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14-letter words containing a, r, m, s, l

  • chemosterilant — any process or chemical compound that can produce sterility, used esp. in insect control
  • chisholm trail — cattle trail from San Antonio, Tex., to Abilene, Kans.: important from 1865 until the 1880s
  • chlamydospores — Plural form of chlamydospore.
  • cholecystogram — the production of x-ray photographs of the gallbladder following administration of a radiopaque substance that is secreted by the liver into the gallbladder.
  • cholera morbus — gastroenteritis
  • cholestyramine — a drug that reduces and prevents re-absorption of bile in the body
  • christmas club — a savings account in a bank in which regular deposits are made, usually throughout one year, as to provide funds for Christmas shopping.
  • christmas seal — a decorative stamp sold by some charitable organizations during the Christmas season to raise money.
  • ciliary muscle — the smooth muscle in the ciliary body, the action of which affects the accommodation of the eye.
  • circumstantial — Circumstantial evidence is evidence that makes it seem likely that something happened, but does not prove it.
  • clamshell door — Often, clamshell doors. a door consisting of two panels that spread open vertically, as those located on the underside of some cargo planes.
  • closed primary — a primary in which only members of a particular party may vote
  • commensurately — corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
  • commercialised — to make commercial in character, methods, or spirit.
  • commercialises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commercialise.
  • commercializes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commercialize.
  • comparableness — The state or quality of being comparable; comparability.
  • contractualism — any of various theories that justify moral principles and political choices because they depend on a social contract involving certain ideal conditions, as lack of ignorance or uncertainty.
  • 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.
  • crenshaw melon — a variety of melon resembling the casaba, having pinkish flesh.
  • criminalistics — the scientific study of criminal evidence
  • cross-modality — the ability to integrate information acquired through separate senses.
  • cross-platform — (software, hardware)   A term that describes a language, software application or hardware device that works on more than one system platform (e.g. Unix, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh). E.g. Netscape Navigator, Java.
  • cruciverbalism — the compilation of crosswords
  • crystal system — any of six, or sometimes seven, classifications of crystals depending on their symmetry. The classes are cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, and triclinic. Sometimes an additional system, trigonal, is distinguished, although this is usually included in the hexagonal system
  • crystallomancy — a form of divination using crystals or a crystal ball
  • 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.
  • demonstratable — Alternative form of demonstrable.
  • 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.
  • dna polymerase — any of a class of enzymes involved in the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid from its deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate precursors.
  • double measure — A double measure is a drink that is twice the normal measure.
  • 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.
  • electromagnets — Plural form of electromagnet.
  • elementariness — The state or condition of being elementary.
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