14-letter words containing o, s, m, u
- heterosomatous — (of fish) having an abnormal or asymmetrical body type
- hippopotamuses — Plural form of hippopotamus.
- holding thumbs — holding the thumb of one hand with the other, in the hope of bringing good luck
- holometabolous — undergoing complete metamorphosis.
- home insurance — Home insurance is insurance coverage for your home, its contents, and your possessions.
- honey mesquite — a thorny drought-resistant tree, Prosopis glandulosa, of the legume family, native to the southwestern U.S., having clusters of yellow flowers.
- honey mushroom — the edible mushroom of the oak-root fungus, Armillariella mellea.
- horse mushroom — a smooth, edible, large white-capped mushroom, Agaricus arvensis, that has the odor of anise, common in North American meadows and fields.
- household name — a person or thing that is very well known
- housing market — property trade
- housing scheme — arrangement offering subsidized housing
- humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
- humoristically — In a humoristic way.
- humourlessness — Alternative spelling of humorlessness.
- humoursomeness — the quality of being humoursome
- hypothalamus's — a region of the brain, between the thalamus and the midbrain, that functions as the main control center for the autonomic nervous system by regulating sleep cycles, body temperature, appetite, etc., and that acts as an endocrine gland by producing hormones, including the releasing factors that control the hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland.
- immunogenetics — the branch of immunology dealing with the study of immunity in relation to genetic makeup.
- immunophoresis — a technique for identifying the antigens in a blood serum
- immunostaining — (uncountable, immunology) Any of several staining techniques that are used to detect specific proteins.
- immunosuppress — (transitive) To cause immunosuppression in.
- imperviousness — not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable: The coat is impervious to rain.
- income support — welfare payment to low earners
- incommensurate — not commensurate; disproportionate; inadequate: Our income is incommensurate to our wants.
- incommodiously — In an incommodious manner.
- inharmoniously — In an inharmonious way.
- insurmountable — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
- insurmountably — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
- intuitionalism — intuitionism.
- isthmus of kra — an isthmus of SW Thailand, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Thailand: the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula. Width: about 56 km (35 miles)
- jesus movement — Christian movement that combined a hippy communal way of life with zealous evangelicalism
- kamloops trout — a variety of rainbow trout found in Canadian lakes
- kings mountain — a ridge in N South Carolina: American victory over the British 1780.
- lemon squeezer — tool for extracting juice from lemons
- lesser omentum — an omentum attached to the stomach, part of the duodenum, and part of the liver and supporting the hepatic vessels.
- liquid compass — wet compass.
- lumbersomeness — the state of being lumbersome
- luminous paint — paint containing a phosphor that emits visible light when irradiated with ultraviolet light.
- luminous range — the distance at which a certain light, as that of a lighthouse, is visible in clear weather, disregarding interference from obstructions and from the curvature of the earth and depending on the power of the light.
- lymphedematous — Relating to lymphedema.
- macrocephalous — Having a large head.
- macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
- macroglobulins — Plural form of macroglobulin.
- macromolecules — Plural form of macromolecule.
- macronutrients — Plural form of macronutrient.
- macrostructure — the gross structure of a metal, as made visible to the naked eye by deep etching.
- madison avenue — a street in New York City that is a center of the advertising and public relations industries and that has become a symbol of their attitudes, methods, and practices.
- magic mushroom — a mushroom, Psilocybe mexicana, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., containing the hallucinogen psilocybin.
- make a fuss of — If you make a fuss of someone, you pay them a lot of attention and do things to make them happy or comfortable.
- malacophyllous — (of plants living in dry regions) having fleshy leaves in which water is stored
- male menopause — a malaise that allegedly affects men in middle age and is said to be responsible for periods of emotional upset and uncharacteristic behavior.