14-letter words containing e, s, t, i, m, a
- arrondissement — the largest administrative subdivision of a department
- assembly point — a designated place where people have been told to wait after evacuating a building in the event of a fire or other emergency
- asthenospermia — (medicine) Loss or reduction in the strength or energy of sperm cells, hence infertility. Not always infertile many are subfertile.
- asthenospermic — (medicine) Characterised by or pertaining to asthenospermia, hence infertile.
- astigmatometer — an apparatus for measuring the degree of astigmatism.
- astigmatoscope — an instrument for determining the presence and severity of astigmatism.
- astrochemistry — the study of the chemistry of celestial bodies and space, esp by means of spectroscopy
- asymmetrically — not identical on both sides of a central line; unsymmetrical; lacking symmetry: Most faces are asymmetric.
- baptismal name — Christian name (def 1).
- barium sulfate — an odorless, tasteless, white powder, BaSO4, insoluble in water: it is used as a paint pigment, as a filler for paper, textiles , etc., and as an opaque substance that is ingested to aid in making diagnostic X-rays of the stomach and intestine
- base community — (especially in South America) a group of people taking part in religious devotions and Bible study, who seek to apply this in their socioeconomic and political situation.
- basidiomycetes — Mycology. any of a group of fungi constituting the phylum Basidiomycota of the kingdom Fungi (or, in older classification schemes, the class Basidiomycetes of the kingdom Plantae), characterized by bearing the spores on a basidium, including the smuts, rust, mushrooms, and puffballs.
- bidialectalism — the state of being bidialectal
- billy no-mates — a person with no friends
- biomathematics — the study of the application of mathematics to biology
- biosystematics — the study of the variation and evolution of a population of organisms in relation to their taxonomic classification
- biosystematist — someone who studies or works professionally in the field of biosystematics
- blue mountains — a mountain range in the US, in NE Oregon and SE Washington. Highest peak: Rock Creek Butte, 2773 m (9097 ft)
- breakfast time — Breakfast time is the period of the morning when most people have their breakfast.
- breast implant — an object such as a sachet filled with gel introduced surgically into a woman's breast to enlarge it
- bring onstream — To bring onstream a plant, mine, oilfield, etc. is to start production there.
- cairngormstone — (mineral, rare) A yellow or smoky brown variety of rock crystal, found especially in the mountains of w Cairngorm in Scotland.
- campaign chest — money collected and set aside for use in a campaign, especially a political one; a campaign fund.
- caramelisation — (chiefly British) alternative spelling of caramelization.
- castrametation — the art of designing and laying out an encampment
- catcher's mitt — the glove worn by the catcher to protect the hands
- catechumenship — the office or position of a catechumen
- centenarianism — the situation or condition of being a centenarian
- centripetalism — the movement of things towards a centre
- cephalometrics — The measurement and analysis of the craniofacial area, especially as an aid to dental or orthodontic procedures.
- chemosterilant — any process or chemical compound that can produce sterility, used esp. in insect control
- chemotherapies — Plural form of chemotherapy.
- chemotherapist — One who administers chemotherapy.
- chimney breast — A chimney breast is the part of a wall in a room which is built out round a chimney.
- cholestyramine — a drug that reduces and prevents re-absorption of bile in the body
- chrestomathies — Plural form of chrestomathy.
- christian name — Some people refer to their first names as their Christian names.
- christmas cake — A Christmas cake is a special cake that is eaten at Christmas in Britain and some other countries.
- christmas fern — an evergreen fern, Polystichum acrostichoides, having dense clusters of stiff fronds growing from a central rootstock.
- christmas rose — an evergreen ranunculaceous plant, Helleborus niger, of S Europe and W Asia, with white or pinkish winter-blooming flowers
- christmas seal — a decorative stamp sold by some charitable organizations during the Christmas season to raise money.
- christmas time — the period around Christmas
- christmas tree — A Christmas tree is a fir tree, or an artificial tree that looks like a fir tree, which people put in their houses at Christmas and decorate with coloured lights and ornaments.
- christmasberry — toyon.
- cinnamon stone — essonite
- cleptomaniacs' — kleptomania.
- commemorations — Plural form of commemoration.
- commensurating — Present participle of commensurate.
- commensuration — corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
- commiserations — Plural form of commiseration.