14-letter words containing a, s, m, p, l
- 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
- quadrupedalism — The condition of being a quadruped.
- quasi-complete — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- quota sampling — a method of conducting market research in which the sample is selected according to a quota-system based on such factors as age, sex, social class, etc
- rna polymerase — an enzyme that synthesizes the formation of RNA from a DNA template during transcription.
- sales campaign — product promotion and publicity
- salt dome trap — A salt dome trap is an area where oil has been trapped underground by salt pushing upward.
- sample section — a section of sth, intended as representative of the whole
- samuel gompers — Samuel, 1850–1924, U.S. labor leader, born in England: president of the American Federation of Labor 1886–94, 1896–1924.
- sanctuary lamp — a lamp, usually red, placed in a prominent position in the sanctuary of a church, that when lit indicates the presence of the Blessed Sacrament
- scapular medal — a medal that has been blessed and may be substituted for a scapular (sense 3)
- scapulohumeral — of, relating to, or involving the scapula and humerus.
- sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
- self-impedance — Electricity. the total opposition to alternating current by an electric circuit, equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the resistance and reactance of the circuit and usually expressed in ohms. Symbol: Z.
- self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
- 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.
- semielliptical — a half ellipse, usually one containing both ends of the major axis.
- semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
- sesquipedalism — given to using long words.
- set an example — If you set an example, you encourage or inspire people by your behaviour to behave or act in a similar way.
- sharptail mola — a fish, Masturus lanceolatus, related to the ocean sunfish but having a pointed tail.
- showplace home — a historic house
- sigma particle — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
- simple machine — machine (def 3b).
- simple measure — rhythm characterized by two or three beats or pulses to a measure.
- simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
- simplification — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
- simplistically — characterized by extreme simplism; oversimplified: a simplistic notion of good and bad.
- sleepaway camp — a camp providing facilities for teenagers to sleep away from home
- small potatoes — a person or thing of little significance, importance, or value: His salary was small potatoes for an executive of his ability.
- social dumping — the practice of allowing employers to lower wages and reduce employees' benefits in order to attract and retain employment and investment
- social-compact — the voluntary agreement among individuals by which, according to any of various theories, as of Hobbes, Locke, or Rousseau, organized society is brought into being and invested with the right to secure mutual protection and welfare or to regulate the relations among its members.
- space platform — space station.
- spanish omelet — an omelet served with a sauce of tomatoes, onions, and green peppers.
- spatiotemporal — pertaining to space-time.
- specimen plant — a plant grown by itself for ornamental effect, rather than being massed with others in a bed or border.
- speculum metal — any of several bronze alloys with a high tin content, often containing other materials, as silver, brass, lead, zinc, or arsenic, used for making mirrors and reflectors.
- splatter movie — a film containing many scenes of violent and gruesome murders.
- stigmatophilia — a love for body piercing or tattooing that is accompanied by sexual arousal