14-letter words containing m, e, i, t
- internal rhyme — a rhyme created by two or more words in the same line of verse.
- interpretivism — Antipositivism.
- interracialism — action or policy for establishing equality and cooperation between different racial groups.
- intersegmental — of, relating to, or characterized by segments or segmentation.
- intervalometer — an automatic device for operating the shutter of a camera at regular intervals, as in making aerial photographs.
- intramedullary — located within the spinal cord, the medulla oblongata, or bone marrow
- intramercurial — within Mercury's orbit
- intramolecular — existing or occurring within a molecule.
- intransmutable — incapable of being transmuted into another substance
- inverted comma — quotation mark.
- iron meteorite — a meteorite that is composed mainly of iron and nickel
- irremovability — The quality or state of being irremovable.
- isodiametrical — isodiametric
- isometric-line — isometrics, isometric exercise (def 1).
- isthmian games — one of the great national festivals of ancient Greece, held every two years on the Isthmus of Corinth.
- joint mortgage — a loan of money from a bank or building society to buy a house which two or more people are jointly responsible for repaying
- journal intime — a personal or private diary.
- judgementalism — Alternative form of judgmentalism.
- kalamata olive — a purplish-black, almond-shaped olive with a fruity flavor and meaty texture, often split and cured in brine and packed in vinegar.
- kapellmeisters — Plural form of kapellmeister.
- kelyphitic rim — a mineral shell enclosing another mineral in an igneous rock, formed by reaction of the interned mineral with the surrounding rock
- khirbet qumran — an archaeological site in W Jordan, near the NW coast of the Dead Sea: Dead Sea Scrolls found here 1947.
- kilogram-meter — a meter-kilogram-second unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one kilogram when its point of application moves through a distance of one meter in the direction of the force; approximately 7.2 foot-pounds. Abbreviation: kg-m.
- kinematic pair — pair1 (def 10).
- kitchen midden — a mound consisting of shells of edible mollusks and other refuse, marking the site of a prehistoric human habitation.
- kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
- knee-trembling — very exciting
- knight templar — Templar.
- laat lammetjie — a child born many years after its siblings
- lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
- lake trasimene — a lake in central Italy, in Umbria: the largest lake in central Italy; scene of Hannibal's victory over the Romans in 217 bc. Area: 128 sq km (49 sq miles)
- lamellirostral — having a beak equipped with thin plates or lamellae for straining water and mud from food, as the ducks, geese, swans, and flamingos.
- laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
- lathing hammer — a hatchet having a small hammer face for trimming and nailing wooden lath.
- latin american — the part of the American continents south of the United States in which Spanish, Portuguese, or French is officially spoken.
- le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- leamington spa — a city in Warwickshire, central England: health resort.
- legitimateness — The quality of being legitimate.
- legitimatizing — Present participle of legitimatize.
- legitimisation — (British) alternative spelling of legitimization.
- legitimization — to make legitimate.
- leptomeningeal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the leptomeninges.
- letter missive — a letter from an official source expressing a command, permission, invitation, etc.
- leucocythaemia — leukaemia
- libertarianism — a person who advocates liberty, especially with regard to thought or conduct.
- lifetime limit — The lifetime limit of a health insurance plan is the maximum coverage that it offers, after which payment stops, and the policyholder must pay all remaining costs.
- light-horseman — a light-armed cavalry soldier.
- limited policy — a policy that covers only certain types of losses within an area of risks.
- line-item veto — the power of the executive to veto particular items of a bill without having to veto the entire bill.
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.