14-letter words containing m, o, s, p
- queens problem — eight queens puzzle
- quota sampling — a method of conducting market research in which the sample is selected according to a quota-system based on such factors as age, sex, social class, etc
- radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
- recompensatory — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
- rhinosporidium — any fungus of the genus Rhinosporidium, members of which produce vascular polyps in the nasal passages.
- rna polymerase — an enzyme that synthesizes the formation of RNA from a DNA template during transcription.
- salt dome trap — A salt dome trap is an area where oil has been trapped underground by salt pushing upward.
- sample section — a section of sth, intended as representative of the whole
- samuel gompers — Samuel, 1850–1924, U.S. labor leader, born in England: president of the American Federation of Labor 1886–94, 1896–1924.
- scapulohumeral — of, relating to, or involving the scapula and humerus.
- sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
- self-composure — calmness and self-possession
- self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
- self-performed — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- self-promotion — advancement in rank or position.
- semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
- sharptail mola — a fish, Masturus lanceolatus, related to the ocean sunfish but having a pointed tail.
- ship's company — company (def 11).
- short-tempered — having a quick, hasty temper; irascible.
- showplace home — a historic house
- simple protein — a protein that yields only amino acids and no other major products when hydrolyzed (contrasted with conjugated protein).
- simplex method — a numerical method for solving problems in linear programming.
- simplification — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
- simpson desert — an uninhabited arid region in central Australia, mainly in the Northern Territory. Area: about 145 000 sq km (56 000 sq miles)
- simpson's rule — a method for approximating the value of a definite integral by approximating, with parabolic arcs, the area under the curve defined by the integrand.
- sleep movement — the folding together of leaflets, petals, etc, that occurs at night in certain plants, such as the prayer plant (Maranta leuconura)
- slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget about it.
- small potatoes — a person or thing of little significance, importance, or value: His salary was small potatoes for an executive of his ability.
- social dumping — the practice of allowing employers to lower wages and reduce employees' benefits in order to attract and retain employment and investment
- 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.
- solid compound — a word formed from two or more other words or elements, written or printed as single word without a hyphen
- something's up — something is amiss
- source program — an original computer program written by a programmer that is converted into the equivalent object program, written in machine language, by the compiler or assembler
- south thompson — Benjamin, Count Rumford, 1753–1814, English physicist and diplomat, born in the U.S.
- space platform — space station.
- spanish omelet — an omelet served with a sauce of tomatoes, onions, and green peppers.
- spatiotemporal — pertaining to space-time.
- spectator pump — a woman's spectator shoe, closed at the front and back, usually having a medium or medium-high heel.
- 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.
- spermatogenous — producing spermatozoa.
- spermatogonium — one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to spermatocytes.
- spermatorrhoea — abnormally frequent and involuntary nonorgasmic emission of semen.
- spermatothecae — a female reproductive organ in some insects
- 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 complex — exercise facility, leisure centre
- sports stadium — an arena where sports are played