14-letter words containing p, o, s, t, e, m
- cornelis tromp — Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- cotemporaneous — contemporaneous
- decompensating — Psychology. to lose the ability to maintain normal or appropriate psychological defenses, sometimes resulting in depression, anxiety, or delusions.
- decompensation — the inability of an organ, esp the heart, to maintain its function due to overload caused by a disease
- demand deposit — a bank deposit from which withdrawals may be made without notice
- diplostemonous — having two whorls of stamens, with the outer whorl opposite the sepals and the inner whorl opposite the petals.
- disappointment — Cape, a cape in SW Washington state, projecting into the Pacific Ocean on the N of the mouth of the Columbia River.
- disempowerment — to deprive of influence, importance, etc.: Voters feel they have become disempowered by recent political events.
- eco-capitalism — the theory or practice of a free-market economy in which natural resources are regarded as capital and profits are partially dependent on environmental protection and sustainability
- ellesmere port — a port in NW England, in NW Cheshire on the Mersey estuary and Manchester Ship Canal. Pop: 66 265 (2001)
- emergency stop — a sudden application of the brakes in a car, such as the driver would need to carry out in an emergency
- emprosthotonos — Alternative form of emprosthotonus.
- emprosthotonus — (medicine) A condition in which the body is bent sharply forward.
- empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
- endoparasitism — Behaviour of endoparasites.
- epidemiologist — A scientist (often a medical doctor) who specializes in epidemiology.
- epistemologies — Plural form of epistemology.
- epistemologist — A person, especially a philosopher, who studies theory of knowledge.
- ergastoplasmic — relating to endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
- exceptionalism — The state of being special, exceptional or unique.
- exoatmospheric — Pertaining to, or occurring in the nearby region of space outside the Earth's atmosphere.
- exposure meter — photography: light meter
- extemporaneous — Spoken or done without preparation.
- foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
- gymslip mother — a girl of school age who has become a mother
- haematophagous — (of certain animals) feeding on blood
- haematopoiesis — Alternative spelling of hematopoiesis.
- haplostemonous — (of plants) having the stamens arranged in a single whorl
- hepatectomised — Alt form hepatectomized.
- hermaphrodites — Plural form of hermaphrodite.
- hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
- heteromorphism — The quality or condition of existing in various forms.
- hippopotamuses — Plural form of hippopotamus.
- hypermodernist — a person who adheres to hypermodernism
- hypersomnolent — sleepy; drowsy.
- hypometabolism — The physiological state of having an decreased rate of metabolic activity.
- hypophysectomy — excision of the pituitary gland.
- hypopotassemia — hypokalemia.
- impassionately — filled with passion; impassioned.
- impersonations — Plural form of impersonation.
- imposing stone — a slab, formerly of stone but now usually of metal, on which pages of type or plates are imposed and on which type correcting in the page is done.
- impoverishment — to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war.
- impressionists — Plural form of impressionist.
- improvisatrice — Female improvisatore.
- improvvisatore — an improvisator, especially a person who extemporizes verse.
- income support — welfare payment to low earners
- incompetencies — the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability.
- incompleteness — not complete; lacking some part.
- james stanhope — James, 1st Earl Stanhope, 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman: prime minister 1717–18.
- le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.