14-letter words containing i, m, p, a, c, t
- radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
- report a claim — If you report a claim, you inform an insurer that an insured event has occurred and that you intend to ask the insurer for financial payment.
- sample section — a section of sth, intended as representative of the whole
- semielliptical — a half ellipse, usually one containing both ends of the major axis.
- sigma particle — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
- simplification — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
- simplistically — characterized by extreme simplism; oversimplified: a simplistic notion of good and bad.
- social-compact — the voluntary agreement among individuals by which, according to any of various theories, as of Hobbes, Locke, or Rousseau, organized society is brought into being and invested with the right to secure mutual protection and welfare or to regulate the relations among its members.
- sparring match — a practice boxing match
- specimen plant — a plant grown by itself for ornamental effect, rather than being massed with others in a bed or border.
- 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.
- spirit compass — a wet compass filled with a mixture of alcohol and water.
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
- thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
- transempirical — beyond the range of experiential knowledge.
- triumphal arch — a monumental archway, often erected in permanent materials as a commemorative structure, straddling the line of march of a victorious army during a triumphal procession.
- tropical month — the period of time taken by the moon to return to the same longitude after one complete revolution around the earth; 27.321 58 days (approximately 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 4.5 seconds)
- tropical storm — a tropical cyclone of less than hurricane force.
- turmeric paper — paper treated with turmeric: used to indicate the presence of alkalis, which turn it brown, or of boric acid, which turns it reddish-brown.
- unemphatically — uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.
- unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
- unmetaphysical — (of a statement or theory) not metaphysical or abstract
- writer's cramp — spasmodic, painful contractions of the muscles of the thumb, forefinger, and forearm during writing.