15-letter words containing m, i, s, r, e, c
- cucumber mosaic — a viral disease of cucumbers and many other plants, characterized by a mosaic pattern and distortion of leaves and fruits.
- cuisine minceur — a style of cooking, originating in France, that limits the use of starch, sugar, butter, and cream traditionally used in French cookery
- customer-facing — interacting or communicating directly with customers
- customs officer — a person employed by a customs service
- customs service — The Customs Service is a United States federal organization which is responsible for collecting taxes on imported and exported goods. Compare Customs and Excise.
- cytomegalovirus — a virus of the herpes virus family that may cause serious disease in patients whose immune systems are compromised
- decriminalising — Present participle of decriminalise.
- democratisation — Alternative spelling of democratization.
- dendrochemistry — (chemistry) the science, related to dendrochronology, that uses the analysis of trace minerals in tree rings to study air pollution in past times.
- dermatoglyphics — the lines forming a skin pattern, esp on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
- deuteronomistic — one of the writers of material used in the early books of the Old Testament.
- diffractometers — Plural form of diffractometer.
- disconformities — Plural form of disconformity.
- discount market — a trading market in which notes, bills, and other negotiable instruments are discounted.
- disentrancement — the act of setting free from a trance
- disjecta membra — scattered fragments, esp parts taken from a writing or writings
- echinodermatous — belonging or pertaining to the echinoderms.
- echocardiograms — Plural form of echocardiogram.
- eclaircissement — clarification; explanation.
- economic strike — a strike called in protest over wages, hours, or working conditions.
- electric system — An electric system consists of all of the elements needed to distribute electrical power, including overhead and underground lines, poles, transformers, and other equipment.
- electro-osmosis — movement of liquid through a capillary tube or membrane under the influence of an electric field: used in controlling rising damp
- electro-osmotic — relating to electro-osmosis
- electrodynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the interaction of electric currents with magnetic fields or with other electric currents.
- electrothermics — the study of electricity and heat, or of electrically generated heat
- enfranchisement — The act of enfranchising.
- episodic memory — the recollection of events within their historical setting
- eric s. raymond — (person) One of the authors of the Hacker's Jargon File. Eric was involved in the JOLT project and GNU Emacs as well as maintaining several FAQ lists. He is a keen advocate of open source. E-mail: <[email protected]>
- ethnocentricism — Ethnocentrism.
- ewing's sarcoma — a form of malignant bone tumour most commonly found in children and young people
- ex-servicewoman — a woman who has served in the army, navy, or air force
- excrementitious — Of or pertaining to the nature of excrement.
- fideicommissary — the recipient of a fideicommissum.
- fluorochemicals — Plural form of fluorochemical.
- forthcomingness — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
- french tamarisk — a shrub or small tree, Tamarix gallica, of the Mediterranean region, having bluish foliage and white or pinkish flowers.
- geodemographics — the study and grouping of the people in a geographical area according to socioeconomic criteria, esp for market research
- grammaticalness — (of language) The state or attribute of obeying the rules of grammar; grammatical correctness.
- harmonic series — a series in which the reciprocals of the terms form an arithmetic progression.
- hemangiosarcoma — A fast-growing, highly invasive variety of cancer, a sarcoma arising from the lining of blood vessels, occurring almost exclusively in dogs and rarely in cats.
- hemochromatosis — a rare metabolic disorder characterized by a bronzed skin, cirrhosis, and severe diabetes, caused by the deposit in tissue, especially of the liver and pancreas, of hemosiderin and other pigments containing iron.
- hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
- immunochemistry — the study of the chemistry of immunologic substances and reactions.
- immunoreactions — Plural form of immunoreaction.
- imperfect stage — a phase in the life cycle of certain fungi in which either no spores or asexual spores, as conidia, are produced.
- imperscriptible — not supported by written authority
- imprescriptable — Alt form imprescriptible.
- imprescriptible — not subject to prescription.
- imprescriptibly — In an imprescriptible manner; obviously.
- impressionistic — a person who follows or adheres to the theories, methods, and practices of impressionism, especially in the fields of painting, music, or literature.