15-letter words containing m, i, s, a
- computerisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of computerization.
- comrade in arms — a fellow soldier.
- comrade-in-arms — A comrade-in-arms is someone who has worked for the same cause or purpose as you and has shared the same difficulties and dangers.
- confessionalism — the belief that a religion, esp Christianity, should have a set of essential doctrines to which members of that religion must adhere
- conglomerations — Plural form of conglomeration.
- conservationism — A movement that supports conservation, especially that of natural resources.
- consumption tax — a tax, as a sales tax, levied on consumer goods or services at the time of sale.
- contrast medium — a radiopaque substance, such as barium sulphate, used to increase the contrast of an image in radiography
- conventionalism — advocacy of or conformity to that which is established
- conversationism — a colloquialism
- cooley's anemia — a form of thalassemia characterized by severe anemia, growth retardation, etc. and usually resulting in death at an early age: the genes causing this condition are inherited from both parents
- corpus striatum — a striped mass of white and grey matter situated in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
- cosmopolitanism — free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world.
- cosmopolitanize — to make cosmopolitan.
- costermansville — former name of Bukavu.
- coumarone resin — any of the group of thermosetting resins derived by the polymerization of mixtures of coumarone and indene: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints, varnishes, and printing inks.
- court of claims — (in the US) a court that hears claims against the federal government
- craftswomanship — The body of skills, techniques, and expertise of (a) feminine craft(s).
- creme de cassis — a sweet, purplish-red liqueur flavored with black currants
- creme de fraise — a liqueur flavored principally with strawberries.
- criminalisation — (chiefly, British) Alternative form of criminalization.
- crimson rosella — an Australian parrot, Platycercus elegans, often kept as a cage bird
- cucumber mosaic — a viral disease of cucumbers and many other plants, characterized by a mosaic pattern and distortion of leaves and fruits.
- cum grano salis — with a grain of salt; not too literally
- customer-facing — interacting or communicating directly with customers
- cystic mastitis — a common condition, occurring especially among middle-aged women, characterized by the presence of one or more benign breast cysts, which may become swollen and painful.
- cytomegalovirus — a virus of the herpes virus family that may cause serious disease in patients whose immune systems are compromised
- cytoplasmically — by means of a cytoplasm
- dartmouth basic — (language) The original BASIC language, designed by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz at Dartmouth College in 1963. Dartmouth BASIC first ran on a GE 235 [date?] and on an IBM 704 on 1964-05-01. It was designed for quick and easy programming by students and beginners using Dartmouth's experimental time-sharing system. Unlike most later BASIC dialects, Dartmouth BASIC was compiled.
- deal someone in — to occupy oneself or itself (usually followed by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities.
- decision-making — the act or process of making decisions
- decomposability — (uncountable) The condition of being decomposable.
- decompositional — Of or pertaining to decomposition.
- decriminalising — Present participle of decriminalise.
- delmonico steak — club steak
- demagnetisation — (British spelling) Alternative form of demagnetization.
- demassification — to cause (society or a social system) to become less uniform or centralized; diversify or decentralize: to demassify the federal government.
- demisemiquavers — Plural form of demisemiquaver.
- democratisation — Alternative spelling of democratization.
- demonstrability — The quality of being demonstrable.
- demonstrational — the act or circumstance of proving or being proved conclusively, as by reasoning or a show of evidence: a belief incapable of demonstration.
- demonstratively — characterized by or given to open exhibition or expression of one's emotions, attitudes, etc., especially of love or affection: She wished her fiancé were more demonstrative.
- demulsification — to break down (an emulsion) into separate substances incapable of re-forming the emulsion that was broken down.
- demystification — to rid of mystery or obscurity; clarify: to demystify medical procedures.
- departmentalism — division into departments, esp when resulting in impaired efficiency
- dermatoglyphics — the lines forming a skin pattern, esp on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
- dermatographism — a condition in which touching or lightly scratching the skin causes raised, reddish marks.
- dermatomyositis — a chronic medical condition characterized by inflammation of muscles (myositis), accompanied by a skin rash
- dermatophytosis — a fungal infection of the skin, esp the feet
- determinateness — The state or quality of being determinate.