14-letter words containing m, i, s, t, c
- semito-hamitic — a former name for the Afro-Asiatic family of languages
- settle a claim — If an insurer settles a claim it pays money to a policyholder for the occurrence of a loss or risk against which they were insured.
- shooting match — a contest in marksmanship.
- shouting match — a loud, often abusive quarrel or argument.
- sigma particle — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
- simchath torah — a Jewish festival, celebrated on the 23rd day of Tishri, being the 9th day of Sukkoth, that marks the completion of the annual cycle of the reading of the Torah in the synagogue and the beginning of the new cycle.
- simplification — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
- simplistically — characterized by extreme simplism; oversimplified: a simplistic notion of good and bad.
- simscript ii.5 — Another version of SIMSCRIPT from CACI.
- skew-symmetric — noting a square matrix that is equal to the negative of its transpose.
- slanging match — A slanging match is an angry quarrel in which people insult each other.
- smart sanction — a sanction intended to affect only a particular area of a country's activities or economy
- smoking jacket — a loose-fitting jacket for men, often of a heavy fabric and trimmed with braid, worn indoors, especially as a lounging jacket.
- social-compact — the voluntary agreement among individuals by which, according to any of various theories, as of Hobbes, Locke, or Rousseau, organized society is brought into being and invested with the right to secure mutual protection and welfare or to regulate the relations among its members.
- socioeconomist — the study of the interrelation between economics and social behavior.
- sodium citrate — a white, crystalline or granular, water-soluble, odorless solid, Na 3 C 6 H 5 O 7 ⋅2H 2 O, having a cool, saline taste: used in photography, in soft drinks, and in medicine chiefly to prevent the coagulation of blood.
- sodium lactate — a water-soluble, hygroscopic salt, C 3 H 5 NaO 3 , used in solution in medicine to treat metabolic acidosis, usually by injection.
- 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.
- somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
- south american — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
- sparring match — a practice boxing match
- specimen plant — a plant grown by itself for ornamental effect, rather than being massed with others in a bed or border.
- 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.
- spirit compass — a wet compass filled with a mixture of alcohol and water.
- stadium jacket — an insulated, parkalike jacket that reaches to the mid thigh or the knees and often has a drawstring around the bottom edge, worn outdoors in cold weather.
- state medicine — socialized medicine.
- steam cracking — Steam cracking is the main method of breaking down large molecules of hydrocarbons, in which a gaseous or liquid hydrocarbon is diluted with steam and then heated.
- stereochemical — of, relating to, stereochemistry
- stereoisomeric — pertaining to or exhibiting stereoisomerism.
- 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
- striped muscle — a type of contractile tissue that is marked by transverse striations; it is concerned with moving skeletal parts to which it is usually attached
- studio complex — a building containing a room or rooms used to record television or radio programmes, make films, music, etc
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- submetacentric — referring to chromosomes which have one long arm and one short arm
- sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
- summer kitchen — an extra kitchen, usually detached from a house, for use in warm weather.
- supercommittee — A supercommittee is a committee which has members from two or more organizations or political groups.
- superincumbent — lying or resting on something else.
- supersymmetric — pertaining to supersymmetry
- swimmer's itch — an inflammation of the skin, resembling insect bites, caused by burrowing larval forms of schistosomes.
- symmetric lisp — A parallel Lisp in which environments are first-class objects. It is implemented in Common LISP. E-mail: Suresh Jagannathan <[email protected]>.
- syntactic foam — any of several buoyant materials made up of tiny hollow spheres embedded in a surrounding plastic
- systematically — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
- systematicness — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
- talismanically — in a talismanic manner
- tcl consortium — (body) A non-profit agency dedicated to promoting Tcl.
- telesmatically — in a telesmatic manner
- tender mercies — discretion or compassion