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15-letter words containing i, m, e, n, s, u

  • mountain rescue — search and rescue conducted on a mountain, for example of someone who has fallen, got lost, etc
  • mountainousness — The quality of being mountainous.
  • mouse droppings — 1.   (graphics, operating system, jargon)   Pixels (usually single) that are not properly restored when the mouse pointer moves away from a particular location on the screen, producing the appearance that the mouse pointer has left droppings behind. The major causes for this problem are MS-DOS programs that write to the screen memory corresponding to the mouse pointer's current location without hiding the mouse pointer first, and mouse drivers that do not quite support the graphics mode in use. 2.   (web, jargon)   The client address recorded in a web server's log whenever a client connects to a site. Users may be unaware that their activity is being logged in this way but the potential for misuse of the information is limited.
  • mucosanguineous — containing or made up of blood and mucus
  • mules operation — the surgical removal of folds of skin in the breech of a sheep to reduce blowfly strike
  • multidiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
  • multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
  • musical evening — a social evening with a musical programme
  • muslim calendar — the lunar calendar used by Muslims and reckoned from a.d. 622: the calendar year consists of 354 days and contains 12 months: Moharram, Safar, Rabi I, Rabi II, Jumada I, Jumada II, Rajab, Shaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhu ʾl-Qaʿda, and Dhu ʾl-hijjah. In leap years the month Dhu ʾl-hijjah contains one extra day.
  • 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.
  • neurodermatitis — W Lichen simplex chronicus, a skin disorder characterized by chronic itching and scratching, resulting in thick, leathery, brownish skin.
  • nil desperandum — never despair
  • non combustible — not flammable.
  • non-combustible — not flammable.
  • non-consumptive — tending to consume; destructive; wasteful.
  • noninstrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
  • nonsimultaneous — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
  • nyquist theorem — (communications)   A theorem stating that when an analogue waveform is digitised, only the frequencies in the waveform below half the sampling frequency will be recorded. In order to reconstruct (interpolate) a signal from a sequence of samples, sufficient samples must be recorded to capture the peaks and troughs of the original waveform. If a waveform is sampled at less than twice its frequency the reconstructed waveform will effectively contribute only noise. This phenomenon is called "aliasing" (the high frequencies are "under an alias"). This is why the best digital audio is sampled at 44,000 Hz - twice the average upper limit of human hearing. The Nyquist Theorem is not specific to digitised signals (represented by discrete amplitude levels) but applies to any sampled signal (represented by discrete time values), not just sound.
  • omnibus edition — a television or radio programme consisting of two or more programmes broadcast earlier in the week
  • opposite number — counterpart; equivalent: New members with an interest in folk art will find their opposite numbers in the association's directory.
  • ordinal numbers — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
  • organomagnesium — pertaining to or noting an organic compound, especially an organic halide, containing magnesium linked to carbon.
  • over-enthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
  • overconsumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
  • overstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • peruvian balsam — Peru balsam.
  • plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
  • plumbers-friend — Machinery. a pistonlike reciprocating part moving within the cylinder of a pump or hydraulic device.
  • positive column — the luminous region between the Faraday dark space and the anode glow in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
  • pre-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
  • premier danseur — the leading male dancer in a ballet company.
  • prerequirements — that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory: One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.
  • primary insurer — A primary insurer is the insurance company that first sells insurance to a client, who later purchases reinsurance.
  • proscenium arch — the arch separating the stage from the auditorium
  • 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
  • purslane family — the plant family Portulacaceae, characterized by chiefly herbaceous plants having simple, often fleshy leaves, sometimes showy flowers, and capsular fruit, and including bitterroot, purslane, red maids, rose moss, and spring beauty.
  • quasi-permanent — existing perpetually; everlasting, especially without significant change.
  • question master — quizmaster.
  • quite something — a remarkable or noteworthy thing or person
  • redisbursements — the act or an instance of disbursing.
  • reed instrument — a wind instrument with a single or double reed, as a saxophone or an oboe.
  • residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
  • resurrectionism — the exhumation and stealing of dead bodies, especially for dissection.
  • riemann surface — a geometric representation of a function of a complex variable in which a multiple-valued function is depicted as a single-valued function on several planes, the planes being connected at some of the points at which the function takes on more than one value.
  • rime suffisante — full rhyme.
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