15-letter words containing m, i, t, e, r, s
- 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.
- deuteronomistic — one of the writers of material used in the early books of the Old Testament.
- diaheliotropism — the tendency among plants to respond to the light of the sun by orienting their leaves perpendicular to the sun's rays, such that the upper surface of the leaves receives maximum light
- diastereoisomer — a type of isomer that differs in the spatial arrangement of atoms in the molecule, but is not a mirror image; a stereoisomer that is not an enantiomer
- 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
- disimprisonment — the act of disimprisoning
- disintermediate — (business, banking, finance) To carry out disintermediation.
- disjecta membra — scattered fragments, esp parts taken from a writing or writings
- disperse system — Also, dispersal. an act, state, or instance of dispersing or of being dispersed.
- dissimilarities — Plural form of dissimilarity.
- divertissements — Plural form of divertissement.
- do someone dirt — to do something vicious to someone
- domain squatter — (web) An unscrupulous person who registers a domain name in the hope of selling it to the rightful, expected owner at a profit. E.g. http://foldoc.com/.
- dorito syndrome — (humour) Feelings of emptiness and dissatisfaction triggered by addictive substances that lack nutritional content. "I just spent six hours surfing the Web, and now I've got a bad case of Dorito Syndrome."
- dumpster diving — the practice of foraging in garbage that has been put out on the street in dumpsters, garbage cans, etc., for discarded items that may still be valuable, useful, or fixable.
- eastern rumelia — an autonomous province in the Balkan peninsula, part of the Ottoman Empire, ceded in 1885 to Bulgaria
- echinodermatous — belonging or pertaining to the echinoderms.
- eclaircissement — clarification; explanation.
- economic strike — a strike called in protest over wages, hours, or working conditions.
- edriophthalmous — (of certain crustaceans) having stalkless eyes
- 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
- enantiomorphism — (chemistry) The relationship exhibited by a pair of enantiomorphs.
- enantiomorphous — Of or pertaining to enantiomorphs or enantiomorphism; enantiomorphic.
- enfranchisement — The act of enfranchising.
- entrepreneurism — Synonym of entrepreneurialism.
- equalitarianism — Egalitarianism.
- erosive mixture — An erosive mixture is a mixture containing substances that wear away components or cause problems with the flow of oil along pipelines.
- ethnocentricism — Ethnocentrism.
- excrementitious — Of or pertaining to the nature of excrement.
- experientialism — (philosophy) The theory that experience is the source of knowledge.
- experimentalism — An experimental practice or tendency, especially in the arts.
- experimentalist — One who performs experiments.
- extemporisation — Alternative spelling of extemporization.
- false miterwort — foamflower.
- feast or famine — characterized by alternating, extremely high and low degrees of prosperity, success, volume of business, etc.: artists who lead a feast-or-famine life.
- feast-or-famine — characterized by alternating, extremely high and low degrees of prosperity, success, volume of business, etc.: artists who lead a feast-or-famine life.
- first amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, prohibiting Congress from interfering with freedom of religion, speech, assembly, or petition.
- first gentleman — (often initial capital letters) the husband of the U.S. president or a current governor or mayor.
- first messenger — a hormone that triggers a biochemical reaction at a site removed from its release.