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15-letter words containing c, s, i, m

  • non-compromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
  • non-consignment — the act of consigning.
  • non-consumptive — tending to consume; destructive; wasteful.
  • non-mechanistic — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
  • nonastronomical — not astronomical
  • noncommissioned — not commissioned, applied especially to military officers, as sergeants and corporals, ranking below warrant officer.
  • noncompressible — not able to be compressed
  • nonconformities — Plural form of nonconformity.
  • nondiscriminate — Not discriminate.
  • nonmonotheistic — Not monotheistic.
  • nonmucilaginous — Not mucilaginous.
  • objective prism — a large prism placed in front of the objective lens or mirror of a telescope, allowing the simultaneous acquisition of the spectra of many stars.
  • occipitomastoid — (anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the occipital and mastoid bones.
  • oedipus complex — the unresolved desire of a child for sexual gratification through the parent of the opposite sex, especially the desire of a son for his mother. This involves, first, identification with and, later, hatred for the parent of the same sex, who is considered by the child as a rival.
  • officer of arms — an officer with the duties of a herald, especially one charged with the devising, granting, or confirming of armorial bearings.
  • oneirocriticism — the art of interpreting dreams.
  • onomasiological — the study of the means of expressing a given concept.
  • opencast mining — mining by excavating from the surface
  • ophthalmoscopic — Of, pertaining to or using an ophthalmoscope.
  • opus anglicanum — fine embroidery, esp of church vestments, produced in England c.1200–c.1350; characterized by the rich materials used, esp silver gilt thread
  • overconsumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
  • overpessimistic — excessively pessimistic or negative in outlook
  • pachymeningitis — inflammation of the dura mater of the brain and spinal cord
  • pairs champions — competitors in or winners of a pairs championship
  • pan-americanism — the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the countries of North, Central, and South America.
  • panoramic sight — an artillery sight that can be rotated horizontally in a full circle.
  • pantopragmatics — universal intervention in the affairs of others
  • parasympathetic — pertaining to that part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves and ganglia that arise from the cranial and sacral regions and function in opposition to the sympathetic system, as in inhibiting heartbeat or contracting the pupil of the eye.
  • periodic system — a system of classification of the elements based on the periodic law.
  • pessimistically — pertaining to or characterized by pessimism or the tendency to expect only bad outcomes; gloomy; joyless; unhopeful: His pessimistic outlook kept him from applying for jobs for which he was perfectly qualified.
  • phenomenalistic — the doctrine that phenomena are the only objects of knowledge or the only form of reality.
  • phloem necrosis — a disease of the American elm caused by a mycoplasmalike organism, characterized by yellowing and necrosis of the foliage and yellowish-brown discoloration of the phloem.
  • photomicroscope — a microscope having an illuminator and a camera mechanism for producing a photomicrograph.
  • physical memory — (memory management)   The memory hardware (normally RAM) installed in a computer. The term is only used in contrast to virtual memory.
  • physicochemical — physical and chemical: the physicochemical properties of an isomer.
  • piero di cosimo — Piero di [pee-air-oh di;; Italian pye-raw dee] /piˈɛər oʊ dɪ;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ di/ (Show IPA), Piero di Cosimo.
  • plainclothesman — a police officer, especially a detective, who wears ordinary civilian clothes while on duty.
  • plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
  • police marksman — a police officer skilled in precision shooting, esp with a sniper rifle
  • polysyllabicism — a polysyllabic style
  • pontifical mass — (sometimes lowercase) Roman Catholic Church. a High Mass celebrated by a bishop or other prelate.
  • positive column — the luminous region between the Faraday dark space and the anode glow in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
  • posse comitatus — the body of persons that a peace officer of a county is empowered to call upon for assistance in preserving the peace, making arrests, and serving writs.
  • posthemorrhagic — occurring after a haemorrhage
  • potting compost — Potting compost is soil that is specially prepared to help plants to grow, especially in containers.
  • power macintosh — Power Mac
  • pragmaticalness — the quality of being pragmatical or meddlesome
  • pre-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
  • pre-romanticism — romantic spirit or tendency.
  • primary process — the generally unorganized mental activity characteristic of the unconscious and occurring in dreams, fantasies, and related processes.
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