15-letter words containing e, s, t, i, m
- epidemiologists — Plural form of epidemiologist.
- epistemological — Of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study.
- equalitarianism — Egalitarianism.
- erosive mixture — An erosive mixture is a mixture containing substances that wear away components or cause problems with the flow of oil along pipelines.
- etesian climate — a climate having sunny, hot, dry summers and rainy winters.
- ethnocentricism — Ethnocentrism.
- ethnomusicology — The study of the music of different cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- euphemistically — In a euphemistic manner.
- excrementitious — Of or pertaining to the nature of excrement.
- experientialism — (philosophy) The theory that experience is the source of knowledge.
- experimentalism — An experimental practice or tendency, especially in the arts.
- experimentalist — One who performs experiments.
- extemporisation — Alternative spelling of extemporization.
- false miterwort — foamflower.
- family skeleton — a closely guarded family secret
- feast or famine — characterized by alternating, extremely high and low degrees of prosperity, success, volume of business, etc.: artists who lead a feast-or-famine life.
- feast-or-famine — characterized by alternating, extremely high and low degrees of prosperity, success, volume of business, etc.: artists who lead a feast-or-famine life.
- fifth dimension — a theoretical dimension beyond or in addition to a fourth dimension.
- first amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, prohibiting Congress from interfering with freedom of religion, speech, assembly, or petition.
- first gentleman — (often initial capital letters) the husband of the U.S. president or a current governor or mayor.
- first messenger — a hormone that triggers a biochemical reaction at a site removed from its release.
- fixed-do system — a system of solmization in which the syllable do is always C, regardless of the key.
- flemish brabant — a province of central Belgium, formed in 1995 from the N part of Brabant province: densely populated and intensively farmed, with large industrial centres. Pop: 1 031 904 (2004 est). Area: 2106 sq km (813 sq miles)
- formation rules — the set of rules that specify the syntax of a formal system; the algorithm that generates the well-formed formulae
- forthcomingness — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
- fortysomethings — Plural form of fortysomething.
- fragmentariness — The quality of being fragmentary.
- french tamarisk — a shrub or small tree, Tamarix gallica, of the Mediterranean region, having bluish foliage and white or pinkish flowers.
- fundamentalists — Plural form of fundamentalist.
- gentlemanliness — like, befitting, or characteristic of a gentleman.
- geomorphogenist — one who studies, or is an expert in, geomorphogeny
- geomorphologist — A geologist whose speciality is geomorphology.
- give sth a miss — If you give something a miss, you decide not to do it or not to go to it.
- give them heaps — to contend strenuously with an opposing sporting team
- gluteus maximus — the broad, thick, outermost muscle of the buttocks, involved in the rotation and extension of the thigh.
- gluteus minimus — the innermost muscle of the buttocks, involved in the abduction and rotation of the thigh.
- gnu mirror site — GNU archive site
- governmentalism — the trend toward expansion of the government's role, range of activities, or power.
- governmentalist — one who promotes the philosophy of governmentalism
- grammaticalness — (of language) The state or attribute of obeying the rules of grammar; grammatical correctness.
- green mountains — a mountain range in E North America, extending from Canada through Vermont into W Massachusetts: part of the Appalachian system. Highest peak: Mount Mansfield, 1338 m (4393 ft)
- ground meristem — an area of primary meristematic tissue, emerging from and immediately behind the apical meristem, that develops into the pith and the cortex.
- guidance system — The guidance system of a missile or rocket is the device which controls its course.
- hamiltonstovare — a large strong short-haired breed of hound with a black, brown, and white coat
- health minister — a government minister who is responsible for health
- hemicolectomies — Plural form of hemicolectomy.
- hemiglossectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a portion of the tongue.
- hemochromatosis — a rare metabolic disorder characterized by a bronzed skin, cirrhosis, and severe diabetes, caused by the deposit in tissue, especially of the liver and pancreas, of hemosiderin and other pigments containing iron.
- hereditarianism — a person who believes that differences between individuals or groups, including moral and intellectual attributes, are predominantly determined by genetic factors (opposed to environmentalist).
- hermaphroditism — the condition of being a hermaphrodite.