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14-letter words containing m, o, n, t, l

  • styling mousse — a light foamy substance applied to the hair before styling in order to retain the shape of the style
  • subdevelopment — a development within a larger or more important development
  • sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
  • sulphonmethane — a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic. Formula: C7H16O4S2
  • table mountain — a mountain in the Republic of South Africa, near Cape Town. 3550 feet (1080 meters).
  • tasmanian wolf — thylacine.
  • tatterdemalion — a person in tattered clothing; a shabby person.
  • taxable amount — the portion of your income or profits that is subject to tax
  • tcl consortium — (body)   A non-profit agency dedicated to promoting Tcl.
  • telejournalism — the writing and broadcasting of journalism for television
  • telomerization — polymerization in the presence of a chain transfer agent to yield a series of products of low molecular weight
  • terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies
  • terminal point — the final destination or station of a bus or rail journey
  • terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
  • testimonialize — to honor (someone) by giving or doing something testimonial.
  • the full monty — something in its entirety
  • the long march — a journey of about 10 000 km (6000 miles) undertaken (1934–35) by some 100 000 Chinese Communists when they were forced out of their base in Kiangsi in SE China. They made their way to Shensi in NW China; only about 8000 survived the rigours of the journey
  • the paranormal — paranormal happenings generally
  • the unemployed — people who are out of work
  • theologoumenon — a theological assertion or statement not derived from divine revelation
  • thermoanalysis — thermal analysis.
  • thermoelectron — an electron emitted by an incandescent material.
  • thermotolerant — (of plants) able to tolerate, but not thriving in, high temperatures
  • thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
  • top-down model — (programming)   A method for estimating the overall cost and effort of the proposed software project from global properties of the project. The total cost and schedule is partitioned into components for planning purposes.
  • traditionalism — adherence to tradition as authority, especially in matters of religion.
  • transmissional — possessing the quality of transmitting or being transmitted
  • transpulmonary — of or relating to the lungs.
  • tridimensional — having three dimensions.
  • trihalomethane — a type of chemical compound in which three of the hydrogen atoms in a methane molecule have been replaced by halogen atoms, esp by chlorine in drinking water. Trihalomethanes are thought to be carcinogenic
  • tripersonalism — the doctrine of three persons making up the Trinity
  • tropical month — the period of time taken by the moon to return to the same longitude after one complete revolution around the earth; 27.321 58 days (approximately 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 4.5 seconds)
  • tunny emulator — (hardware, cryptography)   A special-purpose computer designed at Bletchley Park (UK) based upon the reverse engineering of the Lorenz Cypher. The Lorenz Cypher was used by the German army to encrypt high command orders for transmission via teleprinter (the Enigma was a field-use cypher). Once the key to a message was discovered (by the computer Colossus) the Tunny machine would be set to decrypt the message. The process took about four days from intercept to printout. The original Tunny machine was built about 1943 and scrapped after the war. In 2011 a working model was re-built at Bletchley Park where it is on display.
  • ultimogeniture — postremogeniture.
  • ultracompetent — extremely competent
  • ultramontanism — the policy of the party in the Roman Catholic Church that favors increasing and enhancing the power and authority of the pope.
  • unaccustomedly — in an unaccustomed manner
  • uncontemplated — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
  • undemonstrable — not able to be made evident
  • undogmatically — in an undogmatic manner
  • unmentionables — not mentionable; inappropriate, unfit, or improper for mention, as in polite conversation; unspeakable.
  • unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
  • unromantically — in an unromantic manner
  • unsurmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
  • ural mountains — a mountain system in W central Russia, extending over 2000 km (1250 miles) from the Arctic Ocean towards the Aral Sea: forms part of the geographical boundary between Europe and Asia; one of the richest mineral areas in the world, with many associated major industrial centres. Highest peak: Mount Narodnaya, 1894 m (6214 ft)
  • valve trombone — a trombone equipped with three or four valves in place of a slide.
  • volume control — switch used to adjust level of sound
  • volunteer army — a military force composed entirely of enlistees.
  • vowel mutation — umlaut (def 2).
  • welsh mountain — a common breed of small hardy sheep kept mainly in the mountains of Wales
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