertilizers, explosives, and glass, and as a color fixative in processed meats.
- somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
- south american — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
- spermatogonium — one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to spermatocytes.
- sphaeristerium — an ancient Roman handball court.
- stigmatiferous — (of a plant) having a stigma
- sturmabteilung — a political militia of the Nazi party, organized about 1923 and notorious for its violence and terrorism up to 1934, when it was purged and reorganized as an instrument of physical training and political indoctrination of German men; Brown Shirts.
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- submetacentric — referring to chromosomes which have one long arm and one short arm
- subminiaturize — to design or manufacture (equipment, especially electronic equipment) of a greatly reduced scale.
- superambitious — extremely ambitious, highly ambitious
- superimportant — extremely important
- superimposable — to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
- supermasculine — highly masculine
- superstimulate — to stimulate excessively