15-letter words containing m, o, s, t, a
- largemouth bass — a North American freshwater game fish, Micropterus salmoides, having an upper jaw extending behind the eye and a broad, dark, irregular stripe along each side of the body. Compare smallmouth bass.
- leptosporangium — (botany) A sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell.
- levant wormseed — the dried, unexpanded flower heads of a wormwood, Artemisia cina (Levant wormseed) or the fruit of certain goosefoots, especially Chenopodium anthelminticum (or C. ambrosioides), the Mexican tea or American wormseed, used as an anthelmintic drug.
- lithochromatics — the art or process of painting in oil on stone and taking impressions from the result
- loan investment — a loan made as an investment
- logical atomism — a philosophy developed from linguistic analysis asserting that a proposition can be analyzed into simple, independent elements of meaning corresponding to elements making up basic facts about the world and reality.
- look-say method — a method of teaching beginners to read by memorizing and recognizing whole words, rather than by associating letters with sounds
- macro-structure — the gross structure of a metal, as made visible to the naked eye by deep etching.
- macrostructural — relating to or resembling a macrostructure
- macrostructures — Plural form of macrostructure.
- made to measure — (of a garment, shoes, etc.) made in accordance with a specific individual's measurements.
- made-to-measure — (of a garment, shoes, etc.) made in accordance with a specific individual's measurements.
- madison heights — a city in SE Michigan: suburb of Detroit.
- magnesioferrite — (mineralogy) A magnesium iron oxide mineral, a member of the magnetite series of spinels, which forms black metallic octahedral crystals.
- magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
- mahrisch-ostrau — German name of Moravská Ostrava.
- main royal mast — the part of the mainmast situated immediately above, and generally formed as a single spar with, the main topgallantmast.
- majoritarianism — rule by a majority, especially the belief that those constituting a simple majority should make the rules for all members of a group, nation, etc.
- make a pit stop — to visit a restroom
- make no mistake — believe me, let me assure you
- make the rounds — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- make tracks for — to go or head towards
- malassimilation — imperfect incorporation of nutrients into body tissue.
- 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.
- marcus antonius — Mark (Marcus Antonius) 83?–30 b.c, Roman general: friend of Caesar; member of the second triumvirate and rival of Octavian.
- margaritiferous — yielding or wearing pearls
- marginalisation — (British) alternative spelling of marginalization.
- masculinization — Medicine/Medical. to produce certain male secondary sex characteristics in (a female).
- mashed potatoes — potatoes that have been boiled and then crushed into a soft pulpy mass
- masochistically — Psychiatry. having a condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering, physical pain, and humiliation.
- mass production — the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- master corporal — a noncommissioned officer in the Canadian forces senior to a corporal and junior to a sergeant
- mastoid process — a large, bony prominence on the base of the skull behind the ear, containing air spaces that connect with the middle ear cavity.
- mastoidectomies — Plural form of mastoidectomy.
- materialisation — Alternative spelling of materialization.
- mean solar time — time measured by the hour angle of the mean sun.
- means to an end — method of achieving sth
- meantone system — a system for tuning keyboard instruments, used before the development of tuning by equal temperament and considered practical only for tonalities of not more than two sharps or flats.
- measurement ton — a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- mediastinoscopy — (medicine) A procedure for examining the inside of the mediastinum and the organs it encloses through a small incision, using an endoscope. This is a surgical procedure normally done under general anesthesia.
- medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
- 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.
- medulloblastoma — (oncology) A malignant type of brain tumour that originates in the cerebellum.
- member of staff — an employee of a particular organization
- mental disorder — any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
- mental hospital — psychiatric institution
- mephistophelean — Medieval Demonology. one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust.