14-letter words containing m, o, r, a, s
- process camera — a large camera used in the photographic processes involved in the printing industry
- processor farm — (computer, parallel) A parallel processor where tasks are distributed, or "farmed out", by one "farmer" processor to several "worker" processors, and results are sent back to the farmer. This arrangement is suitable for applications which can be partitioned into many separate, independent tasks, the canonical examples being ray tracing and the Mandelbrot set. In order to be efficient, the extra time spent on communications must be small compared to the time spent processing each task.
- proletarianism — the practices, attitudes, or social status of a proletarian.
- pseudomembrane — a tough outer layer found on the surface of the mucous membrane or skin
- psilanthropism — the doctrine that Jesus Christ was only a human being.
- pumped storage — a system for generating hydroelectric power for peak periods by pumping water from a lower to a higher reservoir during low-demand periods and then releasing it during peak periods.
- pygmy marmoset — a related form, Cebuella pygmaea: the smallest monkey, inhabiting tropical forests of the Amazon
- pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
- pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
- quasi-immortal — not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying: our immortal souls.
- quasi-informal — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
- quattrocentism — the 15th-century Italian style of art and literature
- questionmaster — quizmaster.
- radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
- radiochemistry — the chemical study of radioactive elements, both natural and artificial, and their use in the study of chemical processes.
- radiostrontium — strontium 90.
- rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- ramos gin fizz — a cocktail of gin, egg white, lime and lemon juice, sugar, and cream, shaken with ice and often topped with soda or seltzer.
- ramshorn snail — any of various freshwater snails
- random numbers — a number chosen by a random sampling, as from a table (random number table) or generated by a computer.
- random testing — (programming, testing) A black-box testing approach in which software is tested by choosing an arbitrary subset of all possible input values. Random testing helps to avoid the problem of only testing what you know will work.
- reach-me-downs — trousers
- recompensatory — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
- reform judaism — Judaism as observed by Reform Jews.
- reformationist — someone who was part of the Reformation
- remonstrations — to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
- removable disk — removable hard disk
- reserve a room — If you reserve a room at a hotel, you keep it for a person who is going to arrive on an agreed date.
- restorationism — belief in a future life in which human beings will be restored to a state of perfection and happiness
- retinoblastoma — Pathology. an inheritable tumor of the eye.
- retransmission — the act or process of transmitting.
- rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
- rna polymerase — an enzyme that synthesizes the formation of RNA from a DNA template during transcription.
- rock mechanics — the study of the mechanical behaviour of rocks, esp their strength, elasticity, permeability, porosity, density, and reaction to stress
- roger williams — Ben Ames [eymz] /eɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1889–1953, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- roman numerals — one of the numerals in the ancient Roman system of notation, still used for certain limited purposes, as in some pagination, dates on buildings, etc. The common basic symbols are I, (=1), V, (=5), X, (=10), L, (=50), C, (=100), D, (=500), and M, (=1000). The Roman numerals for one to nine are: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX. A bar over a letter multiplies it by 1000; thus, X̅ equals 10,000. Integers are written according to these two rules: If a letter is immediately followed by one of equal or lesser value, the two values are added; thus, XX equals 20, XV equals 15, VI equals 6. If a letter is immediately followed by one of greater value, the first is subtracted from the second; thus, IV equals 4, XL equals 40, CM equals 900. Examples: XLVII(=47), CXVI(=116), MCXX(=1120), MCMXIV(=1914). Roman numerals may be written in lowercase letters, though they appear more commonly in capitals.
- rosicrucianism — the practices or principles of Rosicrucians.
- rostral column — a memorial column having sculptures representing the rams of ancient ships.
- saccharomycete — a single-celled yeast of the family Saccharomycetaceae, having no mycelium.
- sacred monster — a celebrity whose eccentricities or indiscretions are easily forgiven by admirers.
- 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
- salt dome trap — A salt dome trap is an area where oil has been trapped underground by salt pushing upward.
- 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.
- samuel gompers — Samuel, 1850–1924, U.S. labor leader, born in England: president of the American Federation of Labor 1886–94, 1896–1924.
- sarcocarcinoma — carcinosarcoma.
- scapulohumeral — of, relating to, or involving the scapula and humerus.
- scaremongering — a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
- schafer method — a method of artificial respiration in which the patient is placed face downward, pressure then being rhythmically applied with the hands to the lower part of the thorax.
- schlaer-mellor — An object-oriented analysis (OOA), design and modelling method that addresses the integration of structural and behavioural properties. It also allows an animation of the design.
- scholar's mate — a simple mate by the queen on the f7 square, achievable by white's fourth move