14-letter words containing a, s, u, m, i
- musicalization — the adaptation of a novel, play, etc into a musical form
- muslin delaine — mousseline de laine.
- 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.
- muster station — the place on a ship where passengers should assemble in the event of an emergency
- 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
- neo-malthusian — a view or doctrine advocating population control, especially by contraception.
- neo-surrealism — a revival of the 20th-century surrealism movement in art, especially painting and sculpture, depicting the imagery of dreams and the subconscious mind.
- neuroanatomist — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
- neurochemicals — Plural form of neurochemical.
- neuromechanism — the function of the nervous system as it relates to its structure.
- neutral monism — the theory that mind and matter consist of different relations between entities that are themselves neither mental nor physical.
- new journalism — journalism containing the writer's personal opinions and reactions and often fictional asides as added color.
- non-assumptive — taken for granted.
- non-harmonious — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
- non-humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- 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.
- nuclear isomer — isomer (def 2).
- numa pompilius — died 673? b.c, 2nd legendary Sabine king of Rome 715–673?
- numismatically — Of or relating to coins or currency.
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
- one-upsmanship — the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one's rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.: the one-upmanship of getting into the president's car pool.
- osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
- over-ambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- over-stimulate — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- overenthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
- papillomavirus — any of several viruses of the family Papovaviridae, containing circular DNA, causing papillomas in various animals and responsible for human genital warts.
- parajournalism — news reportage that strongly reflects the point of view of the writer or editor or that uses techniques not practiced in conventional journalism.
- parsimoniously — characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
- permaculturist — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
- pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
- pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
- polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
- postamputation — following or occurring after an amputation
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- pseudo-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- quadrumvirates — Plural form of quadrumvirate.
- quadrupedalism — The condition of being a quadruped.
- quality system — A quality system is a structure for managing the quality of the output of a manufacturer.
- quantum optics — the branch of optics dealing with light as a stream of photons, each possessing a quantum of energy proportional to the frequency of light when it is considered as a wave motion.
- quasi-academic — of or relating to a college, academy, school, or other educational institution, especially one for higher education: academic requirements.