14-letter words containing s, p, e, r, m, i
- pseudomorphism — an irregular or unclassifiable form.
- pyramid scheme — pyramid (def 8).
- pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
- quadrupedalism — The condition of being a quadruped.
- radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
- reappraisement — an act or the process of appraising someone or something again
- riemann sphere — a sphere used for a stereographic projection.
- russian empire — Russia (def 1).
- self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
- self-promotion — advancement in rank or position.
- semi-paralysis — Pathology. a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord. a disease characterized by this, especially palsy.
- semi-paralyzed — to affect with paralysis.
- semi-permeable — permeable only to certain small molecules: a semipermeable membrane.
- semi-spherical — shaped like half a sphere; hemispheric.
- semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
- semper fidelis — always faithful
- shirley temple — Shirley (Shirley Temple Black) 1928–2014, U.S. film actress, famous for child roles during the 1930s, and diplomat.
- sigma particle — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
- simple measure — rhythm characterized by two or three beats or pulses to a measure.
- simple protein — a protein that yields only amino acids and no other major products when hydrolyzed (contrasted with conjugated protein).
- simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
- simpson desert — an uninhabited arid region in central Australia, mainly in the Northern Territory. Area: about 145 000 sq km (56 000 sq miles)
- simpson's rule — a method for approximating the value of a definite integral by approximating, with parabolic arcs, the area under the curve defined by the integrand.
- single premium — a single payment that covers the entire cost of an insurance policy.
- smear campaign — a campaign to tarnish the reputation of a public figure, especially by vilification or innuendo.
- spatiotemporal — pertaining to space-time.
- speaking terms — if you are on speaking terms with someone, you are quite friendly with them and often talk to them
- spearfisherman — a person who engages in spearfishing.
- spermatic cord — the cord by which a testis is suspended in the scrotum, containing the vas deferens and the blood vessels and nerves of the testis.
- spermatogonium — one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to spermatocytes.
- spermiogenesis — the development of a spermatozoon from a spermatid.
- sphaeristerium — an ancient Roman handball court.
- spinning frame — a machine for drawing, twisting, and winding yarn.
- splatter movie — a film containing many scenes of violent and gruesome murders.
- sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
- striped marlin — a marlin, Tetrapturus audax, of the Pacific Ocean, having the sides of the body marked with dark blue vertical stripes, valued for sport and food.
- striped muscle — a type of contractile tissue that is marked by transverse striations; it is concerned with moving skeletal parts to which it is usually attached
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- summer pudding — a pudding made by filling a bread-lined basin with a purée of fruit, leaving it to soak, and then turning it out
- superambitious — extremely ambitious, highly ambitious
- supercommittee — A supercommittee is a committee which has members from two or more organizations or political groups.
- supereminently — in a supereminent manner; to a supereminent degree
- superimportant — extremely important
- superimposable — to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
- superincumbent — lying or resting on something else.
- supermasculine — highly masculine
- superstimulate — to stimulate excessively
- supersymmetric — pertaining to supersymmetry
- supreme soviet — the bicameral legislature, comprising the Soviet of the Union and the Soviet of the Nationalities; officially the highest organ of state power
- symmetric lisp — A parallel Lisp in which environments are first-class objects. It is implemented in Common LISP. E-mail: Suresh Jagannathan <[email protected]>.