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14-letter words containing n, e, i, m, o

  • orthonormalize — (mathematics) To make a set of vectors both orthogonal and normalized.
  • osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
  • ottoman empire — a former Turkish empire that was founded about 1300 by Osman and reached its greatest territorial extent under Suleiman in the 16th century; collapsed after World War I. Capital: Constantinople.
  • outer mongolia — a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.
  • outmaneuvering — Present participle of outmaneuver.
  • outmanoeuvring — Present participle of outmanoeuvre.
  • over-consuming — to destroy or expend by use; use up.
  • over-demanding — to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right: He demanded payment of the debt.
  • overcommitment — to commit more than is feasible, desirable, or necessary.
  • overcommitting — Present participle of overcommit.
  • overcompliance — excessive compliance
  • overdetermined — excessively or unduly determined.
  • overenthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
  • overestimating — Present participle of overestimate.
  • overestimation — An excessive estimation.
  • overexcitement — The condition of being excessively excited.
  • overhomogenize — to homogenize excessively
  • overinvestment — the investing of money or capital in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
  • overmedication — the act or instance of medicating unnecessarily or excessively
  • overmodulation — excessive amplitude modulation, resulting in distortion of a signal.
  • overrefinement — excessive or unnecessary refinement.
  • overwhelmingly — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
  • oxyhaemoglobin — the bright red product formed when oxygen from the lungs combines with haemoglobin in the blood
  • oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
  • paleolimnology — the study of ancient lakes from their sediments and fossils.
  • paleomagnetism — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
  • panoramic view — wide vista or landscape
  • pantomime dame — an exaggerated comedic female character in a pantomime played by a male actor
  • peano's axioms — a collection of axioms concerning the properties of the set of all positive integers, including the principle of mathematical induction.
  • pembroke pines — a city in SE Florida, near Fort Lauderdale.
  • pension scheme — savings fund for retirement
  • peremptoriness — leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.
  • phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • pharmacopoeian — an individual who has expert knowledge of a pharmacopoeia
  • phi-phenomenon — motion perceived by a subject, especially the illusion of movement produced when stationary stimuli, as pictures or lights, are presented in rapid succession and are sometimes in slightly different positions.
  • phonochemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of sound and ultrasonic waves
  • photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
  • pimento cheese — a processed cheese made from Neufchâtel, cream cheese, Cheddar, or other cheese, flavored with chopped pimientos.
  • pinealectomize — to perform a pinealectomy on (a person or animal)
  • pinhole camera — a simple camera in which an aperture provided by a pinhole in an opaque diaphragm is used in place of a lens.
  • pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
  • pneumoconiosis — any chronic lung disease, including anthracosis, asbestosis, and silicosis, caused by the inhalation of particles of coal, asbestos, silica, or similar substances and leading to fibrosis and loss of lung function.
  • pneumoconiotic — a person who suffers from pneumoconiosis
  • pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
  • pneumonologist — an expert or specialist in the respiratory system
  • point calimere — a cape on the SE coast of India, on the Palk Strait
  • point estimate — the process of determining a single estimated value (point estimate) of a parameter of a given population.
  • pointed domain — (theory)   In most formulations of domain theory, a domain is defined to have a bottom element and algebraic CPOs without bottoms are called "predomains". David Schmidt's domains do not have this requirement and he calls a domain with a bottom "pointed".
  • poison hemlock — hemlock (defs 1, 3).
  • polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
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