14-letter words containing m, i, s, o, u
- immunophoresis — a technique for identifying the antigens in a blood serum
- immunostaining — (uncountable, immunology) Any of several staining techniques that are used to detect specific proteins.
- immunosuppress — (transitive) To cause immunosuppression in.
- imperviousness — not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable: The coat is impervious to rain.
- income support — welfare payment to low earners
- incommensurate — not commensurate; disproportionate; inadequate: Our income is incommensurate to our wants.
- incommodiously — In an incommodious manner.
- inharmoniously — In an inharmonious way.
- insurmountable — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
- insurmountably — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
- intuitionalism — intuitionism.
- isthmus of kra — an isthmus of SW Thailand, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Thailand: the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula. Width: about 56 km (35 miles)
- kings mountain — a ridge in N South Carolina: American victory over the British 1780.
- liquid compass — wet compass.
- luminous paint — paint containing a phosphor that emits visible light when irradiated with ultraviolet light.
- luminous range — the distance at which a certain light, as that of a lighthouse, is visible in clear weather, disregarding interference from obstructions and from the curvature of the earth and depending on the power of the light.
- macroglobulins — Plural form of macroglobulin.
- macronutrients — Plural form of macronutrient.
- madison avenue — a street in New York City that is a center of the advertising and public relations industries and that has become a symbol of their attitudes, methods, and practices.
- magic mushroom — a mushroom, Psilocybe mexicana, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., containing the hallucinogen psilocybin.
- malnourishment — Malnutrition, undernourishment.
- malpighiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical plants many of which are lianas
- margaritaceous — resembling mother-of-pearl; pearly.
- marsupial bone — epipubis.
- marsupial mole — a burrowing Australian marsupial of the genus Notoryctes, resembling a common mole in form and behavior.
- mastigophorous — carrying a cane or whip
- measuring worm — the larva of any geometrid moth, which progresses by bringing the rear end of the body forward and then advancing the front end.
- megasporangium — a sporangium containing megaspores.
- mendaciousness — telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.
- meretriciously — In a meretricious manner.
- meticulousness — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- metrosexuality — The quality of being metrosexual.
- microaneurysms — Plural form of microaneurysm.
- microcephalous — Microcephalic.
- microcomputers — Plural form of microcomputer.
- microinsurance — (insurance) A type of microfinancial service aimed at low-income people and communities, and typified by low premiums and coverage limits.
- micronutrients — Plural form of micronutrient.
- micropublisher — a publisher of material in microfilm
- micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
- microstomatous — having an unusually small mouth
- microstructure — the structure of a metal or alloy as observed, after etching and polishing, under a high degree of magnification.
- middlesborough — a city in SE Kentucky.
- miraculousness — performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency: a miraculous cure.
- misadventurous — (obsolete) unfortunate.
- misattribution — the act of attributing; ascription.
- miscalculation — An act of miscalculating; an error or misjudgment.
- miscommunicate — (ambitransitive) To communicate incorrectly.
- miscomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
- misconstructed — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstruct.
- miscounselling — the act of giving bad or incorrect counselling