14-letter words containing a, m, p, l, e
- semi-permeable — permeable only to certain small molecules: a semipermeable membrane.
- semi-spherical — shaped like half a sphere; hemispheric.
- semielliptical — a half ellipse, usually one containing both ends of the major axis.
- semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
- sesquipedalism — given to using long words.
- set an example — If you set an example, you encourage or inspire people by your behaviour to behave or act in a similar way.
- showplace home — a historic house
- sigma particle — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
- simple machine — machine (def 3b).
- simple measure — rhythm characterized by two or three beats or pulses to a measure.
- simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
- sleepaway camp — a camp providing facilities for teenagers to sleep away from home
- small potatoes — a person or thing of little significance, importance, or value: His salary was small potatoes for an executive of his ability.
- space platform — space station.
- spanish omelet — an omelet served with a sauce of tomatoes, onions, and green peppers.
- spatiotemporal — pertaining to space-time.
- specimen plant — a plant grown by itself for ornamental effect, rather than being massed with others in a bed or border.
- speculum metal — any of several bronze alloys with a high tin content, often containing other materials, as silver, brass, lead, zinc, or arsenic, used for making mirrors and reflectors.
- splatter movie — a film containing many scenes of violent and gruesome murders.
- striped marlin — a marlin, Tetrapturus audax, of the Pacific Ocean, having the sides of the body marked with dark blue vertical stripes, valued for sport and food.
- sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
- sulphanilamide — a white odourless crystalline compound formerly used in medicine in the treatment of bacterial infections. Formula: NH2C6H4SO2NH2
- sulphonmethane — a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic. Formula: C7H16O4S2
- superimposable — to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
- supermasculine — highly masculine
- superstimulate — to stimulate excessively
- supplementally — supplementary.
- supramolecular — having an organization more complex than that of a molecule.
- suprasegmental — above, beyond, or in addition to a segment.
- swamp milkweed — a coarse milkweed, Asclepias incarnata, growing in swampy places from eastern North America to Colorado, having ball-like clusters of rose-purple flowers.
- sycamore maple — a maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, of Europe and western Asia, having gray bark and opposite, lobed leaves: grown as a shade tree.
- symmetry plane — reflection plane.
- temperamentful — full of temperament
- temple terrace — a town in W Florida.
- terminal point — the final destination or station of a bus or rail journey
- the last trump — the final trumpet call that according to the belief of some will awaken and raise the dead on the Day of Judgment
- the maple leaf — the national flag of Canada, consisting of a representation of a maple leaf in red on a white central panel with a vertical red bar on either side
- the paranormal — paranormal happenings generally
- thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
- transempirical — beyond the range of experiential knowledge.
- tripelennamine — a white, crystalline, antihistamine, C 16 H 21 N 3 , used for the treatment of allergic disorders.
- tripersonalism — the doctrine of three persons making up the Trinity
- triphenylamine — a molecule consisting of a nitrogen atom with three phenyl groups attached to it
- triple measure — time or rhythm characterized by three beats to the measure with an accent on the first beat.
- trumpet player — a person who plays the trumpet
- ultracompetent — extremely competent
- umbrella plant — an African plant, Cyperus alternifolius, of the sedge family, that has several stems growing directly upward from a mass of roots and an umbrella-shaped cluster of leaves at the top of each stem.
- un-manipulated — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
- uncontemplated — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.