14-letter words containing m, i, s, o
- sodium sulfide — a yellow or brick-red, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble solid, Na 2 S, used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, soaps, and rubber, as a depilatory for leather, and in the flotation of powdered lead and copper ores.
- sodium sulfite — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 3 , used chiefly as a food preservative, as a bleaching agent, and as a developer in photography.
- soft ice-cream — a softer and lighter-textured ice cream that contains more air than standard ice-cream. It was developed in Britain in the 20th century.
- soft margarine — a soft, spreadable margarine that is made with more liquid oils and less hydrogenated oils than hard, block margarine
- soil mechanics — the branch of civil engineering that deals with the mechanical behavior of soil and similar materials when they are compressed or sheared or when liquids flow through them.
- soldiers' home — an institution that provides care and shelter for retired soldiers.
- solid compound — a word formed from two or more other words or elements, written or printed as single word without a hyphen
- solid geometry — the geometry of solid figures; geometry of three dimensions.
- 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 else — sth different
- something like — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
- something's up — something is amiss
- somnambulation — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- 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).
- sowing machine — a machine that scatters seeds on land so that they may grow
- spanish omelet — an omelet served with a sauce of tomatoes, onions, and green peppers.
- spatiotemporal — pertaining to space-time.
- spending money — money for small personal expenses.
- spermatic cord — the cord by which a testis is suspended in the scrotum, containing the vas deferens and the blood vessels and nerves of the testis.
- spermatogonium — one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to spermatocytes.
- spermiogenesis — the development of a spermatozoon from a spermatid.
- spirit compass — a wet compass filled with a mixture of alcohol and water.
- splatter movie — a film containing many scenes of violent and gruesome murders.
- sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
- sports stadium — an arena where sports are played
- spring molding — a molded board, as one forming part of a cornice, placed diagonally and secured at the ends to two surfaces intersecting at a right angle.
- springform pan — a metal cake pan with sides that can be unfastened to facilitate releasing the cake when done.
- stereochemical — of, relating to, stereochemistry
- stereoisomeric — pertaining to or exhibiting stereoisomerism.
- stigmatiferous — (of a plant) having a stigma
- stigmatization — to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon: The crime of the father stigmatized the whole family.
- stigmatophilia — a love for body piercing or tattooing that is accompanied by sexual arousal
- stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
- stoichiometric — of or relating to stoichiometry.
- stomatogastric — relating to the mouth and stomach or the connections between the mouth and stomach
- stone mountain — a massive, dome-shaped granite outcrop in NW Georgia, near Atlanta: sculptures of Confederate heroes: 825 feet (252 meters) high.
- storming party — a group deployed to make the first assault on a position or building
- strabismometer — an instrument that measures strabismus
- strontium unit — a unit expressing the concentration of strontium-90 in an organic medium, such as soil, milk, bone, etc, relative to the concentration of calcium in the same medium
- studio complex — a building containing a room or rooms used to record television or radio programmes, make films, music, etc
- styling mousse — a light foamy substance applied to the hair before styling in order to retain the shape of the style
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- submicroscopic — too small to be seen through a microscope.
- suicide bomber — A suicide bomber is a terrorist who carries out a bomb attack, knowing that he or she will be killed in the explosion.
- sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
- sulphonium ion — a positive ion produced by the addition of a proton to the sulphur atom of a thiol or thio-ether
- summer session — An early system on MIT's Whirlwind.
- summer visitor — a person, animal or bird who come to a place in summer
- sunday morning — a poem (1923) by Wallace Stevens.