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14-letter words containing s, t, a, l, m

  • thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
  • thymelaeaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Thymelaeaceae, a family of trees and shrubs having tough acrid bark and simple leaves: includes spurge laurel, leatherwood, and mezereon
  • time simulator — (simulation)   (Tsim) A stack-based simulation language. Contact: ZOLA Technologies.
  • to smell a rat — If you smell a rat, you begin to suspect or realize that something is wrong in a particular situation, for example that someone is trying to deceive you or harm you.
  • traditionalism — adherence to tradition as authority, especially in matters of religion.
  • transempirical — beyond the range of experiential knowledge.
  • transmasculine — noting or relating to a person who was born female but whose gender identity is more male than female.
  • transmissional — possessing the quality of transmitting or being transmitted
  • transpulmonary — of or relating to the lungs.
  • transsexualism — a person having a strong desire to assume the physical characteristics and gender role of the opposite sex.
  • traumatologist — a branch of surgery dealing with major wounds caused by accidents or violence.
  • tridimensional — having three dimensions.
  • tripersonalism — the doctrine of three persons making up the Trinity
  • triple measure — time or rhythm characterized by three beats to the measure with an accent on the first beat.
  • trombiculiasis — the condition of being infested with chiggers.
  • tropical storm — a tropical cyclone of less than hurricane force.
  • ultra-rightism — the beliefs of extremely right-wing political parties or groups
  • ultraglamorous — extremely glamorous
  • ultramasculine — extremely masculine
  • ultramontanism — the policy of the party in the Roman Catholic Church that favors increasing and enhancing the power and authority of the pope.
  • umbrella skirt — a full skirt with many gores that flare gradually from the waist to the hem.
  • umbrella stand — an upright rack or stand for umbrellas
  • unaccustomedly — in an unaccustomed manner
  • undemonstrable — not able to be made evident
  • universal time — (time, standard)   (UT) The mean solar time along the prime meridian (0 longitude) that runs through the Greenwich Observatory outside of London, UK, where the current system originated. UT is tied to the rotation of the Earth in respect to the fictitious "mean Sun". There are three separate definitions, UT0, UT1, and UT2, depending on which corrections have been applied to the Earth's motion. Coordinated Universal Time is kept within 0.9 seconds of UT1, by addition of leap seconds to International Atomic Time.
  • unmaterialised — not materialised
  • unmentionables — not mentionable; inappropriate, unfit, or improper for mention, as in polite conversation; unspeakable.
  • unmetaphysical — (of a statement or theory) not metaphysical or abstract
  • unsurmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
  • unsystematical — unsystematic
  • untransmutable — intransmutable
  • ural mountains — a mountain system in W central Russia, extending over 2000 km (1250 miles) from the Arctic Ocean towards the Aral Sea: forms part of the geographical boundary between Europe and Asia; one of the richest mineral areas in the world, with many associated major industrial centres. Highest peak: Mount Narodnaya, 1894 m (6214 ft)
  • Ústí nad labem — a port in the Czech Republic, on the Elbe River: textile and chemical industries. Pop: 95 000 (2005 est)
  • utilitarianism — the ethical doctrine that virtue is based on utility, and that conduct should be directed toward promoting the greatest happiness of the greatest number of persons.
  • vanadium steel — an alloy steel containing vanadium.
  • waltham forest — a borough of Greater London, England.
  • waste material — a useless by-product of an industrial process
  • welsh mountain — a common breed of small hardy sheep kept mainly in the mountains of Wales
  • west glamorgan — a county in S Wales. 315 sq. mi. (815 sq. km).
  • wilhelmstrasse — a street in Berlin, Germany: location of the German foreign office and other government buildings until 1945.
  • xanthomelanous — of or relating to olive-skinned and dark-haired peoples, belonging to the Xanthomelanoi division
  • yosemite falls — a series of falls in Yosemite National Park: upper falls, 1436 feet (438 meters) high; middle falls, 626 feet (190 meters) high; lower falls, 320 feet (98 meters) high. Total height (including rapids), 2526 feet (770 meters).
  • yttrium metals — a series of closely related metals including yttrium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, and sometimes, terbium, gadolinium, and dysprosium
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