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15-letter words containing m, e, s, t, o

  • bohemian forest — a mountain range between the SW Czech Republic and SE Germany. Highest peak: Arber, 1457 m (4780 ft)
  • boom-bust cycle — A boom-bust cycle is a series of events in which a rapid increase in business activity in the economy is followed by a rapid decrease in business activity, and this process is repeated again and again.
  • boston marriage — (especially in 19th-century New England) an intimate friendship between two women often maintaining a household together.
  • boston massacre — an outbreak (1770) in Boston against British troops, in which a few citizens were killed
  • box the compass — to name the compass points in order
  • british telecom — the popular name for British Telecommunications Group plc, the dominant fixed line telecommunications and broadband internet provider in the United Kingdom
  • brother-in-arms — a fellow soldier or comrade in a shared struggle
  • bum someone out — to upset, distress, annoy, depress, bore, etc. someone
  • butcher's-broom — a liliaceous evergreen shrub, Ruscus aculeatus, that has stiff prickle-tipped flattened green stems, which resemble and function as true leaves. The plant was formerly used for making brooms
  • cairngorm-stone — smoky quartz.
  • carpometacarpus — a bone in the wing of a bird that consists of the metacarpal bones and some of the carpal bones fused together
  • casement-window — a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame.
  • cassette memory — a removable magnetic tape cartridge that stores data and programs.
  • castanospermine — a substance obtained from the Australian chestnut or black bean tree
  • casters-up mode — [IBM, probably from slang belly up] Yet another synonym for "broken" or "down". Usually connotes a major failure. A system (hardware or software) which is "down" may be already being restarted before the failure is noticed, whereas one which is "casters up" is usually a good excuse to take the rest of the day off (as long as you're not responsible for fixing it).
  • castrametations — Plural form of castrametation.
  • centrosymmetric — having symmetry with a central point
  • chamois leather — soft cleaning cloth
  • chemoautotrophs — Plural form of chemoautotroph.
  • chemopsychiatry — the study and application of chemical substances in psychiatry
  • chemosterilants — Plural form of chemosterilant.
  • chemotaxonomist — a specialist in the field of chemotaxonomy
  • cholecystectomy — surgical removal of the gall bladder
  • cholecystostomy — a medical cut or opening into the gall bladder to enable a drainage tube to be put in place
  • choledochostomy — formation of a temporary opening through the abdominal wall into the common bile duct, usually to remove stones.
  • cholesterolemia — the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the blood.
  • chromatic scale — a twelve-note scale including all the semitones of the octave
  • cigarette smoke — the acrid smoke produced by cigarettes being smoked
  • cleistogamously — in a cleistogamous manner
  • collenchymatous — Relating to collenchyma.
  • combat fatigues — the uniform worn by soldiers when fighting
  • combat neurosis — battle fatigue.
  • combat trousers — Combat trousers are large, loose trousers with lots of pockets.
  • combustibleness — The state or quality of being combustible.
  • combustion tube — a tube of heat-resistant glass, silica, or ceramic, in which a substance can be reduced, as in a combustion furnace
  • come to oneself — to recover one's senses
  • come up against — If you come up against a problem or difficulty, you are faced with it and have to deal with it.
  • comfortableness — (of clothing, furniture, etc.) producing or affording physical comfort, support, or ease: a comfortable chair; comfortable shoes.
  • commiseratingly — in a manner expressing commiseration
  • committee stage — (in British parliamentary procedure) the detailed examination by MPs of proposed legislation
  • committeeperson — a member of a committee.
  • common disaster — the death of an insured party and a beneficiary occurring at the same time in the same accident.
  • community chest — a fund raised by voluntary contribution for local welfare activities
  • comparativeness — of or relating to comparison.
  • comparison test — a comparison of particular qualities or traits in two or more things in order to get a measurable assessment
  • compassionately — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
  • compatibilities — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
  • competitiveness — of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition: competitive sports; a competitive examination.
  • complementaries — forming a complement; completing.
  • complementizers — Plural form of complementizer.
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