15-letter words containing m, e, s, o, l
- demulsification — to break down (an emulsion) into separate substances incapable of re-forming the emulsion that was broken down.
- dermatoglyphics — the lines forming a skin pattern, esp on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
- deuteranomalous — having deuteranomaly; relating to deuteranomaly
- diaheliotropism — the tendency among plants to respond to the light of the sun by orienting their leaves perpendicular to the sun's rays, such that the upper surface of the leaves receives maximum light
- diomede islands — two small islands in the Bering Strait, separated by the international date line and by the boundary line between the US and Russia
- discombobulated — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
- discombobulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discombobulate.
- disillusionment — to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant.
- domestic animal — an animal, as the horse or cat, that has been tamed and kept by humans as a work animal, food source, or pet, especially a member of those species that have, through selective breeding, become notably different from their wild ancestors.
- early admission — a plan for admission to colleges in the US, in which students apply to colleges earlier in the year than is customary and receive their results earlier too
- east longmeadow — a city in SW Massachusetts.
- eclipse scotoma — a blind spot; a permanent or temporary area of depressed or absent vision caused by viewing the sun directly
- edriophthalmous — (of certain crustaceans) having stalkless eyes
- electro-osmosis — movement of liquid through a capillary tube or membrane under the influence of an electric field: used in controlling rising damp
- electro-osmotic — relating to electro-osmosis
- electrodynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the interaction of electric currents with magnetic fields or with other electric currents.
- electromyograms — Plural form of electromyogram.
- electrothermics — the study of electricity and heat, or of electrically generated heat
- embroidery silk — a silk thread used for embroidery
- emission nebula — a type of nebula that emits visible radiation
- emotionlessness — The property of being emotionless.
- endocannibalism — A form of cannibalism, the eating of dead members of one's own social group, often associated with spiritual beliefs.
- epidemiologists — Plural form of epidemiologist.
- epistemological — Of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study.
- erythema solare — inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun
- ethnomusicology — The study of the music of different cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- false miterwort — foamflower.
- family skeleton — a closely guarded family secret
- flavoursomeness — Alt form flavorsomeness.
- fluorochemicals — Plural form of fluorochemical.
- food supplement — a substance designed to make up for a deficiency in one's diet
- formation rules — the set of rules that specify the syntax of a formal system; the algorithm that generates the well-formed formulae
- fresnel mirrors — two plane mirrors so linked that a beam of light falling on them is reflected in slightly different directions, thus producing interference fringes in the area where this reflected light overlaps
- gambling losses — money lost as a result of playing games of chance for money
- geomorphologist — A geologist whose speciality is geomorphology.
- george marshall — Alfred, 1842–1924, English economist.
- get one's lumps — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
- go up in flames — be burned
- gödel's theorem — either of two theorems published by the mathematician Kurt Gödel in 1931 that prove all mathematical systems are incomplete in that their truth or consistency can only be proved using a system of a higher order
- golden samphire — a Eurasian coastal plant, Inula crithmoides, with fleshy leaves and yellow flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)
- gorlin syndrome — a rare congenital disorder in which cancer destroys the facial skin and causes blindness; skeletal anomalies can also occur
- governmentalism — the trend toward expansion of the government's role, range of activities, or power.
- governmentalist — one who promotes the philosophy of governmentalism
- grimes (golden) — a yellow autumn eating apple
- hamamelidaceous — belonging to the Hamamelidaceae, the witch hazel family of plants.
- hamiltonstovare — a large strong short-haired breed of hound with a black, brown, and white coat
- hemicolectomies — Plural form of hemicolectomy.
- hemiglossectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a portion of the tongue.
- heterosexualism — Discrimination of non-heterosexual people on the basis of their sexual orientation.
- histochemically — In a histochemical manner.