14-letter words containing i, n, s, t, l, m
- continentalism — an attitude, expression, etc., characteristic of a continent, especially of Europe.
- contractualism — any of various theories that justify moral principles and political choices because they depend on a social contract involving certain ideal conditions, as lack of ignorance or uncertainty.
- contumaciously — stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.
- contumeliously — insulting display of contempt in words or actions; contemptuous or humiliating treatment.
- cooling system — a system which cools something such as a building or engine
- cornelis tromp — Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- criminalistics — the scientific study of criminal evidence
- criminologists — Plural form of criminologist.
- cumulativeness — The state or quality of being cumulative.
- cutlips minnow — a cyprinid fish, Exoglossum maxillingua, of northeastern U.S. coastal waters, having a three-lobed lower lip.
- decimalisation — Conversion to a decimal system.
- demilitarising — Present participle of demilitarise.
- demobilisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of demobilization.
- demolitionists — Plural form of demolitionist.
- demoralisation — Alternative spelling of demoralization.
- diazonium salt — any of a class of compounds with the general formula ArN:N–M+, where Ar is an aryl group and M is a metal atom; made by the action of nitrous acid on aromatic amines and used in dyeing
- dimensionality — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
- diplostemonous — having two whorls of stamens, with the outer whorl opposite the sepals and the inner whorl opposite the petals.
- discomfitingly — In a manner that discomfits.
- discriminately — to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality: The new law discriminates against foreigners. He discriminates in favor of his relatives.
- disembowelment — to remove the bowels or entrails from; eviscerate.
- disgruntlement — to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent.
- disinvolvement — the action or process of withdrawing from an obligation or commitment, especially from a political or military involvement: The secretary of state promised disinvolvement from the alliance.
- displenishment — the act of displenishing
- dissimulations — Plural form of dissimulation.
- dissolutionism — the beliefs and practices of dissolutionists
- documentalists — Plural form of documentalist.
- dogmaticalness — The quality of being dogmatical.
- egalitarianism — belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, social, or economic life.
- elementariness — The state or condition of being elementary.
- embellishments — A decorative detail or feature added to something to make it more attractive.
- emphaticalness — The quality of being emphatic; emphasis.
- emulsification — The process by which an emulsion is formed.
- english system — the foot-pound-second system of measurement
- enlightenments — Plural form of enlightenment.
- establishments — Plural form of establishment.
- estivoautumnal — (mainly US) Variant spelling of 'aestivoautumnal'.
- exceptionalism — The state of being special, exceptional or unique.
- existentialism — A philosophical theory or approach that emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will.
- fallen timbers — a battle site on the Maumee River, near present-day Maumee, Ohio, where a confederation of Indian tribes (Northwest Indian Confederation) was defeated by Gen. Anthony Wayne (1794): state park.
- fermentescible — capable of causing fermentation
- fireman's lift — a method of carrying a person, in which you put one shoulder into the person's midriff, lift them and carry them with their head arms and upper torso hanging down your back while you grip their legs with one hand (leaving your other hand free to hold the ladder as you climb down)
- first classman — a fourth-year student at a U.S. military academy.
- flash smelting — a smelting process for sulphur-containing ores in which the dried and powdered ore, mixed with oxygen, is ignited on discharge from a nozzle, melts, and drops to the bottom of a settling chamber. Sulphur is released mainly in its solid form, thus reducing atmospheric pollution
- fundamentalism — (sometimes initial capital letter) a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts, especially within American Protestantism and Islam.
- fundamentalist — an adherent of fundamentalism, a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts: radical fundamentalists.
- galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
- gambling debts — debts acquired as a result of money spent gambling
- glamourisation — Alternative spelling of glamorization.
- granulomatosis — any disease characterized by the formation of numerous granulomas.