14-letter words containing m, e, l, a, n, o
- slalom descent — a winding descent
- slide mountain — a mountain in SE New York: highest peak of the Catskill Mountains. 4204 feet (1280 meters).
- sockeye salmon — an important food fish, Oncorhynchus nerka, inhabiting the North Pacific.
- 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.
- solomon's seal — any of several plants belonging to the genus Polygonatum, of the lily family, having a thick rootstock bearing seallike scars, greenish-yellow flowers, and red or blue berries.
- somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
- spanish omelet — an omelet served with a sauce of tomatoes, onions, and green peppers.
- st. marylebone — former metropolitan borough of London: since 1965, part of Westminster
- standard model — a mathematical description of the elementary particles of matter and the fundamental forces by which they interact and behave; a model combining electromagnetic and weak forces.
- stomachfulness — the quality of being stomachful
- sugared almond — Sugared almonds are nuts which have been covered with a hard sweet coating.
- sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
- sulphonmethane — a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic. Formula: C7H16O4S2
- table mountain — a mountain in the Republic of South Africa, near Cape Town. 3550 feet (1080 meters).
- tatterdemalion — a person in tattered clothing; a shabby person.
- taxable amount — the portion of your income or profits that is subject to tax
- telejournalism — the writing and broadcasting of journalism for television
- telomerization — polymerization in the presence of a chain transfer agent to yield a series of products of low molecular weight
- terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies
- terminal point — the final destination or station of a bus or rail journey
- terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
- testimonialize — to honor (someone) by giving or doing something testimonial.
- the long march — a journey of about 10 000 km (6000 miles) undertaken (1934–35) by some 100 000 Chinese Communists when they were forced out of their base in Kiangsi in SE China. They made their way to Shensi in NW China; only about 8000 survived the rigours of the journey
- the paranormal — paranormal happenings generally
- thermoanalysis — thermal analysis.
- thermotolerant — (of plants) able to tolerate, but not thriving in, high temperatures
- tridimensional — having three dimensions.
- trihalomethane — a type of chemical compound in which three of the hydrogen atoms in a methane molecule have been replaced by halogen atoms, esp by chlorine in drinking water. Trihalomethanes are thought to be carcinogenic
- tripersonalism — the doctrine of three persons making up the Trinity
- tunny emulator — (hardware, cryptography) A special-purpose computer designed at Bletchley Park (UK) based upon the reverse engineering of the Lorenz Cypher. The Lorenz Cypher was used by the German army to encrypt high command orders for transmission via teleprinter (the Enigma was a field-use cypher). Once the key to a message was discovered (by the computer Colossus) the Tunny machine would be set to decrypt the message. The process took about four days from intercept to printout. The original Tunny machine was built about 1943 and scrapped after the war. In 2011 a working model was re-built at Bletchley Park where it is on display.
- ultracompetent — extremely competent
- unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
- unaccustomedly — in an unaccustomed manner
- uncommunicable — incommunicable.
- uncontemplated — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
- undecomposable — indecomposable or unable to be decomposed
- undemonstrable — not able to be made evident
- unidimensional — one-dimensional.
- unmentionables — not mentionable; inappropriate, unfit, or improper for mention, as in polite conversation; unspeakable.
- unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
- unprogrammable — not able to be programmed
- unsurmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- valve trombone — a trombone equipped with three or four valves in place of a slide.
- volunteer army — a military force composed entirely of enlistees.
- vowel mutation — umlaut (def 2).
- welsh mountain — a common breed of small hardy sheep kept mainly in the mountains of Wales
- west glamorgan — a county in S Wales. 315 sq. mi. (815 sq. km).
- work placement — temporary job, internship
- wyoming valley — a valley in NE Pennsylvania, along the Susquehanna River: Indian massacre 1778.
- xanthomelanous — of or relating to olive-skinned and dark-haired peoples, belonging to the Xanthomelanoi division