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14-letter words containing m, i, s, n, o

  • noncognitivism — the semantic meta-ethical thesis that moral judgments do not express facts and so do not have a truth value, thus excluding both naturalism and non-naturalism
  • noncombustible — not flammable.
  • nonconformists — a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
  • nonconsumption — the refusal to consume certain foods
  • nonconsumptive — not consumptive of a resource, product, or service
  • nondeterminism — (computing) Dependence on factors other than initial state and input.
  • nondimensional — Not dimensional.
  • nonfilamentous — composed of or containing filaments.
  • nonformalistic — Not formalistic.
  • nonmechanistic — Not mechanistic.
  • nonobjectivism — (philosophy) Any belief system that rejects objectivism.
  • nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
  • nonsymptomatic — pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.
  • normal divisor — a normal subgroup.
  • norman english — the dialect of English used by the Norman conquerors of England
  • nuclear isomer — isomer (def 2).
  • numa pompilius — died 673? b.c, 2nd legendary Sabine king of Rome 715–673?
  • nursing mother — a mother who is breast-feeding her baby
  • obstructionism — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
  • ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
  • omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
  • omnibus volume — a collection of works by one author or several works on a similar topic, reprinted in one volume
  • omnivorousness — eating both animal and plant foods.
  • on consignment — the act of consigning.
  • 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.
  • openmindedness — Alternative form of open-mindedness.
  • operationalism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
  • options market — a market in which options are traded
  • ornamentations — Plural form of ornamentation.
  • 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.
  • overestimating — Present participle of overestimate.
  • overestimation — An excessive estimation.
  • overinvestment — the investing of money or capital in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
  • oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
  • pacific salmon — any salmon of the genus Oncorhynchus, especially the chinook salmon, O. tshawytscha.
  • paleomagnetism — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
  • parajournalism — news reportage that strongly reflects the point of view of the writer or editor or that uses techniques not practiced in conventional journalism.
  • parsimoniously — characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
  • peano's axioms — a collection of axioms concerning the properties of the set of all positive integers, including the principle of mathematical induction.
  • pembroke pines — a city in SE Florida, near Fort Lauderdale.
  • pension scheme — savings fund for retirement
  • peremptoriness — leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.
  • phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • phantasmagoria — a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination.
  • phantasmagoric — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
  • phonochemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of sound and ultrasonic waves
  • photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
  • pimento cheese — a processed cheese made from Neufchâtel, cream cheese, Cheddar, or other cheese, flavored with chopped pimientos.
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