15-letter words containing i, n, o, e, s, m
- start something — to cause a disturbance or trouble
- steam reforming — a process in which methane from natural gas is heated, with steam, usually with a catalyst, to produce a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen used in organic synthesis and as a fuel
- steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
- stony meteorite — any of various meteorites composed mainly of rock-forming silicates, especially olivine, plagioclase, and pyroxene, and classified as achondrites or chondrites.
- storm insurance — insurance cover against damage caused by windstorms
- streamline flow — the flow of a fluid past an object such that the velocity at any fixed point in the fluid is constant or varies in a regular manner.
- strontium oxide — a white insoluble solid substance used in making strontium salts and purifying sugar. Formula: SrO
- subalimentation — hypoalimentation.
- subcommissioner — a member of a subcommission
- suicide bombing — a terrorist bomb attack in which the perpetrator knows that he or she will be killed in the explosion
- superimposition — to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
- supplementation — the act or process of supplementing.
- supreme council — the legislature of the former Soviet Union and its successor states, consisting of an upper house (Soviet of the Union or Council of the Union) whose delegates are elected on the basis of population, and a lower house (Soviet of Nationalities or Council of Nationalities) whose delegates are elected to represent the various nationalities.
- symphony writer — a composer of an extended large-scale orchestral composition, usually with several movements, at least one of which is in sonata form
- systematization — to arrange in or according to a system; reduce to a system; make systematic.
- take one's time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- tammany society — a benevolent society founded in 1789, which later became Tammany Hall, the central organization of the Democratic Party in New York county
- teamsters union — the unofficial name of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America.
- television film — a feature-length film that is made specifically to be shown on television
- temerariousness — the state or condition of being audacious
- terminator seed — a seed that produces sterile plants, used in some genetically modified crops so that a new supply of seeds has to be bought every year
- tetrasporangium — a sporangium containing four asexual spores.
- thermodiffusion — thermal diffusion.
- thermosensitive — readily affected by heat or a change in temperature.
- third dimension — the additional dimension by which a solid object is distinguished from a planar projection of itself or from any planar object.
- thirtysomething — a person in her or his thirties
- tirso de molina — Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- to err is human — If you say that to err is human, you mean that it is natural for human beings to make mistakes.
- to make friends — If you make friends with someone, you begin a friendship with them. You can also say that two people make friends.
- transition team — a group of people who manage the transition between one system, administrative regime, etc and another
- transmissometer — an instrument for measuring visibility or the transmission of light in the atmosphere.
- trine immersion — a form of baptism in which the candidate is immersed three times, once for each person of the Trinity.
- trout fisherman — a fisherman who catches trout
- twist one's arm — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
- two-dimensional — having the dimensions of height and width only: a two-dimensional surface.
- tychonic system — a model for planetary motion devised by Tycho Brahe in which the earth is stationary and at the center of the planetary system, the sun and moon revolve around the earth, and the other planets revolve around the sun.
- ultra-modernist — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
- unceremoniously — discourteously abrupt; hasty; rude: He made an unceremonious departure in the middle of my speech.
- uncompassionate — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
- uncomprehensive — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
- uncompromisable — that cannot or should not be compromised
- undemonstrative — not given to open exhibition or expression of emotion, especially of affection.
- underestimation — to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
- undress uniform — a uniform worn on other than formal occasions.
- universal motor — a series-wound motor, of one-half horsepower or less, using alternating or direct current.
- unmelodiousness — an unmelodious quality or character
- unsportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- vernier compass — a compass on a transit (vernier transit) having a vernier for adjusting magnetic bearings to read as true bearings.
- volume discount — a reduced price for goods given by a seller on the basis that the buyer buys a large quantity
- west des moines — a city in S central Iowa, near Des Moines.