14-letter words containing a, i, r, m, l, s
- corpuscularism — (philosophy) Ideology that discusses reality and change in terms of particles (corpuscles) and their motion.
- cosmographical — Of or pertaining to cosmography.
- court martials — military courts that try people subject to military law
- creme anglaise — a custardlike cream sauce, often flavored with vanilla, served with fresh fruit, rich chocolate desserts, etc.
- criminalistics — the scientific study of criminal evidence
- cross-modality — the ability to integrate information acquired through separate senses.
- cruciverbalism — the compilation of crosswords
- decriminalised — to eliminate criminal penalties for or remove legal restrictions against: to decriminalize marijuana.
- decriminalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decriminalize.
- dematerialised — Simple past tense and past participle of dematerialise.
- dematerializes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dematerialize.
- demilitarising — Present participle of demilitarise.
- demoralisation — Alternative spelling of demoralization.
- dermatologists — Plural form of dermatologist.
- discharge lamp — a lamp in which light is produced by an electric discharge in a gas-filled glass enclosure.
- disciplinarium — a scourge for flogging penitents
- discomfortable — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- disconformable — of or relating to a disconformity.
- discriminately — to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality: The new law discriminates against foreigners. He discriminates in favor of his relatives.
- dream analysis — the analysis of dreams as a means of gaining access to the unconscious mind, typically involving free association.
- e-mail address — electronic mail address
- ectrodactylism — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
- egalitarianism — belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, social, or economic life.
- elementariness — The state or condition of being elementary.
- elevator music — recorded popular music played in the background in public places such as elevators, variously regarded as being bland, monotonous, etc.
- embarrassingly — In an embarrassing manner.
- empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
- ergastoplasmic — relating to endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
- fallen timbers — a battle site on the Maumee River, near present-day Maumee, Ohio, where a confederation of Indian tribes (Northwest Indian Confederation) was defeated by Gen. Anthony Wayne (1794): state park.
- family support — a means-tested allowance for families in need
- fireman's lift — a method of carrying a person, in which you put one shoulder into the person's midriff, lift them and carry them with their head arms and upper torso hanging down your back while you grip their legs with one hand (leaving your other hand free to hold the ladder as you climb down)
- first classman — a fourth-year student at a U.S. military academy.
- florists' foam — a rigid, deformable, spongelike plastic used in floral arrangements to secure the stems of flowers.
- forisfamiliate — to free from paternal authority
- formidableness — The quality of being formidable.
- framing chisel — a woodworking chisel for heavy work and deep cuts, often having a handle reinforced to withstand blows from a metal hammer head.
- friar's balsam — a compound containing benzoin, mixed with hot water, and used as an inhalant to relieve colds and sore throats
- galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
- garlic mustard — a plant, Alliaria petiolata, of N temperate regions, with small white flowers and an odour of garlic: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- generalissimos — Plural form of generalissimo.
- glamourisation — Alternative spelling of glamorization.
- granulomatosis — any disease characterized by the formation of numerous granulomas.
- 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.
- hemerocallises — Plural form of hemerocallis.
- heracliteanism — the philosophy of Heraclitus, maintaining the perpetual change of all things, the only abiding thing being the logos, or orderly principle, according to which the change takes place.
- hospital drama — a TV programme or series based on events in a hospital
- humoristically — In a humoristic way.
- hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hyperstimulate — to stimulate excessively
- hypoadrenalism — underactivity of the adrenal gland, as in Addison's disease.