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15-letter words containing m, e, s, r

  • effort-syndrome — an anxiety reaction characterized by quick fatigue, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, dizziness, and other cardiac symptoms, but not caused by disease of the heart.
  • elder statesman — experienced, respected figure
  • electric system — An electric system consists of all of the elements needed to distribute electrical power, including overhead and underground lines, poles, transformers, and other equipment.
  • 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
  • enantiomorphism — (chemistry) The relationship exhibited by a pair of enantiomorphs.
  • enantiomorphous — Of or pertaining to enantiomorphs or enantiomorphism; enantiomorphic.
  • enfranchisement — The act of enfranchising.
  • entre-deux-mers — any wine produced in the area of the Gironde between the rivers Dordogne and Garonne in S France
  • entrepreneurism — Synonym of entrepreneurialism.
  • episodic memory — the recollection of events within their historical setting
  • equalitarianism — Egalitarianism.
  • eric s. raymond — (person)   One of the authors of the Hacker's Jargon File. Eric was involved in the JOLT project and GNU Emacs as well as maintaining several FAQ lists. He is a keen advocate of open source. E-mail: <[email protected]>
  • erosive mixture — An erosive mixture is a mixture containing substances that wear away components or cause problems with the flow of oil along pipelines.
  • erythema solare — inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun
  • ethnocentricism — Ethnocentrism.
  • ewing's sarcoma — a form of malignant bone tumour most commonly found in children and young people
  • ex-servicewoman — a woman who has served in the army, navy, or air force
  • excrementitious — Of or pertaining to the nature of excrement.
  • experientialism — (philosophy) The theory that experience is the source of knowledge.
  • experimentalism — An experimental practice or tendency, especially in the arts.
  • experimentalist — One who performs experiments.
  • expression mark — one of a set of musical directions, usually in Italian, indicating how a piece or passage is to be performed
  • extemporisation — Alternative spelling of extemporization.
  • false miterwort — foamflower.
  • farmers' market — a market or group of stalls and booths where farmers and sometimes other vendors sell their products directly to consumers.
  • feast or famine — characterized by alternating, extremely high and low degrees of prosperity, success, volume of business, etc.: artists who lead a feast-or-famine life.
  • feast-or-famine — characterized by alternating, extremely high and low degrees of prosperity, success, volume of business, etc.: artists who lead a feast-or-famine life.
  • female suffrage — woman suffrage.
  • fideicommissary — the recipient of a fideicommissum.
  • first amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, prohibiting Congress from interfering with freedom of religion, speech, assembly, or petition.
  • first gentleman — (often initial capital letters) the husband of the U.S. president or a current governor or mayor.
  • first messenger — a hormone that triggers a biochemical reaction at a site removed from its release.
  • flavoursomeness — Alt form flavorsomeness.
  • fleming's rules — two rules used as mnemonics for the relationship between the directions of current flow, motion, and magnetic field in electromagnetic induction. The hand is held with the thumb, first, and second fingers at right angles, respectively indicating the directions of motion, field, and electric current. The left hand is used for electric motors and the right hand for dynamos
  • flemish brabant — a province of central Belgium, formed in 1995 from the N part of Brabant province: densely populated and intensively farmed, with large industrial centres. Pop: 1 031 904 (2004 est). Area: 2106 sq km (813 sq miles)
  • fluorochemicals — Plural form of fluorochemical.
  • for one's money — any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
  • for some reason — for an unknown reason
  • foreign mission — mission (def 10).
  • formation rules — the set of rules that specify the syntax of a formal system; the algorithm that generates the well-formed formulae
  • former prophets — a subdivision of the books constituting the second main part of the Hebrew Bible, Joshua, Judges, I-II Samuel, and I-II Kings
  • forthcomingness — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
  • fortysomethings — Plural form of fortysomething.
  • fragmentariness — The quality of being fragmentary.
  • free atmosphere — the part of the atmosphere that lies above the frictional influence of the earth's surface.
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