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15-letter words containing e, m, a, n, c

  • aminoglycosides — Plural form of aminoglycoside.
  • analog computer — a mechanical, electrical, or electronic computer that performs arithmetical operations by using some variable physical quantity, such as mechanical movement or voltage, to represent numbers
  • anamorphic lens — a component in the optical system of a film projector for converting standard 35mm film images into wide-screen format
  • andromonoecious — (of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on the same plant
  • anthropometrics — the science of measuring the size and proportions of the human body (called anthropometry), especially as applied to the design of furniture and machines.
  • anti-commercial — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
  • anticipointment — (rare) The state of mind resulting from excitedly anticipating a strongly promoted product, event, film, etc, and then being disappointed when it fails to meet the expectations generated by this promotion.
  • anticlericalism — opposed to the influence and activities of the clergy or the church in secular or public affairs.
  • anticommutative — (of a binary operation) having the property that one term operating on a second is equal to the negative of the second operating on the first, as ab = −ba.
  • anticompetitive — (in business) discouraging competition
  • antihemorrhagic — That stops or reduces hemorrhage.
  • antimony glance — stibnite
  • apartment block — building: flats, apartments
  • aplastic anemia — a form of anemia resulting from a failure of the bone marrow to produce adequate quantities of the essential blood components, including leukocytes and platelets
  • apple macintosh — Macintosh
  • arabic numerals — the figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and the 0 (zero) that originated in India; Hindu-Arabic numerals
  • archaeastronomy — (astronomy, archaeology) The historical, especially archeological, study of astronomy; the study of the astronomical systems and methods of ancient cultures often embracing the astrology and cosmology of the past.
  • archeoastronomy — the branch of archaeology that deals with the apparent use by prehistoric civilizations of astronomical techniques to establish the seasons or the cycle of the year, especially as evidenced in the construction of megaliths and other ritual structures.
  • arithmetic mean — an average value of a set of integers, terms, or quantities, expressed as their sum divided by their number
  • armenian church — the national Church of Armenia, founded in the early fourth century ad, the dogmas and liturgy of which are similar to those of the Orthodox Church
  • armour-piercing — capable of penetrating armour plate
  • arms inspection — the official checking of a country's weapons and other military equipment, usually to check that international agreements have been respected
  • asbestos cement — a compound of asbestos fiber and Portland cement formerly used for various nonstructural building purposes.
  • baconian method — induction (def 4a).
  • ballroom dancer — a person who participates in ballroom dancing
  • barrancabermeja — a city in N Colombia.
  • basic statement — protocol (def 6).
  • bathing costume — A bathing costume is a piece of clothing that is worn for swimming, especially by women and girls.
  • bathing machine — a small hut, on wheels so that it could be pulled to the sea, used in the 18th and 19th centuries for bathers to change their clothes
  • bathing-machine — a small bathhouse on wheels formerly used as a dressing room and in which bathers could also be transported from the beach to the water.
  • bear animalcule — tardigrade (def 3).
  • bear comparison — to be sufficiently similar in class or range to be compared with (something else), esp favourably
  • billing machine — a business machine used to itemize and total customer accounts, produce bills, post account records, etc.
  • biomechanically — from a biomechanical point of view
  • bladder campion — a European caryophyllaceous plant, Silene vulgaris, having white flowers with an inflated calyx
  • blenheim palace — a palace in Woodstock in Oxfordshire: built (1705–22) by Sir John Vanbrugh for the 1st Duke of Marlborough as a reward from the nation for his victory at Blenheim; gardens laid out by Henry Wise and Capability Brown; birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill (1874)
  • blueback salmon — sockeye salmon.
  • boston massacre — an outbreak (1770) in Boston against British troops, in which a few citizens were killed
  • bowel complaint — bowel disease or condition
  • buckinghamshire — a county in SE central England, containing the Vale of Aylesbury and parts of the Chiltern Hills: the geographic and ceremonial county includes Milton Keynes, which became an independent unitary authority in 1997. Administrative centre: Aylesbury. Pop (excluding Milton Keynes): 478 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Milton Keynes): 1568 sq km (605 sq miles)
  • cabinet meeting — a regular meeting of the cabinet
  • cacodaemoniacal — Demonic; evil.
  • cactus geranium — a plant, Pelargonium echinatum, of the geranium family, native to southern Africa, having prickly stipules and white or reddish flowers.
  • cadmean victory — a victory won with great losses to the victors
  • cairngorm-stone — smoky quartz.
  • calabash nutmeg — a tropical African shrub, Monodora myristica, whose oily aromatic seeds can be used as nutmegs: family Annonaceae
  • calamine lotion — a soothing lotion containing calamine
  • calcium cyanide — a white or grayish-black compound, Ca(CN) 2, used as an insecticide and rodent poison.
  • calcium nitrate — a white, deliquescent solid, Ca(NO 3) 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of fertilizers, fireworks, matches, and explosives.
  • camp counsellor — an adult supervisor assigned to a group of campers at a summer camp
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