15-letter words containing m, a, r, s, u
- schopenhauerism — the philosophy of Schopenhauer, who taught that only the cessation of desire can solve the problems arising from the universal impulse of the will to live.
- sclerodermatous — Zoology. covered with a hardened tissue, as scales.
- security camera — closed-circuit TV camera
- semi-articulate — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- semi-figurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- semi-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- semidocumentary — a film or television programme that is fictional but includes many factual events or details
- semilunar valve — either of two valves, one in the aorta and one in the pulmonary artery, consisting of a set of three crescent-shaped flaps of tissue and serving to prevent blood from flowing back into the heart after contraction.
- semimanufacture — a product which forms an intermediate stage in the manufacture of another, often more complex product
- semitranslucent — imperfectly or almost translucent.
- serous membrane — any of various thin membranes, as the peritoneum, that line certain cavities of the body and exude a serous fluid.
- serum hepatitis — hepatitis B.
- simian virus 40 — SV 40.
- simple fracture — a fracture in which the bone does not pierce the skin.
- slumpflationary — of or relating to slumpflation
- sodium arsenite — a white or grayish-white, water-soluble, poisonous powder, NaAsO 2 , used chiefly in arsenical soaps for hides, as an insecticide, and as a weed-killer.
- sodium chlorate — a colorless, water-soluble solid, NaClO 3 , cool and salty to the taste, used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives and matches, as a textile mordant, and as an oxidizing and bleaching agent.
- sodium citrates — the sodium salts of citric acid (monosodium citrate, disodium citrate, trisodium citrate)
- sodium stearate — Sodium stearate is a salt of stearic acid used as a surfactant (= a substance that reduces the surface tension of a liquid and allows it to foam) in order to aid the solubility of hydrophobic substances in oral medicines.
- source material — original, authoritative, or basic materials utilized in research, as diaries or manuscripts.
- south glamorgan — a county in SE Wales. 161 sq. mi. (416 sq. km).
- stamping ground — a habitual or favorite haunt.
- statutory crime — a wrong punishable under a statute, rather than at common law.
- storm insurance — insurance cover against damage caused by windstorms
- sturm und drang — a style or movement of German literature of the latter half of the 18th century: characterized chiefly by impetuosity of manner, exaltation of individual sensibility and intuitive perception, opposition to established forms of society and thought, and extreme nationalism.
- sublapsarianism — infralapsarianism.
- sumatra camphor — borneol.
- summary offence — an offence that is triable in a magistrates' court
- summer diarrhea — an acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene.
- summer holidays — the time when children do not go to school in the summer
- summer triangle — a group of three first-magnitude stars (Deneb, Vega, and Altair) visible during the summer in the N skies
- supernaturalism — supernatural character or agency.
- superparasitism — the parasitic deposit of eggs on a host already parasitized by a different member of the same species
- superpatriotism — the quality of being superpatriotic
- surface grammar — grammar understood at the level of normal communication, rather than at the underlying level of 'deep' semantic and syntactic analysis
- tarsometatarsus — the large bone in the lower leg of a bird with which the toe bones articulate, formed by the fusion of tarsal and metatarsal bones.
- tatra mountains — a mountain range along the border between Slovakia and Poland, extending for about 64 km (40 miles): the highest range of the central Carpathians. Highest peak: Gerlachovka, 2663 m (8737 ft)
- teamsters union — the unofficial name of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America.
- temerariousness — the state or condition of being audacious
- tetrasporangium — a sporangium containing four asexual spores.
- the small hours — If something happens in the early hours or in the small hours, it happens in the early morning after midnight.
- the square mile — the area in central London in which the United Kingdom's major financial business is transacted
- 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 take up arms — If one group or country takes up arms against another, they prepare to attack and fight them.
- transform fault — a strike-slip fault that offsets a mid-ocean ridge in opposing directions on either side of an axis of seafloor spreading.
- transilluminate — to cause light to pass through.
- treacle mustard — a N temperate cruciferous annual plant, Erysimum cheiranthoides, having small yellow flowers. It is a common weed in cultivated ground
- tread a measure — to dance
- trout fisherman — a fisherman who catches trout
- tsushima strait — a channel between the Tsushima islands and Kyushu island, connecting the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea: sometimes considered part of the Korea Strait. About 60 miles (97 km) long; 40 miles (64 km) wide.