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14-letter words containing s, p, o, r, t, m

  • proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
  • processor time — (software)   The amount of time a process takes to run, given that it has exclusive and uninterrupted use of the CPU. Note that in a modern computer, this would be very unusual, and so the processor time calculation for most processes involves adding up all the small amounts of time the CPU actually spends on the process. Some systems break processor time down into user time and system time. Compare wall clock time.
  • proletarianism — the practices, attitudes, or social status of a proletarian.
  • proximity fuse — an electronically triggered device designed to detonate an explosive charge in a missile, etc, at a predetermined distance from the target
  • pseudosymmetry — an apparent symmetry different from that appropriate to a crystal of a given mineral.
  • psilanthropism — the doctrine that Jesus Christ was only a human being.
  • pumped storage — a system for generating hydroelectric power for peak periods by pumping water from a lower to a higher reservoir during low-demand periods and then releasing it during peak periods.
  • pygmy marmoset — a related form, Cebuella pygmaea: the smallest monkey, inhabiting tropical forests of the Amazon
  • pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
  • pyrenomycetous — of or relating to the former class Pyrenomycetes of fungi
  • pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
  • radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
  • recompensatory — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
  • salt dome trap — A salt dome trap is an area where oil has been trapped underground by salt pushing upward.
  • self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
  • self-promotion — advancement in rank or position.
  • sharptail mola — a fish, Masturus lanceolatus, related to the ocean sunfish but having a pointed tail.
  • short-tempered — having a quick, hasty temper; irascible.
  • simple protein — a protein that yields only amino acids and no other major products when hydrolyzed (contrasted with conjugated protein).
  • simpson desert — an uninhabited arid region in central Australia, mainly in the Northern Territory. Area: about 145 000 sq km (56 000 sq miles)
  • space platform — space station.
  • spatiotemporal — pertaining to space-time.
  • spectator pump — a woman's spectator shoe, closed at the front and back, usually having a medium or medium-high heel.
  • 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.
  • spermatogenous — producing spermatozoa.
  • spermatogonium — one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to spermatocytes.
  • spermatorrhoea — abnormally frequent and involuntary nonorgasmic emission of semen.
  • spermatothecae — a female reproductive organ in some insects
  • spirit compass — a wet compass filled with a mixture of alcohol and water.
  • splatter movie — a film containing many scenes of violent and gruesome murders.
  • sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
  • sports complex — exercise facility, leisure centre
  • sports stadium — an arena where sports are played
  • start-up money — money that is spent on setting up a new business or other project
  • storming party — a group deployed to make the first assault on a position or building
  • sub-postmaster — (in Britain) a man who runs a sub-post office
  • subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
  • sulphur-bottom — blue whale.
  • superambitious — extremely ambitious, highly ambitious
  • supercommittee — A supercommittee is a committee which has members from two or more organizations or political groups.
  • superimportant — extremely important
  • support system — people who provide support: a family support system to help a troubled youth.
  • supreme soviet — the bicameral legislature, comprising the Soviet of the Union and the Soviet of the Nationalities; officially the highest organ of state power
  • symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
  • system program — a program, as an operating system, compiler, or utility program, that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer (opposed to application program).
  • theriomorphism — the identification of animal characteristics with a supernatural being
  • thermophyllous — relating to deciduous plants or trees that bear leaves only during the warmer times of the year
  • thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
  • thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
  • topsy-turvydom — a state of affairs or a region in which everything is topsy-turvy.
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