15-letter words containing m, i, p, s, t
- misappropriated — to put to a wrong use.
- misappropriates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misappropriate.
- misinterpreting — Present participle of misinterpret.
- misproportioned — Having incorrect or distorted proportions.
- misrepresenting — Present participle of misrepresent.
- mitotic spindle — spindle (def 11).
- modestly priced — moderately priced; not overly expensive
- monospecificity — the condition of being specific for a sole antigen
- montes riphaeus — a mountain range in the third quadrant of the visible face of the moon.
- more's the pity — If you add more's the pity to a comment, you are expressing your disappointment or regret about something.
- morphosyntactic — involving both morphology and syntax.
- mother superior — the head of a Christian religious community for women.
- mules operation — the surgical removal of folds of skin in the breech of a sheep to reduce blowfly strike
- multidiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- multiphase flow — Multiphase flow is a type of flow that involves more than one fluid, for example a liquid and a gas, or two liquids that do not mix.
- multiple access — multiplexing
- multiple master — (text, tool, software) (Or "Multiple Master Font") A font that is a mixture of two or more other fonts. A Multiple Master font is a single font containing from two to sixteen master designs (the current implementation limit). A weight factor specifies the contribution of each master design for the creation of a multiple master font instance. A Multiple Master instance is a single interpolation of a multiple master font as created by a user or application.
- multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
- multiprocessors — Plural form of multiprocessor.
- multispeciality — Alternative form of multispecialty.
- myelodysplastic — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or showing evidence of myelodysplasia.
- new hampshirite — of New Hampshire
- non-consumptive — tending to consume; destructive; wasteful.
- objective prism — a large prism placed in front of the objective lens or mirror of a telescope, allowing the simultaneous acquisition of the spectra of many stars.
- occipitomastoid — (anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the occipital and mastoid bones.
- opencast mining — mining by excavating from the surface
- opening batsman — a player who bats the first ball in cricket
- operations room — a room from which all the operations of a military, police, or other disciplined activity are controlled
- ophthalmologist — a doctor of medicine specializing in ophthalmology.
- ophthalmoscopic — Of, pertaining to or using an ophthalmoscope.
- opposite number — counterpart; equivalent: New members with an interest in folk art will find their opposite numbers in the association's directory.
- opposite prompt — the offstage area to the right as one faces the audience. Abbreviation: O.P.
- outdoorsmanship — a person devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities, as hiking, hunting, fishing, or camping.
- overconsumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- overpessimistic — excessively pessimistic or negative in outlook
- pachymeningitis — inflammation of the dura mater of the brain and spinal cord
- palaeomagnetism — the study of the fossil magnetism in rocks, used to determine the past configurations of the continents and to investigate the past shape and magnitude of the earth's magnetic field
- palaeomagnetist — a student of or expert in palaeomagnetism
- panophthalmitis — the inflammation of all eye tissue
- panoramic sight — an artillery sight that can be rotated horizontally in a full circle.
- pantopragmatics — universal intervention in the affairs of others
- parasympathetic — pertaining to that part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves and ganglia that arise from the cranial and sacral regions and function in opposition to the sympathetic system, as in inhibiting heartbeat or contracting the pupil of the eye.
- pars intermedia — a small, somewhat cherry-shaped double structure attached by a stalk to the base of the brain and constituting the master endocrine gland affecting all hormonal functions in the body, consisting of an anterior region ((anterior pituitary) or (adenohypophysis)) that develops embryonically from the roof of the mouth and that secretes growth hormone, LH, FSH, ACTH, TSH, and MSH, a posterior region ((posterior pituitary) or (neurohypophysis)) that develops from the back of the forebrain and that secretes the hormones vasopressin and oxytocin, and an intermediate part (pars intermedia) derived from the anterior region but joined to the posterior region, that secretes the hormone MSH in lower vertebrates.
- pavement artist — sidewalk artist.
- pedestrian mall — A pedestrian mall is the same as a pedestrian precinct.
- pematangsiantar — a city on NE Sumatra, in Indonesia.
- performing arts — dance, drama, music
- periodic system — a system of classification of the elements based on the periodic law.
- pessimistically — pertaining to or characterized by pessimism or the tendency to expect only bad outcomes; gloomy; joyless; unhopeful: His pessimistic outlook kept him from applying for jobs for which he was perfectly qualified.
- peter of amiens — c1050–1115, French monk: preacher of the first Crusade 1095–99.