14-letter words containing m, a, c, l, e, i
- self-impedance — Electricity. the total opposition to alternating current by an electric circuit, equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the resistance and reactance of the circuit and usually expressed in ohms. Symbol: Z.
- selling climax — a brief, abrupt decline in stock prices that is succeeded by a rally.
- semantic field — an area of human experience or perception, as color, that is delimited and subcategorized by a set of interrelated vocabulary items in a language.
- semi-classical — of or relating to music by classical composers that is familiar or appealing to the general public.
- semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
- semi-realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- semi-socialism — a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.
- semi-spherical — shaped like half a sphere; hemispheric.
- semicentennial — of or relating to a fiftieth anniversary.
- semicommercial — of, relating to, or characterized by limited marketing of an experimental product
- semielliptical — a half ellipse, usually one containing both ends of the major axis.
- semiofficially — in a semiofficial manner
- semiologically — in a semiological manner; in a way that pertains to semiology
- settle a claim — If an insurer settles a claim it pays money to a policyholder for the occurrence of a loss or risk against which they were insured.
- sigma particle — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
- simple machine — machine (def 3b).
- 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.
- sodium lactate — a water-soluble, hygroscopic salt, C 3 H 5 NaO 3 , used in solution in medicine to treat metabolic acidosis, usually by injection.
- soil mechanics — the branch of civil engineering that deals with the mechanical behavior of soil and similar materials when they are compressed or sheared or when liquids flow through them.
- somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
- specimen plant — a plant grown by itself for ornamental effect, rather than being massed with others in a bed or border.
- stereochemical — of, relating to, stereochemistry
- sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
- sun animalcule — a heliozoan.
- supermasculine — highly masculine
- systematically — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
- tandem bicycle — a bicycle for two or more persons, having seats and corresponding sets of pedals arranged in tandem, especially popular in the 19th century.
- telesmatically — in a telesmatic manner
- terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
- transempirical — beyond the range of experiential knowledge.
- transmasculine — noting or relating to a person who was born female but whose gender identity is more male than female.
- ultramasculine — extremely masculine
- ultramicrotome — a microtome capable of producing very fine slices of tissue or cellular specimens for electron microscopic examination.
- unacademically — in an unacademic manner
- unacclimatized — not acclimatized, accustomed, or adapted to
- unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
- uncommunicable — incommunicable.
- unemphatically — uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.
- unmathematical — not characterized by or using the precision of mathematics; inexact; imprecise
- unmatriculated — (of a student) not enrolled in a college, university, or similar institution
- unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
- unmetaphysical — (of a statement or theory) not metaphysical or abstract
- unsystematical — unsystematic
- volumetrically — of or relating to measurement by volume.
- wheel clamping — the practice of attaching wheel clamps to vehicles