14-letter words containing m, u, s, c, a, t
- face the music — an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- flash spectrum — the emission spectrum of the chromosphere of the sun, which dominates the solar spectrum in the seconds just before and after a total solar eclipse.
- fragrant sumac — a sprawling shrub, Rhus aromatica, of the cashew family, native to eastern North America, having aromatic foliage and greenish-yellow flowers in small spikes.
- french mustard — a mild mustard paste made with vinegar rather than water
- garlic mustard — a plant, Alliaria petiolata, of N temperate regions, with small white flowers and an odour of garlic: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
- humanistically — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- humoristically — In a humoristic way.
- huntsman's-cup — a common pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea.
- ice-cream suit — a man's lightweight summer suit of white or a finely striped or solid pastel color.
- immaculateness — The characteristic of being immaculate; spotlessness.
- incommensurate — not commensurate; disproportionate; inadequate: Our income is incommensurate to our wants.
- karnatak music — the classical music of South India
- lamb's lettuce — corn salad.
- lunatic asylum — psychiatric hospital
- macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
- macronutrients — Plural form of macronutrient.
- macrostructure — the gross structure of a metal, as made visible to the naked eye by deep etching.
- margaritaceous — resembling mother-of-pearl; pearly.
- master butcher — a butcher who is fully qualified to practise his trade and to train others in it
- material cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- mcclure strait — an arm of the Beaufort Sea between Banks Island in the south and Melville Island and Eglinton Island to the north, in the Northwest Territories, Canada. About 170 miles (270 km) long and 60 miles (90 km) wide.
- melastomaceous — belonging to the family Melastomataceae (also known as Melastomaceae)
- metalinguistic — Pertaining to metalinguistics.
- micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
- microstomatous — having an unusually small mouth
- miscalculating — Present participle of miscalculate.
- miscalculation — An act of miscalculating; an error or misjudgment.
- miscommunicate — (ambitransitive) To communicate incorrectly.
- miscomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
- mispunctuation — incorrect punctuation
- mockumentaries — Plural form of mockumentary.
- mosquito coast — a coastal region in Central America bordering on the Caribbean Sea, E of Honduras and Nicaragua.
- multiracialism — The promotion of a diverse society composed of various races with different cultural backgrounds.
- multisectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- multispecialty — (US) Exhibiting or possessing multiple specialties (especially medical specialties).
- musca volitans — floater (def 6).
- music festival — a festival, often an annual event, at which a lot of different performers play
- musicalization — the adaptation of a novel, play, etc into a musical form
- mutual society — co-operative organization
- non-humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- numismatically — Of or relating to coins or currency.
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- old-man cactus — a Mexican cactus, Cephalocereus senilis, having a columnar body from 30 to 40 feet (9 to 12 meters) high with thatchlike, long, white hairs on the top, and red flowers with white centers.
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- permaculturist — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
- pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.