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15-letter words containing m, i, d, l, e, s

  • pseudo-medieval — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
  • pseudo-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
  • pseudomutuality — a relationship between two persons in which conflict of views or opinions is solved by simply ignoring it
  • pure and simple — sheer, utter
  • pyramid selling — Pyramid selling is a method of selling in which one person buys a supply of a particular product direct from the manufacturer and then sells it to a number of other people at an increased price. These people sell it on to others in a similar way, but eventually the final buyers are only able to sell the product for less than they paid for it.
  • radial symmetry — a basic body plan in which the organism can be divided into similar halves by passing a plane at any angle along a central axis, characteristic of sessile and bottom-dwelling animals, as the sea anemone and starfish.
  • registered mail — prepaid first-class mail that has been recorded at a post office prior to delivery for safeguarding against loss, theft, or damage during transmission.
  • relational dbms — relational database
  • residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
  • rolling meadows — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
  • sand-lime brick — a hard brick composed of silica sand and a lime of high calcium content, molded under high pressure and baked.
  • scolopendriform — resembling scolopendra
  • self-admiration — a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
  • self-admittedly — admitting to a specific charge or accusation; self-confessed: a self-admitted spy.
  • self-medication — the use of medicine without medical supervision to treat one's own ailment.
  • self-proclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
  • semi-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
  • semicylindrical — of, relating to, or having the shape of a semicylinder
  • senile dementia — a syndrome of progressive, irreversible impairment of cognitive function, caused by organic factors and having its onset late in life.
  • sigmoid flexure — Zoology. an S -shaped curve in a body part.
  • simple division — a type of division to find out how many times the smaller number is contained in the larger one
  • simple pendulum — a hypothetical apparatus consisting of a point mass suspended from a weightless, frictionless thread whose length is constant, the motion of the body about the string being periodic and, if the angle of deviation from the original equilibrium position is small, representing simple harmonic motion (distinguished from physical pendulum).
  • simplicidentate — belonging or pertaining to the Simplicidentata, formerly regarded as a suborder or division of rodents having only one pair of upper incisor teeth.
  • smoking-related — (of a disease, illness, etc) caused by smoking tobacco, etc
  • 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).
  • sodium ethylate — a white, hygroscopic powder, C 2 H 5 ONa, that is decomposed by water into sodium hydroxide and alcohol: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
  • sodium fluoride — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, NaF, used chiefly in the fluoridation of water, as an insecticide, and as a rodenticide.
  • sodium silicate — a substance having the general formula, Na2O.xSiO2, where x varies between 3 and 5, existing as an amorphous powder or present in a usually viscous aqueous solution
  • sodium sulphate — a solid white substance that occurs naturally as thenardite and is usually used as the white anhydrous compound (salt cake) or the white crystalline decahydrate (Glauber's salt) in making glass, detergents, and pulp. Formula: Na2SO4
  • soldier's medal — a medal awarded to any member of the Army of the United States, or of any military organization serving with it, who distinguishes himself or herself by heroism not involving conflict with an enemy.
  • somerset island — an island in the Arctic Ocean in Nunavut, Canada, NW of Baffin Island. 9594 sq. mi. (24,848 sq. km).
  • spread sampling — the selection of a corpus for statistical analysis by selecting a number of short passages at random throughout the work and considering their aggregation
  • spread-eagleism — boastfulness or bombast, especially in the display of patriotic or nationalistic pride in the U.S.; flag-waving.
  • summer holidays — the time when children do not go to school in the summer
  • system building — a method of building in which prefabricated components are used to speed the construction of buildings
  • tasmanian devil — a small, predacious marsupial, Sarcophilus harrisii, of Tasmania, having a black coat with white patches: its dwindling population is now confined to isolated areas.
  • tirso de molina — Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
  • two-dimensional — having the dimensions of height and width only: a two-dimensional surface.
  • ultra-modernist — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
  • unmelodiousness — an unmelodious quality or character
  • villeda morales — Ramón [rah-mawn] /rɑˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), 1909?–71, Honduran diplomat and statesman: president 1957–63.
  • volume discount — a reduced price for goods given by a seller on the basis that the buyer buys a large quantity
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