14-letter words containing s, e, m, i, t, o
- nondeterminism — (computing) Dependence on factors other than initial state and input.
- nonfilamentous — composed of or containing filaments.
- nonmechanistic — Not mechanistic.
- nonobjectivism — (philosophy) Any belief system that rejects objectivism.
- nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
- nursing mother — a mother who is breast-feeding her baby
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
- on consignment — the act of consigning.
- oophorectomies — Plural form of oophorectomy.
- operationalism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
- optical isomer — any of two or more isomers exhibiting optical isomerism.
- options market — a market in which options are traded
- oral eroticism — libidinal pleasure derived from the lips and mouth, for example by kissing
- ornamentations — Plural form of ornamentation.
- osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
- over-ambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- over-stimulate — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- overenthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
- overestimating — Present participle of overestimate.
- overestimation — An excessive estimation.
- overinvestment — the investing of money or capital in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- overoptimistic — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
- paleomagnetism — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
- peremptoriness — leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.
- period costume — the attire typical of a particular period in time
- petrochemicals — substances, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gas
- petrochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with petroleum or its products.
- phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- phonochemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of sound and ultrasonic waves
- photochemistry — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light.
- photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
- photoperiodism — the response, as affecting growth or reproduction, of an organism to the length of exposure to light in a 24-hour period.
- phytochemistry — the branch of biochemistry dealing with plants and plant processes.
- piezochemistry — the study of chemical reactions at high pressures
- pimento cheese — a processed cheese made from Neufchâtel, cream cheese, Cheddar, or other cheese, flavored with chopped pimientos.
- plastic memory — the tendency of certain plastics after being deformed to resume their original form when heated
- pneumonologist — an expert or specialist in the respiratory system
- point estimate — the process of determining a single estimated value (point estimate) of a parameter of a given population.
- polysynthesism — the synthesis of various elements.
- post-modernism — Post-modernism is a late twentieth century approach in art, architecture, and literature which typically mixes styles, ideas, and references to modern society, often in an ironic way.
- post-modernist — A post-modernist is a writer, artist, or architect who is influenced by post-modernism.
- postdeterminer — a member of a subclass of English adjectival words, including ordinal and cardinal numbers, that may be placed after an article or other determiner and before a descriptive adjective, as first and three in the first three new chapters.
- postmastership — the office or position of a postmaster
- postmillennial — of or relating to the period following the millennium.
- postretirement — relating to or occurring in the period after retirement
- pre-assumption — something taken for granted; a supposition: a correct assumption. Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- presymptomatic — relating to or describing a symptom that occurs before the typical symptoms of a disease