14-letter words containing m, o, s, a, u
- health tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
- hemimetabolous — incomplete metamorphosis.
- hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
- hero's formula — the formula for the area of a triangle when the sides are given: for a triangle with sides a, b, and c, the area is equal to , where s is equal to one half the perimeter of the triangle.
- heterosomatous — (of fish) having an abnormal or asymmetrical body type
- hippopotamuses — Plural form of hippopotamus.
- holometabolous — undergoing complete metamorphosis.
- home insurance — Home insurance is insurance coverage for your home, its contents, and your possessions.
- household name — a person or thing that is very well known
- housing market — property trade
- humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
- humoristically — In a humoristic way.
- hypothalamus's — a region of the brain, between the thalamus and the midbrain, that functions as the main control center for the autonomic nervous system by regulating sleep cycles, body temperature, appetite, etc., and that acts as an endocrine gland by producing hormones, including the releasing factors that control the hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland.
- immunostaining — (uncountable, immunology) Any of several staining techniques that are used to detect specific proteins.
- incommensurate — not commensurate; disproportionate; inadequate: Our income is incommensurate to our wants.
- inharmoniously — In an inharmonious way.
- insurmountable — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
- insurmountably — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
- intuitionalism — intuitionism.
- isthmus of kra — an isthmus of SW Thailand, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Thailand: the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula. Width: about 56 km (35 miles)
- kamloops trout — a variety of rainbow trout found in Canadian lakes
- kings mountain — a ridge in N South Carolina: American victory over the British 1780.
- liquid compass — wet compass.
- luminous paint — paint containing a phosphor that emits visible light when irradiated with ultraviolet light.
- luminous range — the distance at which a certain light, as that of a lighthouse, is visible in clear weather, disregarding interference from obstructions and from the curvature of the earth and depending on the power of the light.
- lymphedematous — Relating to lymphedema.
- macrocephalous — Having a large head.
- macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
- macroglobulins — Plural form of macroglobulin.
- macromolecules — Plural form of macromolecule.
- macronutrients — Plural form of macronutrient.
- macrostructure — the gross structure of a metal, as made visible to the naked eye by deep etching.
- madison avenue — a street in New York City that is a center of the advertising and public relations industries and that has become a symbol of their attitudes, methods, and practices.
- magic mushroom — a mushroom, Psilocybe mexicana, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., containing the hallucinogen psilocybin.
- make a fuss of — If you make a fuss of someone, you pay them a lot of attention and do things to make them happy or comfortable.
- malacophyllous — (of plants living in dry regions) having fleshy leaves in which water is stored
- male menopause — a malaise that allegedly affects men in middle age and is said to be responsible for periods of emotional upset and uncharacteristic behavior.
- malnourishment — Malnutrition, undernourishment.
- malodorousness — The state or condition of being malodorous.
- malpighiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical plants many of which are lianas
- margaritaceous — resembling mother-of-pearl; pearly.
- marsupial bone — epipubis.
- marsupial mole — a burrowing Australian marsupial of the genus Notoryctes, resembling a common mole in form and behavior.
- marvellousness — The quality or state of being marvellous.
- mastigophorous — carrying a cane or whip
- measure swords — to duel with swords
- measuring worm — the larva of any geometrid moth, which progresses by bringing the rear end of the body forward and then advancing the front end.
- megasporangium — a sporangium containing megaspores.
- melanospermous — having dark spores, as certain seaweeds.
- melastomaceous — belonging to the family Melastomataceae (also known as Melastomaceae)