14-letter words containing s, e, l, o, m
- demolitionists — Plural form of demolitionist.
- demonstratable — Alternative form of demonstrable.
- demoralisation — Alternative spelling of demoralization.
- demythologised — Simple past tense and past participle of demythologise.
- dermatologists — Plural form of dermatologist.
- dimensionality — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
- diplostemonous — having two whorls of stamens, with the outer whorl opposite the sepals and the inner whorl opposite the petals.
- discombobulate — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
- discomfortable — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- disconformable — of or relating to a disconformity.
- disembowelling — (chiefly, British) present participle of disembowel.
- disembowelment — to remove the bowels or entrails from; eviscerate.
- disinvolvement — the action or process of withdrawing from an obligation or commitment, especially from a political or military involvement: The secretary of state promised disinvolvement from the alliance.
- dna polymerase — any of a class of enzymes involved in the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid from its deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate precursors.
- documentalists — Plural form of documentalist.
- dogmaticalness — The quality of being dogmatical.
- double blossom — a disease of blackberries and dewberries, characterized by witches'-brooms and flower malformations, caused by a fungus, Cercosporella rubi.
- double measure — A double measure is a drink that is twice the normal measure.
- dumb insolence — a silent act designed to frustrate a complainer, criticizer, superior etc perhaps involving a refusal to answer them, looking sideways or at other people as they chastise you or ignoring them by continuing what you are doing.
- 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
- economicalness — The quality of being economical.
- ectocommensals — Plural form of ectocommensal.
- ectrodactylism — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
- eightsome reel — a Scottish dance for eight people
- electric storm — a violent atmospheric disturbance in which the air is highly charged with static electricity, causing a storm
- electrochemist — A person who studies or is expert in electrochemistry.
- electromagnets — Plural form of electromagnet.
- electroosmosis — osmosis through a membrane that is caused by the action of an electric field, usually such a field generated by two electrodes, one on each side of the membrane
- elevator music — recorded popular music played in the background in public places such as elevators, variously regarded as being bland, monotonous, etc.
- ellesmere port — a port in NW England, in NW Cheshire on the Mersey estuary and Manchester Ship Canal. Pop: 66 265 (2001)
- empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
- emulsification — The process by which an emulsion is formed.
- encephalograms — Plural form of encephalogram.
- encompassingly — So as to encompass.
- encyclopaedism — Alt form encyclopedism.
- 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
- estivoautumnal — (mainly US) Variant spelling of 'aestivoautumnal'.
- exceptionalism — The state of being special, exceptional or unique.
- exocannibalism — A form of cannibalism, the eating of members of other social groups than one's own, as opposed to endocannibalism.
- farmhouse loaf — a large white loaf, baked in a tin, with slightly curved sides and top
- fathomlessness — The state or condition of being fathomless.
- field emission — the removal of electrons from a metallic conductor by a strong electric field.
- field mushroom — any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
- flaked almonds — small flat pieces of almond used in cooking
- flavorsomeness — The quality of being flavorsome.
- flemish scroll — a scroll, as on a chair leg, having the form of two intersecting and oppositely curved C-scrolls.
- flotsam-jetsam — the part of the wreckage of a ship and its cargo found floating on the water. Compare jetsam, lagan.