14-letter words containing a, t, e, m, p, s
- plumber's mate — a person who helps a plumber do his or her job
- pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- point estimate — the process of determining a single estimated value (point estimate) of a parameter of a given population.
- post-treatment — an act or manner of treating.
- postmastectomy — of or relating to the period after a mastectomy
- postmastership — the office or position of a postmaster
- postmenopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
- postmillennial — of or relating to the period following the millennium.
- 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.
- premenstrually — in a premenstrual manner
- presentimental — expressing a presentiment
- presymptomatic — relating to or describing a symptom that occurs before the typical symptoms of a disease
- primary stress — primary accent.
- primary tissue — any tissue resulting directly from differentiation of an apical meristem.
- printer's mark — a stamp or device, usually found on the copyright page, that identifies a book as the work of a particular printer.
- printer's ream — a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- pripet marshes — the largest swamp in Europe, occupying S Belarus and N Ukraine
- proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- proletarianism — the practices, attitudes, or social status of a proletarian.
- pumped storage — a system for generating hydroelectric power for peak periods by pumping water from a lower to a higher reservoir during low-demand periods and then releasing it during peak periods.
- pygmy marmoset — a related form, Cebuella pygmaea: the smallest monkey, inhabiting tropical forests of the Amazon
- pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
- quasi-complete — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
- raman-spectrum — the change in wavelength of light scattered while passing through a transparent medium, the collection of new wavelengths (Raman spectrum) being characteristic of the scattering medium and differing from the fluorescent spectrum in being much less intense and in being unrelated to an absorption band of the medium.
- reappraisement — an act or the process of appraising someone or something again
- recompensatory — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
- rescue attempt — an attempt to bring a person or people out of danger, harm, attack, etc
- salt dome trap — A salt dome trap is an area where oil has been trapped underground by salt pushing upward.
- sample section — a section of sth, intended as representative of the whole
- scrap merchant — dealer in discarded materials
- self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
- semielliptical — a half ellipse, usually one containing both ends of the major axis.
- semper paratus — always prepared
- set an example — If you set an example, you encourage or inspire people by your behaviour to behave or act in a similar way.
- sharp-tempered — with a tendency to become suddenly angry
- sigma particle — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
- simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
- 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.
- spark spectrum — a spectrum formed from the light produced by an electric spark, characteristic of the gas or vapor through which the spark passes.
- spatiotemporal — pertaining to space-time.
- speaking terms — if you are on speaking terms with someone, you are quite friendly with them and often talk to them
- specimen plant — a plant grown by itself for ornamental effect, rather than being massed with others in a bed or border.
- spectator pump — a woman's spectator shoe, closed at the front and back, usually having a medium or medium-high heel.
- 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.
- speed merchant — a person who habitually drives too fast in a motor vehicle
- spermatic cord — the cord by which a testis is suspended in the scrotum, containing the vas deferens and the blood vessels and nerves of the testis.