14-letter words containing s, l, i, p, o, m
- monopolisation — Alternative spelling of monopolization.
- multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- multiple store — chain store.
- multiprocessor — parallel processing
- musculophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm.
- myelodysplasia — (medicine) Any of various conditions characterized by the faulty or inadequate production of bone marrow or blood cells.
- myrmecophilous — (biology) Adapted to thrive in the presence of ants.
- numa pompilius — died 673? b.c, 2nd legendary Sabine king of Rome 715–673?
- omphaloskepsis — contemplation of one's navel as part of a mystical exercise.
- omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
- 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.
- opthalmologist — Misspelling of ophthalmologist.
- optical isomer — any of two or more isomers exhibiting optical isomerism.
- optimistically — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- oversimplified — simplified to the point of distortion or error
- pacific salmon — any salmon of the genus Oncorhynchus, especially the chinook salmon, O. tshawytscha.
- paleomagnetism — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
- papillomatosis — a benign tumor of the skin or mucous membrane consisting of hypertrophied epithelial tissue, as a wart.
- 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.
- petrochemicals — substances, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gas
- phallic symbol — any object, as a cigar or skyscraper, that may broadly resemble or represent the penis, especially such an object that symbolizes power, as an automobile.
- phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- pharmacologist — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- pharmacopolist — a person who sells pharmaceutical products
- photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
- plastic memory — the tendency of certain plastics after being deformed to resume their original form when heated
- plumbous oxide — litharge.
- pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
- pneumonologist — an expert or specialist in the respiratory system
- poison hemlock — hemlock (defs 1, 3).
- polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
- poly-syllogism — an argument made up of a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each being a premise of the one following, until the last one.
- polysynthesism — the synthesis of various elements.
- postmillennial — of or relating to the period following the millennium.
- postminimalism — (sometimes initial capital letter) a style in painting and sculpture developing in the 1970s, retaining the formal simplifications of minimal art, but striving to imbue works with a broad range of meaning and reference and often demonstrating a concern with craft and a kinship with tribal art and sculpture.
- potassium alum — alum1 (def 1).
- potassium-alum — Also called potash alum, potassium alum. a crystalline solid, aluminum potassium sulfate, K 2 SO 4 ⋅Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅24H 2 O, used in medicine as an astringent and styptic, in dyeing and tanning, and in many technical processes.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- primary school — a school usually covering the first three or four years of elementary school and sometimes kindergarten.
- probabiliorism — the theory that in the case of doubt one should choose the action most likely to be right
- proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- proletarianism — the practices, attitudes, or social status of a proletarian.
- pseudo-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- psilanthropism — the doctrine that Jesus Christ was only a human being.
- psychochemical — pertaining to chemicals or drugs that affect the mind or behavior.
- pyophthalmitis — suppurative inflammation of the eye.
- pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
- quasi-complete — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.