15-letter words containing m, i, s, c
- misconstruction — wrong construction; misinterpretation: to put a misconstruction upon an action.
- miscoordinating — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- miscoordination — Lack of coordination.
- miscue analysis — analysis of the errors a pupil makes while reading
- mishnaic hebrew — the Hebrew language as used from about a.d. 70 to 500.
- misintelligence — incorrect information or intelligence
- misrecollection — the act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind; remembrance.
- mission control — a command center for the control, monitoring, and support of activities connected with manned space flight.
- misvocalization — an incorrect or bad vocalization
- mitotic spindle — spindle (def 11).
- moccasin flower — the lady's-slipper.
- modestly priced — moderately priced; not overly expensive
- mogi das cruzes — a city in SE Brazil, E of São Paulo.
- molecular sieve — a compound with molecule-size pores, as some sodium aluminum silicates, that chemically locks molecules in them: used in purification and separation processes.
- monoculturalism — The practice of actively preserving a culture to the exclusion of external influences.
- mononucleotides — Plural form of mononucleotide.
- monosaccharides — Plural form of monosaccharide.
- monospecificity — the condition of being specific for a sole antigen
- monosyllabicity — The state or characteristic of being monosyllabic.
- morning service — a regular church service in the mornng
- morphophonemics — Also called morphonology, morphophonology. the study of the relations between morphemes and their phonological realizations, components, or mappings.
- morphosyntactic — involving both morphology and syntax.
- motion sickness — a feeling of nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, resulting from stimulation by motion of the semicircular canals of the ear during travel by car, plane, etc.
- motor insurance — insurance for a motor vehicle such as a car, which provides protection against loss in the event of an accident, theft, etc
- motoring school — an organization that provides driving lessons
- mount suribachi — a volcanic hill in the Volcano Islands, on Iwo Jima: site of a US victory (1945) over the Japanese in World War II
- mountain rescue — search and rescue conducted on a mountain, for example of someone who has fallen, got lost, etc
- mucosanguineous — containing or made up of blood and mucus
- multical system — E-mail: Richard Snodgrass <[email protected]>.
- multidiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- multiliteracies — Plural form of multiliteracy.
- multiple access — multiplexing
- 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.
- municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- musical evening — a social evening with a musical programme
- musical statues — a children's party game in which players run around while music is played. Whenever the music stops, the players have to stand motionless. Anyone who moves is out
- muslim calendar — the lunar calendar used by Muslims and reckoned from a.d. 622: the calendar year consists of 354 days and contains 12 months: Moharram, Safar, Rabi I, Rabi II, Jumada I, Jumada II, Rajab, Shaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhu ʾl-Qaʿda, and Dhu ʾl-hijjah. In leap years the month Dhu ʾl-hijjah contains one extra day.
- myelodysplastic — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or showing evidence of myelodysplasia.
- myofibroblastic — Relating to myofibroblasts.
- myristicivorous — feeding on nutmeg
- nastic movement — a response of plant parts that is independent of the direction of the external stimulus, such as the opening of buds caused by an alteration in light intensity
- neoconservatism — moderate political conservatism espoused or advocated by former liberals or socialists.
- neomercantilism — an economic doctrine or policy during the early 20th century that set high tariffs and other import restrictions in order to protect domestic industries.
- no-claims bonus — law: insurance premium reduction
- non combustible — not flammable.
- non-charismatic — of, having, or characteristic of charisma.
- non-combustible — not flammable.
- non-compression — the act of compressing.