15-letter words containing m, o, r, a, l, s
- lithochromatics — the art or process of painting in oil on stone and taking impressions from the result
- lomas de zamora — a city in E Argentina, S of Buenos Aires.
- macro-sociology — the sociological study of large-scale social systems and long-term patterns and processes.
- macroscopically — visible to the naked eye. Compare microscopic (def 1).
- macrostructural — relating to or resembling a macrostructure
- maid of orléans — Saint ("the Maid of Orléans") 1412?–31, French national heroine and martyr who raised the siege of Orléans.
- main royal mast — the part of the mainmast situated immediately above, and generally formed as a single spar with, the main topgallantmast.
- make a horlicks — to make a mistake or a mess
- maldistribution — bad or unsatisfactory distribution, as of wealth, among a population or members of a group.
- male prostitute — man who has sex for money
- malpresentation — Abnormal positioning of a fetus at the time of delivery.
- manorial system — manorialism.
- marginalisation — (British) alternative spelling of marginalization.
- marsupial mouse — any of various mouse-sized to rat-sized marsupials of the family Dasyuridae, occurring in Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania: some species are rare or endangered.
- mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- massage parlour — A massage parlour is a place where people go and pay for a massage. Some places that are called massage parlours are in fact places where people pay to have sex.
- master corporal — a noncommissioned officer in the Canadian forces senior to a corporal and junior to a sergeant
- materialisation — Alternative spelling of materialization.
- mean solar time — time measured by the hour angle of the mean sun.
- medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
- medical records — written information about a person's health during their life to date
- medical tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
- mental disorder — any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
- 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.
- metalloprotease — (enzyme) metalloproteinase.
- metropolitanism — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
- microaerophiles — Plural form of microaerophile.
- microcosmically — in a microcosmic manner
- microphysically — in a microphysical manner
- microscopically — so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms. Compare macroscopic.
- microstructural — Of or pertaining to a microstructure.
- military school — military academy.
- millionairesses — Plural form of millionairess.
- misarticulation — an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought.
- mitral stenosis — abnormal narrowing of the mitral valve usually resulting from disease, as rheumatic fever, and obstructing the free flow of blood from the atrium to the ventricle.
- moccasin flower — the lady's-slipper.
- mole salamander — ambystomid.
- 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.
- morale-boosting — A morale-boosting action or event makes people feel more confident and cheerful.
- morelos y pavon — José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1765–1815, Mexican priest and revolutionary leader.
- most honourable — a courtesy title applied to marquesses and members of the Privy Council and the Order of the Bath
- mules operation — the surgical removal of folds of skin in the breech of a sheep to reduce blowfly strike
- multiflora rose — a climbing or trailing rose, Rosa multiflora, of Japan and Korea, having hooked prickles and fragrant, dense clusters of flowers.
- myofibroblastic — Relating to myofibroblasts.
- name resolution — (networking) The process of mapping a name into its corresponding address. The Domain Name System is the system which does name resolution on the Internet.
- neo-lutheranism — a movement begun in the 19th century in Germany and Scandinavia to revive the orthodox principles, beliefs, and practices of the Lutheran Church.
- 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.
- non-chromosomal — any of several threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order: the human species has 23 pairs, designated 1 to 22 in order of decreasing size and X and Y for the female and male sex chromosomes respectively.
- non-ministerial — pertaining to the ministry of religion, or to a minister or other member of the clergy.