16-letter words containing m, e, l, o, n, s
- non-instrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
- non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- nontransmissible — Not transmissible.
- nontransmittable — Not transmittable.
- nuclear emulsion — a photographic emulsion in the form of a thick block, used to record the tracks of elementary particles.
- one/a false move — If you say that one false move will cause a disaster, you mean that you or someone else must not make any mistakes because the situation is so difficult or dangerous.
- outsmart oneself — to have one's efforts at cunning or cleverness result in one's own disadvantage
- over-sentimental — expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia: a sentimental song.
- overwhelmingness — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- palmerston north — a city in New Zealand, in the S North Island on the Manawatu River. Pop: 78 100 (2004 est)
- pectoralis minor — the smaller of the two large chest muscles that assist in movements of the shoulder and upper arm
- pentothal sodium — thiopental sodium
- people smuggling — People smuggling or people trafficking is the practice of bringing immigrants into a country illegally.
- people's commune — a usually rural, Communist Chinese social and administrative unit of from 2000 to 4000 families combined for collective farming, fishing, mining, or industrial projects.
- phase modulation — radio transmission in which the carrier wave is modulated by changing its phase to transmit the amplitude and pitch of the signal.
- photoluminescent — luminescence induced by the absorption of infrared radiation, visible light, or ultraviolet radiation.
- plainclothes man — a detective or police officer who wears civilian clothes while on duty
- policy statement — a declaration of the plans and intentions of an organization or government
- professionalisms — professional character, spirit, or methods.
- proslambanomenos — the lowest note of the scale in ancient Greek music
- pulse modulation — a type of modulation in which a train of pulses is used as the carrier wave, one or more of its parameters, such as amplitude, being modulated or modified in order to carry information
- remember oneself — to recover one's good manners after a lapse; stop behaving badly
- replacement cost — fee to obtain new version of sth
- residential home — a home with social-work supervision for people who need more than just housing accommodation, such as esp the elderly, and also children in care or mentally handicapped adults
- sales automation — Sales Force Automation
- sales commission — Sales commission is the percentage of the value of a sale that a sales associate or sales representative may earn.
- schlieren method — a method for detecting regions of differing densities in a clear fluid by photographing a beam of light passed obliquely through it.
- sclerenchymatous — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
- secondary phloem — phloem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
- selenomorphology — the study of the lunar surface and landscape
- self-abandonment — absence or lack of personal restraint.
- self-affirmation — the act or an instance of affirming; state of being affirmed.
- self-complacency — pleased with oneself; self-satisfied; smug.
- self-confinement — the act of confining.
- self-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- self-containment — the state of being self-contained.
- self-development — the act or process of developing; growth; progress: child development; economic development.
- self-enforcement — of or having the capability of enforcement within oneself or itself; self-regulating.
- self-examination — examination into one's own state, conduct, motives, etc.
- self-humiliation — an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.
- self-improvement — improvement of one's mind, character, etc., through one's own efforts.
- self-nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
- self-proclaiming — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- self-reformation — the act of reforming; state of being reformed.
- self-stimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- semiprofessional — actively engaged in some field or sport for pay but on a part-time basis: semiprofessional baseball players.
- sendero luminoso — Spanish. a Maoist guerrilla movement active in Peru since 1980.
- settlement house — the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
- settlement-house — the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
- shopping complex — a shopping centre