14-letter words containing m, i, s, e, n, u
- omnivorousness — eating both animal and plant foods.
- one-upsmanship — the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one's rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.: the one-upmanship of getting into the president's car pool.
- osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
- over-consuming — to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- overenthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
- photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
- pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
- pneumoconiosis — any chronic lung disease, including anthracosis, asbestosis, and silicosis, caused by the inhalation of particles of coal, asbestos, silica, or similar substances and leading to fibrosis and loss of lung function.
- pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
- pneumonologist — an expert or specialist in the respiratory system
- polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
- pre-assumption — something taken for granted; a supposition: a correct assumption. Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory.
- quasi-economic — pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities.
- quattrocentism — the 15th-century Italian style of art and literature
- querimoniously — in a querimonious manner
- questionmaster — quizmaster.
- quinquagesimal — of, relating to, or consisting of a set of 50
- redisbursement — the act or an instance of disbursing.
- relinquishment — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- rescue mission — mission (def 16).
- russian empire — Russia (def 1).
- saddam hussein — Also, Hosein, Husain. (al-Husayn) a.d. 629?–680, Arabian caliph, the son of Ali and Fatima and the brother of Hasan.
- scandium oxide — a white infusible powder, Sc 2 O 3 , soluble in acids.
- schumann-heink — Ernestine, 1861–1936, U.S. contralto, born in Bohemia.
- science museum — a museum in London, originating from 1852 and given its present name and site in 1899: contains collections relating to the history of science, technology, and industry
- seaman recruit — a noncommissioned enlisted person of the lowest rank. Abbreviation: SR.
- self-communion — (often initial capital letter). Also called Holy Communion. Ecclesiastical. the act of receiving the Eucharistic elements. the elements of the Eucharist. the celebration of the Eucharist. the antiphon sung at a Eucharistic service.
- semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
- semiautonomous — partially self-governing, especially with reference to internal affairs.
- semiconducting — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a semiconductor.
- semilunar bone — lunate (def 2).
- semimembranous — consisting of, of the nature of, or resembling membrane.
- serious-minded — characterized by seriousness of intention, purpose, thought, etc.; earnest.
- serum globulin — the blood serum component consisting of proteins with a larger molecular weight than serum albumin
- serum sickness — a generalized allergic reaction to a foreign serum or drug, characterized by fever, skin rash, enlarged lymph nodes, and painful joints.
- simpson's rule — a method for approximating the value of a definite integral by approximating, with parabolic arcs, the area under the curve defined by the integrand.
- simultaneously — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- single premium — a single payment that covers the entire cost of an insurance policy.
- slide mountain — a mountain in SE New York: highest peak of the Catskill Mountains. 4204 feet (1280 meters).
- snow-in-summer — a mat-forming garden plant, Cerastium tomentosum, of the pink family, native to Italy, having white flowers and numerous narrow, white, woolly leaves in large patches, growing in sand.
- sodium cyanide — a white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble, poisonous powder, NaCN, prepared by heating sodium amide with charcoal: used chiefly in casehardening alloys, in the leaching and flotation of ore, and in electroplating.
- sodium nitrate — a crystalline, water-soluble compound, NaNO 3 , that occurs naturally as soda niter: used in fertilizers, explosives, and glass, and as a color fixative in processed meats.
- sodium nitrite — Chemistry. a yellowish or white crystalline compound, NaNO 2 , soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol and ether: used in the manufacture of dyes and as a color fixative.
- somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
- something's up — something is amiss
- son et lumiere — sound-and-light show.
- south american — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
- spermatogonium — one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to spermatocytes.
- stone mountain — a massive, dome-shaped granite outcrop in NW Georgia, near Atlanta: sculptures of Confederate heroes: 825 feet (252 meters) high.
- stuffed animal — soft toy