15-letter words containing m, e, r, c, i, l
- sand-lime brick — a hard brick composed of silica sand and a lime of high calcium content, molded under high pressure and baked.
- schone mullerin — a song cycle (1823), by Franz Schubert, consisting of 20 songs set to poems by Wilhelm Müller.
- scolopendriform — resembling scolopendra
- self-enrichment — an act of enriching.
- self-proclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- semi-articulate — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- semicrystalline — partly or imperfectly crystalline.
- semicylindrical — of, relating to, or having the shape of a semicylinder
- semilogarithmic — (of graphing) having one scale logarithmic and the other arithmetic or of uniform gradation.
- semitranslucent — imperfectly or almost translucent.
- simple fraction — a ratio of two integers.
- simple fracture — a fracture in which the bone does not pierce the skin.
- social democrat — a person who advocates a gradual transition to socialism or a modified form of socialism by and under democratic political processes.
- 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 chloride — salt1 (def 1).
- source material — original, authoritative, or basic materials utilized in research, as diaries or manuscripts.
- spectrochemical — of, relating to, or utilizing the techniques of spectrochemistry.
- spermatoblastic — relating to a spermatoblast
- steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
- summer solstice — the solstice on or about June 21st that marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
- 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.
- the paralympics — a sporting event, modelled on the Olympic Games, held solely for disabled competitors
- theatrical film — a film made for exhibition in theaters, as distinguished from one made for television.
- tidal benchmark — a benchmark used as a reference for tidal observations.
- tricolor camera — a camera for taking color photographs in which three separation negatives are exposed simultaneously by splitting the light from the subject with prisms and mirrors, and exposing through appropriate filters.
- udmurt republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the basin of the middle Kama. Capital: Izhevsk. Pop: 1 570 500 (2002). Area: 42 100 sq km (16 250 sq miles)
- ultra-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- ultracommercial — concerned with nothing but profit
- ultrademocratic — (in the US) characteristic of a staunch member or supporter of the Democratic Party and its agenda
- ultramicrofiche — ultrafiche.
- ultramicrometer — a micrometer calibrated to a very fine scale and capable of measuring extremely small magnitudes.
- ultramicroscope — an instrument that uses scattering phenomena to detect the position of objects too small to be seen by an ordinary microscope.
- umbrella policy — An umbrella policy is a policy that provides excess limits and gives additional excess coverage over the normal limits and coverage of liability policies.
- unceremoniously — discourteously abrupt; hasty; rude: He made an unceremonious departure in the middle of my speech.
- uncomplimentary — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- uncompromisable — that cannot or should not be compromised
- unmaterialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
- varicocelectomy — the surgical removal or ligation of varicose veins in the scrotal sac.
- victor emmanuel — 1869–1947, king of Italy 1900–46.
- virtual machine — Also called system virtual machine. a self-contained operating environment that behaves as if it is a separate computer, with no access to the host operating system: When an application runs in a virtual machine, there is little chance that it will damage files or applications in the host system.
- wallpaper music — music that is pleasant but not interesting, so people do not pay much attention to it
- weimar republic — the German republic (1919–33), founded at Weimar.
- wrestling match — sport: contention by grappling opponent