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15-letter words containing a, n, d, m, s, e

  • pac-man defense — a defensive tactic against a hostile takeover in which the targeted company makes its own bid to take over the hostile firm.
  • pars intermedia — a small, somewhat cherry-shaped double structure attached by a stalk to the base of the brain and constituting the master endocrine gland affecting all hormonal functions in the body, consisting of an anterior region ((anterior pituitary) or (adenohypophysis)) that develops embryonically from the roof of the mouth and that secretes growth hormone, LH, FSH, ACTH, TSH, and MSH, a posterior region ((posterior pituitary) or (neurohypophysis)) that develops from the back of the forebrain and that secretes the hormones vasopressin and oxytocin, and an intermediate part (pars intermedia) derived from the anterior region but joined to the posterior region, that secretes the hormone MSH in lower vertebrates.
  • pedestrian mall — A pedestrian mall is the same as a pedestrian precinct.
  • premier danseur — the leading male dancer in a ballet company.
  • pseudo-bohemian — living a wandering or vagabond life, as a Gypsy.
  • pseudo-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
  • pure and simple — sheer, utter
  • pyramid selling — Pyramid selling is a method of selling in which one person buys a supply of a particular product direct from the manufacturer and then sells it to a number of other people at an increased price. These people sell it on to others in a similar way, but eventually the final buyers are only able to sell the product for less than they paid for it.
  • pyrimidine base — any of a number of similar compounds having a basic structure that is derived from pyrimidine, including cytosine, thymine, and uracil, which are constituents of nucleic acids
  • re-demonstrated — to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove: to demonstrate a philosophical principle.
  • readvertisement — the act or process of advertising something again
  • redemonstration — the act or circumstance of proving or being proved conclusively, as by reasoning or a show of evidence: a belief incapable of demonstration.
  • registered name — the official or trademark name of something such as a product or company
  • relational dbms — relational database
  • remand prisoner — a prisoner who is sent back into custody (or sometimes admitted to bail) to await trial or continuation of their trial
  • residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
  • rolling meadows — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
  • rudimentariness — the state or quality of being rudimentary
  • sand-lime brick — a hard brick composed of silica sand and a lime of high calcium content, molded under high pressure and baked.
  • second mortgage — a mortgage the lien of which is next in priority to a first mortgage.
  • secondary metal — metal derived wholly or in part from scrap.
  • secondary xylem — xylem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
  • seeding machine — a machine for sowing seeds
  • self-adjustment — adjustment of oneself or itself, as to the environment.
  • self-admiration — a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
  • self-debasement — to reduce in quality or value; adulterate: They debased the value of the dollar.
  • self-medication — the use of medicine without medical supervision to treat one's own ailment.
  • selfabandonment — absence or lack of personal restraint.
  • semi-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
  • semicylindrical — of, relating to, or having the shape of a semicylinder
  • semidocumentary — a film or television programme that is fictional but includes many factual events or details
  • senile dementia — a syndrome of progressive, irreversible impairment of cognitive function, caused by organic factors and having its onset late in life.
  • settlement date — day by which payment must be made
  • shadow minister — a member of the main opposition party in Parliament who would hold ministerial office if their party were in power
  • simplicidentate — belonging or pertaining to the Simplicidentata, formerly regarded as a suborder or division of rodents having only one pair of upper incisor teeth.
  • sistine madonna — a Madonna painted by Raphael for the Church of St. Sixtus at Piacenza, Italy.
  • sixth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, guaranteeing the right to a trial by jury in criminal cases.
  • smoking-related — (of a disease, illness, etc) caused by smoking tobacco, etc
  • sodium arsenite — a white or grayish-white, water-soluble, poisonous powder, NaAsO 2 , used chiefly in arsenical soaps for hides, as an insecticide, and as a weed-killer.
  • sodium benzoate — a white crystalline soluble compound used as an antibacterial and antifungal agent in preserving food (E211), as an antiseptic, and in making dyes and pharmaceuticals. Formula: (C6H5COO)Na
  • somerset island — an island in the Arctic Ocean in Nunavut, Canada, NW of Baffin Island. 9594 sq. mi. (24,848 sq. km).
  • spread sampling — the selection of a corpus for statistical analysis by selecting a number of short passages at random throughout the work and considering their aggregation
  • stand-up comedy — telling jokes to an audience
  • star-nosed mole — a North American mole, Condylura cristata, having a starlike ring of fleshy processes around the end of the snout.
  • steamed pudding — a traditional pudding containing fat, sugar, eggs, flour, and other ingredients, which is steamed
  • suicide machine — a device designed to permit a terminally ill person to commit suicide, as by the automatic injection of a lethal drug.
  • tasmanian devil — a small, predacious marsupial, Sarcophilus harrisii, of Tasmania, having a black coat with white patches: its dwindling population is now confined to isolated areas.
  • terminator seed — a seed that produces sterile plants, used in some genetically modified crops so that a new supply of seeds has to be bought every year
  • the first-named — something that is specified or named first
  • tirso de molina — Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
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