14-letter words containing m, i, s, o
- roger williams — Ben Ames [eymz] /eɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1889–1953, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- rosicrucianism — the practices or principles of Rosicrucians.
- sado-masochism — Sado-masochism is the enjoyment of hurting people and being hurt.
- sagging moment — a bending moment that produces concave bending at the middle of a simple supported beam
- saigo takamori — 1828–77, Japanese samurai, who led (1868) the coup that restored imperial government. In 1877 he reluctantly led a samurai rebellion, committing suicide when it failed
- salmon fishing — the sport of angling for salmon
- salvation army — an international Christian organization founded in England in 1865 by William Booth, organized along quasi-military lines and devoted chiefly to evangelism and to providing social services, especially to the poor.
- sample section — a section of sth, intended as representative of the whole
- sanitation man — a man who collects and disposes of refuse for the sanitation department of local government
- sarcocarcinoma — carcinosarcoma.
- scandium oxide — a white infusible powder, Sc 2 O 3 , soluble in acids.
- scaremongering — a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
- sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
- schematization — to reduce to or arrange according to a scheme.
- schlockmeister — a person who deals in or sells inferior or worthless goods; junk dealer.
- school of mind — (in Chinese philosophy) a Neo-Confucian school asserting the original unity of all things, to be grasped through the perfect attainment of jen.
- school uniform — standard outfit worn by pupils
- schoolmistress — a woman who presides over or teaches in a school.
- scintillometer — a device for detecting and measuring radioactivity, having a crystal scintillator, a photoelectric cell sensitive to the light from scintillations, and an amplifier.
- screening room — a room where films are screened for a private audience
- sedimentologic — of or relating to sedimentology
- 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.
- self-dominance — rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
- self-formation — the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice.
- self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
- self-mockingly — in a self-mocking manner
- self-motivated — initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision.
- self-promotion — advancement in rank or position.
- semi-automated — partially automated.
- semi-automatic — partly automatic.
- semi-dominance — incomplete dominance.
- semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
- semi-objective — something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.
- semi-socialism — a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.
- semi-somnolent — sleepy; drowsy.
- semiautonomous — partially self-governing, especially with reference to internal affairs.
- semicommercial — of, relating to, or characterized by limited marketing of an experimental product
- semiconducting — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a semiconductor.
- semilunar bone — lunate (def 2).
- semimajor axis — Geometry. one half the major axis of an ellipse.
- semimembranous — consisting of, of the nature of, or resembling membrane.
- semiminor axis — Geometry. one half the minor axis of an ellipse.
- semiofficially — in a semiofficial manner
- semiologically — in a semiological manner; in a way that pertains to semiology
- semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
- semistarvation — the state of being nearly starved.
- semito-hamitic — a former name for the Afro-Asiatic family of languages
- sensationalism — subject matter, language, or style producing or designed to produce startling or thrilling impressions or to excite and please vulgar taste.
- 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