14-letter words containing a, m, i, l, s, t
- musca volitans — floater (def 6).
- music festival — a festival, often an annual event, at which a lot of different performers play
- musicalization — the adaptation of a novel, play, etc into a musical form
- mustard family — the plant family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants having alternate leaves, acrid or pungent juice, clusters of four-petaled flowers, and fruit in the form of a two-parted capsule, and including broccoli, cabbage, candytuft, cauliflower, cress, mustard, radish, sweet alyssum, turnip, and wallflower.
- mutual insurer — A mutual insurer is an insurance company which is owned by its members or policyholders rather than by shareholders.
- mutual society — co-operative organization
- myofibroblasts — Plural form of myofibroblast.
- neil armstrong — (Daniel) Louis ("Satchmo") 1900–71, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
- neo-malthusian — a view or doctrine advocating population control, especially by contraception.
- neutral monism — the theory that mind and matter consist of different relations between entities that are themselves neither mental nor physical.
- nominalisation — Standard spelling of nominalization.
- non-malthusian — of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.
- non-naturalism — Literature. a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions. a deterministic theory of writing in which it is held that a writer should adopt an objective view toward the material written about, be free of preconceived ideas as to form and content, and represent with clinical accuracy and frankness the details of life. Compare realism (def 4b). a representation of natural appearances or natural patterns of speech, manner, etc., in a work of fiction. the depiction of the physical environment, especially landscape or the rural environment.
- nonfilamentous — composed of or containing filaments.
- nonformalistic — Not formalistic.
- nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
- numismatically — Of or relating to coins or currency.
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
- operationalism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
- opthalmologist — Misspelling of ophthalmologist.
- optical isomer — any of two or more isomers exhibiting optical isomerism.
- optimistically — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- oral eroticism — libidinal pleasure derived from the lips and mouth, for example by kissing
- osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
- over-stimulate — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- paleomagnetism — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
- papillomatosis — a benign tumor of the skin or mucous membrane consisting of hypertrophied epithelial tissue, as a wart.
- parasitic male — a male animal that is much smaller than the female and is totally dependent on the female for its nutrition, such as the male of some species of deep-sea angler fish
- patresfamilias — a plural of paterfamilias.
- patriarchalism — a philosophy, form, or system of patriarchal government.
- pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
- permaculturist — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
- petrochemicals — substances, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gas
- phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- pharmacologist — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- pharmacopolist — a person who sells pharmaceutical products
- plastic memory — the tendency of certain plastics after being deformed to resume their original form when heated
- postmillennial — of or relating to the period following the millennium.
- postminimalism — (sometimes initial capital letter) a style in painting and sculpture developing in the 1970s, retaining the formal simplifications of minimal art, but striving to imbue works with a broad range of meaning and reference and often demonstrating a concern with craft and a kinship with tribal art and sculpture.
- potassium alum — alum1 (def 1).
- potassium-alum — Also called potash alum, potassium alum. a crystalline solid, aluminum potassium sulfate, K 2 SO 4 ⋅Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅24H 2 O, used in medicine as an astringent and styptic, in dyeing and tanning, and in many technical processes.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- presentimental — expressing a presentiment
- proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- proletarianism — the practices, attitudes, or social status of a proletarian.
- psilanthropism — the doctrine that Jesus Christ was only a human being.
- pyophthalmitis — suppurative inflammation of the eye.
- pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
- quality system — A quality system is a structure for managing the quality of the output of a manufacturer.