14-letter words containing c, l, e, m, a, s
- exceptionalism — The state of being special, exceptional or unique.
- exocannibalism — A form of cannibalism, the eating of members of other social groups than one's own, as opposed to endocannibalism.
- flash spectrum — the emission spectrum of the chromosphere of the sun, which dominates the solar spectrum in the seconds just before and after a total solar eclipse.
- foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
- framing chisel — a woodworking chisel for heavy work and deep cuts, often having a handle reinforced to withstand blows from a metal hammer head.
- gooseneck lamp — a desk lamp having a flexible shaft or stem.
- halley's comet — a comet with a period averaging 76 years. In this century it was visible to terrestrial observers just before and after reaching perihelion in 1910 and again in 1986.
- hardshell clam — quahog.
- hemerocallises — Plural form of hemerocallis.
- heracliteanism — the philosophy of Heraclitus, maintaining the perpetual change of all things, the only abiding thing being the logos, or orderly principle, according to which the change takes place.
- holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
- horse mackerel — bluefin tuna.
- hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- immaculateness — The characteristic of being immaculate; spotlessness.
- implacableness — The quality of being implacable.
- incorporealism — Existence without a body or material form; immateriality.
- incrementalism — a policy of making changes, especially social changes, by degrees; gradualism.
- incrementalist — a policy of making changes, especially social changes, by degrees; gradualism.
- indecomposable — incapable of being decomposed.
- interracialism — action or policy for establishing equality and cooperation between different racial groups.
- isodiametrical — isodiametric
- james h. clark — Dr. James H. Clark
- lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
- lamb's lettuce — corn salad.
- landscape mode — a wide exposure suitable for photographing landscapes
- laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
- leiomyosarcoma — (pathology) A cancerous tumor of smooth muscle.
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- lleras camargo — Alberto [ahl-ver-taw] /ɑlˈvɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–89, Colombian journalist, writer, and political leader: president 1945–46, 1958–62.
- locker-lampson — Frederick (Frederick Locker) 1821–95, English poet.
- machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
- mackerel shark — any of several fierce sharks of the family Lamidae, including the great white shark and the mako.
- macrocephalous — Having a large head.
- macromolecules — Plural form of macromolecule.
- majesticalness — the glory or majesty of someone or something
- malefactresses — a woman who violates the law or does evil.
- malpighiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical plants many of which are lianas
- marcus regulus — Marcus Atilius [uh-til-ee-uh s] /əˈtɪl i əs/ (Show IPA), died 250? b.c, Roman general.
- marrons glaces — chestnuts cooked in syrup and glazed
- mashie niblick — a club with an iron head whose face has more slope than a mashie but less slope than a pitcher.
- massif central — a great plateau and the chief water divide of France, in the central part.
- matched sample — a sample in which the individuals selected for analysis share all properties except that under investigation
- material cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- mcclure strait — an arm of the Beaufort Sea between Banks Island in the south and Melville Island and Eglinton Island to the north, in the Northwest Territories, Canada. About 170 miles (270 km) long and 60 miles (90 km) wide.
- mechanicalness — (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being mechanical.
- mechanicsville — a village in E Virginia, near Richmond: Civil War battle 1862.
- medical ethics — the code of behaviour considered to be correct for members of the medical profession
- medical school — university where medical degrees are taught
- medicalisation — Alternative spelling of medicalization.
- megascopically — macroscopically