16-letter words containing m, o, s, t, l
- nominal sentence — a sentence consisting of a subject and complement without a linking verb, as Very interesting, those books.
- non-assimilation — the act or process of assimilating, or of absorbing information, experiences, etc.: the need for quick assimilation of the facts.
- non-instrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
- non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- nontransmissible — Not transmissible.
- nontransmittable — Not transmittable.
- ophthalmologists — Plural form of ophthalmologist.
- ophthalmoparesis — (medicine) A partial or complete paralysis of the extraocular muscles which are responsible for eye movements.
- outsmart oneself — to have one's efforts at cunning or cleverness result in one's own disadvantage
- over-sentimental — expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia: a sentimental song.
- palmerston north — a city in New Zealand, in the S North Island on the Manawatu River. Pop: 78 100 (2004 est)
- pascal's theorem — the theorem that the lines joining adjacent vertices of a hexagon intersect the same straight line if alternate vertices lie on two intersecting straight lines.
- pectoralis major — the larger of the two large chest muscles that assist in movements of the shoulder and upper arm
- pectoralis minor — the smaller of the two large chest muscles that assist in movements of the shoulder and upper arm
- pentothal sodium — thiopental sodium
- permafrost table — the variable surface constituting the upper limit of permafrost. Compare frostline (def 2).
- phantasmagorical — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
- phase modulation — radio transmission in which the carrier wave is modulated by changing its phase to transmit the amplitude and pitch of the signal.
- phlebothrombosis — the presence of a thrombus in a vein.
- photoluminescent — luminescence induced by the absorption of infrared radiation, visible light, or ultraviolet radiation.
- plainclothes man — a detective or police officer who wears civilian clothes while on duty
- policy statement — a declaration of the plans and intentions of an organization or government
- political asylum — asylum provided by one nation to refugees, especially political refugees, from another nation.
- political system — a coordinated set of principles, laws, ideas, and procedures relating to a particular form of government, or the form of government itself: Democracy is a political system in which citizens govern themselves.
- print journalism — journalism as practiced in newspapers and magazines.
- prismatic colors — the colors of the visible spectrum produced by passing white light through a prism; red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet
- ptolemaic system — a system elaborated by Ptolemy and subsequently modified by others, according to which the earth was the fixed center of the universe, with the heavenly bodies moving about it.
- pulse modulation — a type of modulation in which a train of pulses is used as the carrier wave, one or more of its parameters, such as amplitude, being modulated or modified in order to carry information
- punctuationalism — punctuated equilibrium.
- put in mothballs — to postpone work on (a project, activity, etc)
- quasi-diplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- radiosymmetrical — radially symmetrical.
- replacement cost — fee to obtain new version of sth
- residential home — a home with social-work supervision for people who need more than just housing accommodation, such as esp the elderly, and also children in care or mentally handicapped adults
- saint-ulmo-light — St. Elmo's fire.
- sales automation — Sales Force Automation
- schlieren method — a method for detecting regions of differing densities in a clear fluid by photographing a beam of light passed obliquely through it.
- school committee — (in New Zealand) a parent group selected to support a primary school
- sclerenchymatous — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
- select committee — a committee, as of a legislative body, that is formed to examine and report on a specific bill or issue.
- selective memory — an ability to remember some facts while apparently forgetting others, especially when they are inconvenient
- self-abandonment — absence or lack of personal restraint.
- self-affirmation — the act or an instance of affirming; state of being affirmed.
- self-confinement — the act of confining.
- self-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- self-containment — the state of being self-contained.
- self-development — the act or process of developing; growth; progress: child development; economic development.
- self-enforcement — of or having the capability of enforcement within oneself or itself; self-regulating.
- self-examination — examination into one's own state, conduct, motives, etc.
- self-humiliation — an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.