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15-letter words containing a, t, r, m, s, l

  • metalloprotease — (enzyme) metalloproteinase.
  • metatarsal arch — the short lateral arch of the foot formed by the heads of the metatarsal bones.
  • metropolitanism — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
  • michaelmas term — the autumn term at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the Inns of Court, and some other educational establishments
  • microstructural — Of or pertaining to a microstructure.
  • military school — military academy.
  • mineral spirits — a volatile distillation product of petroleum, used as a thinner for paints and varnishes. Compare naphtha (def 1).
  • ministerialists — Plural form of ministerialist.
  • misarticulation — an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought.
  • mitral stenosis — abnormal narrowing of the mitral valve usually resulting from disease, as rheumatic fever, and obstructing the free flow of blood from the atrium to the ventricle.
  • monoculturalism — The practice of actively preserving a culture to the exclusion of external influences.
  • morale-boosting — A morale-boosting action or event makes people feel more confident and cheerful.
  • most honourable — a courtesy title applied to marquesses and members of the Privy Council and the Order of the Bath
  • mules operation — the surgical removal of folds of skin in the breech of a sheep to reduce blowfly strike
  • multiflora rose — a climbing or trailing rose, Rosa multiflora, of Japan and Korea, having hooked prickles and fragrant, dense clusters of flowers.
  • multilateralism — having several or many sides; many-sided.
  • multilateralist — Supporting or advocating multilateralism.
  • multiliteracies — Plural form of multiliteracy.
  • multiple master — (text, tool, software)   (Or "Multiple Master Font") A font that is a mixture of two or more other fonts. A Multiple Master font is a single font containing from two to sixteen master designs (the current implementation limit). A weight factor specifies the contribution of each master design for the creation of a multiple master font instance. A Multiple Master instance is a single interpolation of a multiple master font as created by a user or application.
  • muscle relaxant — A muscle relaxant is any drug which relaxes muscles and may be used to treat muscle spasms and muscle pain.
  • mustard plaster — a black mixture of mustard and rubber placed on a cloth and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
  • myofibroblastic — Relating to myofibroblasts.
  • naismith's rule — a rule of thumb for calculating the time needed for a climbing expedition, allowing 1 hour for every 3 miles of distance plus 1 hour for every 2000 feet of height
  • name resolution — (networking)   The process of mapping a name into its corresponding address. The Domain Name System is the system which does name resolution on the Internet.
  • natural realism — naive realism.
  • neo-lutheranism — a movement begun in the 19th century in Germany and Scandinavia to revive the orthodox principles, beliefs, and practices of the Lutheran Church.
  • neomercantilism — an economic doctrine or policy during the early 20th century that set high tariffs and other import restrictions in order to protect domestic industries.
  • non-ministerial — pertaining to the ministry of religion, or to a minister or other member of the clergy.
  • non-rationalism — the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief, or conduct.
  • nonastronomical — not astronomical
  • noninstrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
  • oligomerisation — Alternative spelling of oligomerization.
  • overstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • pamprodactylous — having all four toes directed forward, as in swifts and colies.
  • paurometabolous — designating or of a group of insect orders, as orthopterans or hemipterans, in which metamorphosis to the adult state from the juvenile state is gradual and without any sudden, radical change of body form
  • pectoral muscle — muscle of the chest
  • pedestrian mall — A pedestrian mall is the same as a pedestrian precinct.
  • photojournalism — journalism in which photography dominates written copy, as in certain magazines.
  • pilgrim fathers — the Pilgrims (of Plymouth Colony)
  • pilgrimage site — a shrine or other sacred place that people travel to as an act of religious devotion
  • platform scales — a weighing machine which has a platform that you put something on to be weighed
  • platform tennis — a variation of tennis played on a wooden platform enclosed with chicken wire in which the players hit a rubber ball with wooden paddles following the same basic rules as tennis except that only one serve is permitted and balls can be played off the back and side fences.
  • plethysmography — the tracking of changes measured in bodily volume
  • poststimulatory — following stimulation
  • pragmaticalness — the quality of being pragmatical or meddlesome
  • preferentialism — the economic system of preference, esp amongst British commonwealth countries
  • prismatic layer — the middle layer of the shell of certain mollusks, consisting chiefly of crystals of calcium carbonate.
  • provost marshal — Army. an officer on the staff of a commander, charged with the maintaining of order and with other police functions within a command.
  • proximity talks — a diplomatic process whereby an impartial representative acts as go-between for two opposing parties who are willing to attend the same conference but unwilling to meet face to face
  • pseudo-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
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