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14-letter words containing o, m, i

  • american samoa — the part of Samoa administered by the US. Capital: Pago Pago. Pop: 54 719 (2013 est). Area: 197 sq km (76 sq miles)
  • aminoglycoside — of or relating to amino sugars in glycosidic linkage.
  • aminopeptidase — an enzyme produced by the glands of the small intestine
  • aminophenazone — a crystalline compound used to reduce pain and fever. Formula: C13H17N3O
  • ammonia liquor — a concentrated solution of ammonia, ammonium compounds, and sulfur compounds, obtained as a by-product in the destructive distillation of bituminous coal.
  • ammonification — infusion with ammonia or ammonium compounds
  • amniotic fluid — the fluid surrounding the fetus in the womb
  • amount at risk — the difference between the reserve of a life-insurance policy and its face amount.
  • amphiarthroses — a joint permitting only slight motion, as that between the vertebrae.
  • amphiarthrosis — a type of articulation permitting only slight movement, as between the vertebrae of the backbone
  • amphibiousness — The state or quality of being amphibious.
  • amphibological — (rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
  • amphiprostylar — Amphiprostyle.
  • amphiprostyles — Plural form of amphiprostyle.
  • amphotericin b — an antibiotic compound, C46H73NO20, used in treating certain diseases caused by parasitic fungi, such as systemic candidiasis
  • amplexifoliate — having amplexicaul leaves.
  • amplifications — Plural form of amplification.
  • amrit ceremony — the ceremony of initiation into the Khalsa, at which amrit is drunk by and sprinkled on the heads of candidates for initiation
  • amylobarbitone — Obsolete spelling of amobarbital.
  • ancient wisdom — pre-Christian knowledge, philosophy, and beliefs
  • and no mistake — certainly
  • andromedotoxin — a poisonous substance found in various plants of the family Ericaceae, and in particular in plants of the genus Andromeda
  • andromonoecism — the condition of being andromonoecious
  • angiomyolipoma — (medicine) A common benign tumour of the kidney.
  • angle of climb — the angle between the axis of motion of a climbing aircraft and the horizontal plane.
  • anglo-american — of or relating to relations between England and the United States or their peoples
  • anglo-saxonism — Saxonism.
  • animadversions — Plural form of animadversion.
  • animal kingdom — a category of living organisms comprising all animals
  • anthropometric — the measurement of the size and proportions of the human body.
  • anthropophuism — the attribution of human qualities to gods
  • anti-communist — a person who is opposed to Communism
  • anti-dogmatism — dogmatic character; unfounded positiveness in matters of opinion; arrogant assertion of opinions as truths.
  • anti-formalist — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
  • antialcoholism — the doctrine of being opposed to alcoholic drink
  • anticommercial — opposed to profit-seeking or commercialism
  • anticommutator — (mathematics) A function of two elements A and B, defined as AB + BA.
  • anticonformity — action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices, etc.
  • antidefamation — (of a group or organization) against defamation
  • antidemocratic — opposed to the principles or practice of democracy
  • antidromically — in an antidromic manner
  • antiforeignism — the policy or practice of showing hostility toward foreigners, foreign customs, etc.
  • antigovernment — opposed to government
  • antihemophilic — That counteracts bleeding in hemophiliacs.
  • antihomosexual — opposed to homosexual people and behaviour
  • antilogarithms — Plural form of antilogarithm.
  • antilymphocyte — (immunology, of an antibody) That acts against lymphocytes.
  • antimetabolite — any drug that acts by disrupting the normal growth of a cell. Sulfonamide drugs are antimetabolites and some antimetabolites are used in cancer treatment
  • antimicrobials — Plural form of antimicrobial.
  • antimonarchist — opposed to a monarchy
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