15-letter words containing i, n, o, e, s, m
- morphophonemics — Also called morphonology, morphophonology. the study of the relations between morphemes and their phonological realizations, components, or mappings.
- mortiferousness — deadliness
- motion sickness — a feeling of nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, resulting from stimulation by motion of the semicircular canals of the ear during travel by car, plane, etc.
- motor insurance — insurance for a motor vehicle such as a car, which provides protection against loss in the event of an accident, theft, etc
- mount of olives — a hill to the east of Jerusalem: in New Testament times the village Bethany (Mark 11:11) was on its eastern slope and Gethsemane on its western one
- 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.
- moving sidewalk — a moving surface, similar to a conveyor belt, for carrying pedestrians.
- 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
- multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
- 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.
- nastic movement — a response of plant parts that is independent of the direction of the external stimulus, such as the opening of buds caused by an alteration in light intensity
- neo-hegelianism — Hegelianism as modified by various philosophers of the latter half of the 19th century.
- 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.
- neoarsphenamine — a derivative of arsenic formerly used in treating syphilis
- neoconservatism — moderate political conservatism espoused or advocated by former liberals or socialists.
- neoisolationism — a revival of isolationism arising from increased anti-Soviet and anti-European sentiment and a reluctance to involve the nation in further political and military commitments abroad.
- neomercantilism — an economic doctrine or policy during the early 20th century that set high tariffs and other import restrictions in order to protect domestic industries.
- neurodermatitis — W Lichen simplex chronicus, a skin disorder characterized by chronic itching and scratching, resulting in thick, leathery, brownish skin.
- no time to lose — If you say there is no time to lose or no time to be lost, you mean you must hurry as fast as you can to do something.
- noise abatement — a set of strategies or techniques to reduce and control annoying or harmful noise in an environment
- non combustible — not flammable.
- non-combustible — not flammable.
- non-compression — the act of compressing.
- 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.
- non-ministerial — pertaining to the ministry of religion, or to a minister or other member of the clergy.
- 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.
- noninstrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
- nonmonotheistic — Not monotheistic.
- nonsedimentable — incapable of being sedimented
- nonsimultaneous — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- nottinghamshire — a county in central England. 854 sq. mi. (2210 sq. km).
- 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.
- oligomerisation — Alternative spelling of oligomerization.
- omnibus edition — a television or radio programme consisting of two or more programmes broadcast earlier in the week
- one-dimensional — having one dimension only.
- oneirocriticism — the art of interpreting dreams.
- open admissions — a policy of admitting applicants to an institution, especially a university, regardless of previous academic record or grades.
- opencast mining — mining by excavating from the surface
- opening batsman — a player who bats the first ball in cricket
- operations room — a room from which all the operations of a military, police, or other disciplined activity are controlled
- opposite number — counterpart; equivalent: New members with an interest in folk art will find their opposite numbers in the association's directory.