14-letter words containing s, t, o, r, m
- insurmountable — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
- insurmountably — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
- intensitometer — a device used to measure x-ray intensity in radiography in order to determine correct exposure time.
- interactionism — a theory that the mind and the body may each affect the other.
- isodiametrical — isodiametric
- isometric-line — isometrics, isometric exercise (def 1).
- isthmus of kra — an isthmus of SW Thailand, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Thailand: the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula. Width: about 56 km (35 miles)
- kamloops trout — a variety of rainbow trout found in Canadian lakes
- lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
- lamellirostral — having a beak equipped with thin plates or lamellae for straining water and mud from food, as the ducks, geese, swans, and flamingos.
- laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
- le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- lesser omentum — an omentum attached to the stomach, part of the duodenum, and part of the liver and supporting the hepatic vessels.
- light-horseman — a light-armed cavalry soldier.
- lipogrammatism — the practice or art of writing lipograms
- lipogrammatist — a person who writes lipograms
- lombard street — a street in London, England: a financial center.
- lords temporal — a member of the House of Lords who is not a member of the clergy.
- macartney rose — a trailing or climbing evergreen rose, Rosa bracteata, of China, having shiny leaves and large, solitary white flowers.
- macrobiologist — One who studies macrobiology.
- macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
- macronutrients — Plural form of macronutrient.
- macrostructure — the gross structure of a metal, as made visible to the naked eye by deep etching.
- magnetic storm — a temporary disturbance of the earth's magnetic field, induced by radiation and streams of charged particles from the sun.
- magnetospheres — Plural form of magnetosphere.
- magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
- major prophets — theology
- make no secret — If you make no secret of something, you tell others about it openly and clearly.
- malacostracans — Plural form of malacostracan.
- malnourishment — Malnutrition, undernourishment.
- man of letters — highly educated man
- managed forest — a sustainable forest in which usually at least one tree is planted for every tree felled
- mandelbrot set — (mathematics, graphics) (After its discoverer, Benoit Mandelbrot) The set of all complex numbers c such that | z[N] | < 2 for arbitrarily large values of N, where z[0] = 0 z[n+1] = z[n]^2 + c The Mandelbrot set is usually displayed as an Argand diagram, giving each point a colour which depends on the largest N for which | z[N] | < 2, up to some maximum N which is used for the points in the set (for which N is infinite). These points are traditionally coloured black. The Mandelbrot set is the best known example of a fractal - it includes smaller versions of itself which can be explored to arbitrary levels of detail.
- margaritaceous — resembling mother-of-pearl; pearly.
- mariano arista — Mariano [mah-ryah-naw] /mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1802–55, Mexican general: president of Mexico 1851–53.
- mariotte's law — Boyle's law.
- masonry cement — a mix typically of Portland cement, hydrated lime, and other materials, used to improve the water retention and workability of the cement in masonry work.
- master bedroom — a principal bedroom in a house or apartment, usually the largest, typically occupied by the person or persons who head the household.
- master of arts — a master's degree given usually in a specific branch of the humanities or social sciences.
- master workman — a worker in charge.
- mastigophorous — carrying a cane or whip
- mastocarcinoma — carcinoma of the breast.
- mater dolorosa — the sorrowful mother.
- mattress cover — a cover that can be put over a mattress before a bed sheet, providing further protection
- maxis software — The developers of SimCity and SimCity 2000. Address: 2 Theatre Square, Suite 230, Orinda, CA 94563-3346, USA. Telephone: +1 (800) 33-MAXIS.
- megakaryoblast — a cell that gives rise to a megakaryocyte.
- megakaryocytes — Plural form of megakaryocyte.
- memorabilities — Plural form of memorability.
- menage a trois — a domestic arrangement in which three people having sexual relations occupy the same household.
- meretriciously — In a meretricious manner.