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14-letter words containing e, r, m, l, i

  • self-promotion — advancement in rank or position.
  • semi-legendary — somewhat legendary; having something of the nature of a legend; almost legendary
  • semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
  • semi-paralysis — Pathology. a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord. a disease characterized by this, especially palsy.
  • semi-paralyzed — to affect with paralysis.
  • semi-permeable — permeable only to certain small molecules: a semipermeable membrane.
  • semi-realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
  • semi-spherical — shaped like half a sphere; hemispheric.
  • semicommercial — of, relating to, or characterized by limited marketing of an experimental product
  • semilunar bone — lunate (def 2).
  • semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
  • semper fidelis — always faithful
  • serum globulin — the blood serum component consisting of proteins with a larger molecular weight than serum albumin
  • service module — (often initial capital letters) U.S. Aerospace. the section of an Apollo spacecraft containing the principal propulsion system, electrical system, water, and other supplies.
  • shirley temple — Shirley (Shirley Temple Black) 1928–2014, U.S. film actress, famous for child roles during the 1930s, and diplomat.
  • sidereal month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
  • sigma particle — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
  • silver bromide — a yellowish, water-insoluble powder, AgBr, which darkens on exposure to light, produced by the reaction of silver nitrate with a bromide: used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions.
  • simple measure — rhythm characterized by two or three beats or pulses to a measure.
  • simple protein — a protein that yields only amino acids and no other major products when hydrolyzed (contrasted with conjugated protein).
  • simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
  • simpson's rule — a method for approximating the value of a definite integral by approximating, with parabolic arcs, the area under the curve defined by the integrand.
  • single bedroom — a bedroom that is intended to accommodate a single bed and occupancy of one person
  • single premium — a single payment that covers the entire cost of an insurance policy.
  • slide trombone — a musical wind instrument consisting of a cylindrical metal tube expanding into a bell and bent twice in a U shape, usually equipped with a slide (slide trombone)
  • social climber — a person who attempts to gain admission into a group with a higher social standing.
  • social realism — a style of painting, especially of the 1930s in the U.S., in which the scenes depicted typically convey a message of social or political protest edged with satire.
  • soldiers' home — an institution that provides care and shelter for retired soldiers.
  • solid geometry — the geometry of solid figures; geometry of three dimensions.
  • somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
  • son et lumiere — sound-and-light show.
  • spatiotemporal — pertaining to space-time.
  • splatter movie — a film containing many scenes of violent and gruesome murders.
  • stereochemical — of, relating to, stereochemistry
  • 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.
  • striped muscle — a type of contractile tissue that is marked by transverse striations; it is concerned with moving skeletal parts to which it is usually attached
  • sturmabteilung — a political militia of the Nazi party, organized about 1923 and notorious for its violence and terrorism up to 1934, when it was purged and reorganized as an instrument of physical training and political indoctrination of German men; Brown Shirts.
  • supereminently — in a supereminent manner; to a supereminent degree
  • superimposable — to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
  • supermasculine — highly masculine
  • superstimulate — to stimulate excessively
  • symmetric lisp — A parallel Lisp in which environments are first-class objects. It is implemented in Common LISP. E-mail: Suresh Jagannathan <[email protected]>.
  • tandem trailer — Also called double-bottom, double-trailer truck, tandem. a very long rig consisting of a tractor pulling two trailers hooked up one behind another.
  • tatterdemalion — a person in tattered clothing; a shabby person.
  • telejournalism — the writing and broadcasting of journalism for television
  • telomerization — polymerization in the presence of a chain transfer agent to yield a series of products of low molecular weight
  • ten-metre line — a dashed line on a rugby field ten metres away from the halfway line; the ball must be kicked beyond this to begin play
  • terbium metals — a series of closely related rare-earth elements, including terbium, gadolinium, europium, and, sometimes, dysprosium
  • terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies
  • terminal leave — the final leave granted to a member of the armed forces just before discharge, equal to the total unused leave accumulated during active service.
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