16-letter words containing m, s, i, e, u
- sulfarsphenamine — a yellow, water-soluble, arsenic-containing powder, C 1 4 H 1 4 As 2 N 2 Na 2 O 8 S 2 , formerly used in the treatment of syphilis.
- summa theologica — a philosophical and theological work (1265–74) by St. Thomas Aquinas, consisting of an exposition of Christian doctrine.
- summation method — a method for associating a sum with a divergent series.
- summational tone — a musical sound sometimes heard when two loud notes are sounded together, higher in pitch than either
- summer complaint — an acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene.
- summer lightning — distant sheet lightning without audible thunder, which typically occurs on a summer evening
- sumo (wrestling) — a highly stylized Japanese form of wrestling engaged in by large, extremely heavy men
- sun-dried tomato — tomato dried in the sun
- super-patriotism — a person who is patriotic to an extreme.
- supernationalism — an extreme or fanatical loyalty or devotion to a nation.
- swimming costume — A swimming costume is the same as a swimsuit.
- swiss tournament — (in certain games and sports) a tournament system in which players are paired in each round according to the scores they then have, playing a new opponent each time. More players can take part than in an all-play-all tournament of the same duration
- synthetic cubism — the late phase of cubism, characterized chiefly by an increased use of color and the imitation or introduction of a wide range of textures and material into painting.
- taimyr peninsula — a peninsula in the N Russian Federation in Asia, between the Kara and Laptev seas.
- terminus ad quem — the end to which; aim; goal; final or latest limiting point.
- thallium sulfate — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, Tl 2 SO 4 , used chiefly as an insecticide and rodenticide.
- thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
- tiananmen square — a large plaza in central Beijing, China: noted especially as the site of major student demonstrations in 1989 suppressed by the government.
- tibetan buddhism — the form of Mahayana Buddhism that developed and is practiced primarily in Tibet and some nearby nations: its spiritual leader is the Dalai Lama
- tienanmen square — Tiananmen Square.
- to mean business — If you say that someone means business, you mean they are serious and determined about what they are doing.
- topless swimsuit — swimsuit which has no covering for the breasts
- torsion pendulum — a pendulum the weight of which is rotated alternately in opposite directions through a horizontal plane by the torsion of the suspending rod or spring: used for clocks intended to run a long time between windings.
- tsushima current — a warm ocean current flowing northward along the west coast of Japan.
- two-family house — a house designed for occupation by two families in contiguous apartments, as on separate floors.
- ultra-liberalism — extremely liberal, especially in politics.
- unaccomplishable — to bring to its goal or conclusion; carry out; perform; finish: to accomplish one's mission.
- uncomprehensible — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
- underconsumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- undernourishment — If someone is suffering from undernourishment, they have poor health because they are not eating enough food or are eating the wrong kind of food.
- unimpressionable — easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
- union membership — members of a trade union
- unsystematically — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
- video journalism — the techniques, methods, etc., of preparing and broadcasting informational, social, political, and other nonfiction subjects via news and documentary programs.
- visible spectrum — the range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation that is normally visible, from 380 to 760 nm.
- visual magnitude — Astronomy. magnitude (def 5a).
- visual-magnitude — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- wind instruments — a musical instrument sounded by the breath or other air current, as the trumpet, trombone, clarinet, or flute.
- wish fulfillment — gratification of desires.