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.