15-letter words containing m, i, s, g, o
- magnesium oxide — magnesia.
- magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
- manganese oxide — a type of metallic oxide used to colour glass purple
- marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc
- margaritiferous — yielding or wearing pearls
- marginalisation — (British) alternative spelling of marginalization.
- measuring spoon — a spoon for measuring amounts, as in cooking, usually part of a set of spoons of different sizes.
- messier catalog — a catalog of nonstellar objects compiled by Charles Messier in 1784 and later slightly extended, now known to contain nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters.
- microaggression — a subtle but offensive comment or action directed at a minority or other nondominant group that is often unintentional or unconsciously reinforces a stereotype: microaggressions such as "I don't see you as black.".
- microbiologists — Plural form of microbiologist.
- microhomologous — (genetics) Exhibiting microhomology.
- microprocessing — an integrated computer circuit that performs all the functions of a CPU.
- micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
- microsporangium — a sporangium containing microspores.
- miles gloriosus — a braggart soldier, esp as a stock figure in comedy
- mis-categorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- misbecomingness — the characteristic or state of being unbecoming or unattractive
- miscegenational — of or relating to miscegenation
- miscoordinating — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- misregistration — the act of registering.
- mogi das cruzes — a city in SE Brazil, E of São Paulo.
- mohandas gandhi — Indira [in-deer-uh] /ɪnˈdɪər ə/ (Show IPA), 1917–84, Indian political leader: prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–84 (daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru).
- montgomeryshire — a historic county in Powys, in central Wales.
- morale-boosting — A morale-boosting action or event makes people feel more confident and cheerful.
- morning prayers — early-morning act of religious worship
- morning service — a regular church service in the mornng
- motoring school — an organization that provides driving lessons
- mouse droppings — 1. (graphics, operating system, jargon) Pixels (usually single) that are not properly restored when the mouse pointer moves away from a particular location on the screen, producing the appearance that the mouse pointer has left droppings behind. The major causes for this problem are MS-DOS programs that write to the screen memory corresponding to the mouse pointer's current location without hiding the mouse pointer first, and mouse drivers that do not quite support the graphics mode in use. 2. (web, jargon) The client address recorded in a web server's log whenever a client connects to a site. Users may be unaware that their activity is being logged in this way but the potential for misuse of the information is limited.
- moving sidewalk — a moving surface, similar to a conveyor belt, for carrying pedestrians.
- moving stairway — escalator (def 1).
- mucosanguineous — containing or made up of blood and mucus
- multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
- neo-hegelianism — Hegelianism as modified by various philosophers of the latter half of the 19th century.
- no smoking sign — A no smoking sign in a place is a notice to say that smoking is forbidden in that place.
- no-smoking room — A no-smoking room in a hotel is a room intended for people who do not want to smoke.
- non-consignment — the act of consigning.
- non-diminishing — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- nonmucilaginous — Not mucilaginous.
- nothingarianism — Beliefs and practices of a nothingarian.
- nottinghamshire — a county in central England. 854 sq. mi. (2210 sq. km).
- numismatologist — One versed in numismatology.
- oligohydramnios — (medicine) A deficit of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac, causing distinctive deformations of the foetus.
- oligomerisation — Alternative spelling of oligomerization.
- onomasiological — the study of the means of expressing a given concept.
- opencast mining — mining by excavating from the surface
- opening batsman — a player who bats the first ball in cricket
- ophthalmologist — a doctor of medicine specializing in ophthalmology.
- opus anglicanum — fine embroidery, esp of church vestments, produced in England c.1200–c.1350; characterized by the rich materials used, esp silver gilt thread
- organomagnesium — pertaining to or noting an organic compound, especially an organic halide, containing magnesium linked to carbon.
- overemphasizing — Present participle of overemphasize.