15-letter words containing m, i, s, t, c
- delmonico steak — club steak
- demassification — to cause (society or a social system) to become less uniform or centralized; diversify or decentralize: to demassify the federal government.
- democratisation — Alternative spelling of democratization.
- 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.
- 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.
- dichotomisation — Alternative spelling of dichotomization.
- dichotomous key — a key used to identify a plant or animal in which each stage presents descriptions of two distinguishing characters, with a direction to another stage in the key, until the species is identified
- dichotomousness — the quality of being dichotomous
- diffractometers — Plural form of diffractometer.
- discombobulated — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
- discombobulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discombobulate.
- disconfirmation — to prove to be invalid.
- disconformities — Plural form of disconformity.
- discount market — a trading market in which notes, bills, and other negotiable instruments are discounted.
- discriminations — Plural form of discrimination.
- disentrancement — the act of setting free from a trance
- disjecta membra — scattered fragments, esp parts taken from a writing or writings
- distance medley — a medley relay in which the first member of a team runs 440 yards (402 meters), the second runs 880 yards (805 meters), the third runs 1320 yards (1207 meters), and the fourth runs 1760 yards (1609 meters).
- domestic animal — an animal, as the horse or cat, that has been tamed and kept by humans as a work animal, food source, or pet, especially a member of those species that have, through selective breeding, become notably different from their wild ancestors.
- domestic system — a manufacturing system whereby workers make products in their own homes with materials supplied by entrepreneurs.
- dutchman's-pipe — a climbing vine, Aristolochia durior, of the birthwort family, having large, heart-shaped leaves and brownish-purple flowers of a curved form suggesting a tobacco pipe.
- ecclesiasticism — ecclesiastical principles, practices, or spirit.
- echinodermatous — belonging or pertaining to the echinoderms.
- eclaircissement — clarification; explanation.
- eclipse scotoma — a blind spot; a permanent or temporary area of depressed or absent vision caused by viewing the sun directly
- 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
- emancipationist — An advocate of the emancipation of slaves.
- enfranchisement — The act of enfranchising.
- epistemological — Of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study.
- etesian climate — a climate having sunny, hot, dry summers and rainy winters.
- ethnocentricism — Ethnocentrism.
- ethnomusicology — The study of the music of different cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- euphemistically — In a euphemistic manner.
- excrementitious — Of or pertaining to the nature of excrement.
- fantasmagorical — Alternative form of phantasmagorical.
- fifth columnist — A fifth columnist is someone who secretly supports and helps the enemies of the country or organization they are in.
- 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.
- gastronomically — the art or science of good eating.
- grammaticalness — (of language) The state or attribute of obeying the rules of grammar; grammatical correctness.
- guidance system — The guidance system of a missile or rocket is the device which controls its course.
- hemicolectomies — Plural form of hemicolectomy.