14-letter words containing s, e, n, i, m
- neo-malthusian — a view or doctrine advocating population control, especially by contraception.
- neo-melanesian — a pidgin language based on English and spoken in Melanesia, New Guinea, and NE Australia.
- neo-surrealism — a revival of the 20th-century surrealism movement in art, especially painting and sculpture, depicting the imagery of dreams and the subconscious mind.
- neocolonialism — the policy of a strong nation in seeking political and economic hegemony over an independent nation or extended geographical area without necessarily reducing the subordinate nation or area to the legal status of a colony.
- neoromanticism — (sometimes initial capital letter) Fine Arts. a style of painting developed in the 20th century, chiefly characterized by forms or images that project a sense of nostalgia and fantasy.
- neuroanatomist — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
- neurochemicals — Plural form of neurochemical.
- neurochemistry — the branch of science that is concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system.
- neuromechanism — the function of the nervous system as it relates to its structure.
- neutral monism — the theory that mind and matter consist of different relations between entities that are themselves neither mental nor physical.
- never mind sth — You use never mind after a statement, often a negative one, to indicate that the statement is even more true of the person, thing, or situation that you are going to mention next.
- new federalism — a plan, announced in 1969, to turn over the control of some federal programs to state and local governments and institute block grants, revenue sharing, etc.
- new journalism — journalism containing the writer's personal opinions and reactions and often fictional asides as added color.
- nietzscheanism — the philosophy of Nietzsche, emphasizing the will to power as the chief motivating force of both the individual and society.
- non-admissible — that may be allowed or conceded; allowable: an admissible plan.
- non-assumptive — taken for granted.
- non-customized — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
- non-liberalism — the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude.
- non-submissive — inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
- noncombustible — not flammable.
- nonconsumptive — not consumptive of a resource, product, or service
- nondeterminism — (computing) Dependence on factors other than initial state and input.
- nondimensional — Not dimensional.
- nonfilamentous — composed of or containing filaments.
- nonmechanistic — Not mechanistic.
- nonobjectivism — (philosophy) Any belief system that rejects objectivism.
- nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
- norman english — the dialect of English used by the Norman conquerors of England
- nt file system — (file system) (NTFS) The native file system of Windows NT.
- nuclear isomer — isomer (def 2).
- nursing mother — a mother who is breast-feeding her baby
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
- omnibus volume — a collection of works by one author or several works on a similar topic, reprinted in one volume
- omnivorousness — eating both animal and plant foods.
- on consignment — the act of consigning.
- one-upsmanship — the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one's rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.: the one-upmanship of getting into the president's car pool.
- openmindedness — Alternative form of open-mindedness.
- 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.
- options market — a market in which options are traded
- ornamentations — Plural form of ornamentation.
- osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
- over-consuming — to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- 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.
- 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.
- passenger mile — a unit of measurement, consisting of one mile traveled by a passenger, that airlines, railroads, and other public transportation facilities use in recording volume of traffic.