14-letter words containing r, o, m, u, l
- neutral monism — the theory that mind and matter consist of different relations between entities that are themselves neither mental nor physical.
- new journalism — journalism containing the writer's personal opinions and reactions and often fictional asides as added color.
- non-ambulatory — of, relating to, or capable of walking: an ambulatory exploration of the countryside.
- non-naturalism — Literature. a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions. a deterministic theory of writing in which it is held that a writer should adopt an objective view toward the material written about, be free of preconceived ideas as to form and content, and represent with clinical accuracy and frankness the details of life. Compare realism (def 4b). a representation of natural appearances or natural patterns of speech, manner, etc., in a work of fiction. the depiction of the physical environment, especially landscape or the rural environment.
- nonequilibrium — The condition of not being in equilibrium.
- northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
- nuclear isomer — isomer (def 2).
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- on your mettle — If you are on your mettle, you are ready to do something as well as you can, because you know that you are being tested or challenged.
- oral-formulaic — noting or pertaining to poetry of an earlier spoken tradition, as the Iliad, that uses formulas to aid its continued expression.
- ordinal number — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
- orthomolecular — being or pertaining to the treatment of disease by increasing, decreasing, or otherwise controlling the intake of natural substances, especially vitamins. Compare megavitamin (def 1).
- osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
- osmoregulatory — Of or pertaining to osmoregulation.
- outer mongolia — a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.
- over-stimulate — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- overmodulation — excessive amplitude modulation, resulting in distortion of a signal.
- papillomavirus — any of several viruses of the family Papovaviridae, containing circular DNA, causing papillomas in various animals and responsible for human genital warts.
- parajournalism — news reportage that strongly reflects the point of view of the writer or editor or that uses techniques not practiced in conventional journalism.
- parsimoniously — characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
- polar molecule — a molecule in which the centroid of the positive charges is different from the centroid of the negative charges.
- polymorphously — in a polymorphous manner
- port coquitlam — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, E of Vancouver.
- poultry farmer — a person who rears domestic fowls, esp chickens, for their eggs or meat
- pour le merite — for merit.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- preformulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- presumptuously — full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
- primary colour — Primary colours are basic colours that can be mixed together to produce other colours. They are usually considered to be red, yellow, blue, and sometimes green.
- proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- pulmonary tree — the trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles of the lungs, which together resemble an upside-down tree.
- pulmonary vein — a vein conveying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
- purple emperor — any of several Old World nymphalid butterflies of the genus Apatura, esp A. iris, having mottled purple-and-brown wings
- pyrometallurgy — the process or technique of refining ores with heat so as to accelerate chemical reactions or to melt the metallic or nonmetallic content.
- quasi-immortal — not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying: our immortal souls.
- quasi-informal — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
- queens problem — eight queens puzzle
- querimoniously — in a querimonious manner
- rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- reaccumulation — act or state of accumulating; state of being accumulated.
- repromulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
- roman numerals — one of the numerals in the ancient Roman system of notation, still used for certain limited purposes, as in some pagination, dates on buildings, etc. The common basic symbols are I, (=1), V, (=5), X, (=10), L, (=50), C, (=100), D, (=500), and M, (=1000). The Roman numerals for one to nine are: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX. A bar over a letter multiplies it by 1000; thus, X̅ equals 10,000. Integers are written according to these two rules: If a letter is immediately followed by one of equal or lesser value, the two values are added; thus, XX equals 20, XV equals 15, VI equals 6. If a letter is immediately followed by one of greater value, the first is subtracted from the second; thus, IV equals 4, XL equals 40, CM equals 900. Examples: XLVII(=47), CXVI(=116), MCXX(=1120), MCMXIV(=1914). Roman numerals may be written in lowercase letters, though they appear more commonly in capitals.
- rostral column — a memorial column having sculptures representing the rams of ancient ships.
- ruhmkorff coil — induction coil.
- rummelgumption — commonsense
- rummlegumption — common sense
- samuel gompers — Samuel, 1850–1924, U.S. labor leader, born in England: president of the American Federation of Labor 1886–94, 1896–1924.
- scapulohumeral — of, relating to, or involving the scapula and humerus.
- school uniform — standard outfit worn by pupils