15-letter words containing m, o, t, s, c
- stereochemistry — the branch of chemistry that deals with the determination of the relative positions in space of the atoms or groups of atoms in a compound and with the effects of these positions on the properties of the compound.
- storm insurance — insurance cover against damage caused by windstorms
- stumbling block — an obstacle or hindrance to progress, belief, or understanding.
- sumatra camphor — borneol.
- summer solstice — the solstice on or about June 21st that marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
- super-committee — a committee with members from two or more organizations or political groups
- symmetric group — the group of all permutations of a finite set.
- sympathetectomy — sympathectomy.
- sympathomimetic — mimicking stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
- symptomatically — pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.
- symptomological — relating to symptomology
- tammany society — a benevolent society founded in 1789, which later became Tammany Hall, the central organization of the Democratic Party in New York county
- the midas touch — ability to make money
- the second form — the second year of secondary school
- thermochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with the relationship between chemical action and heat.
- thomas a becket — Saint Thomas à, 1118?–70, archbishop of Canterbury: murdered because of his opposition to Henry II's policies toward the church.
- tychonic system — a model for planetary motion devised by Tycho Brahe in which the earth is stationary and at the center of the planetary system, the sun and moon revolve around the earth, and the other planets revolve around the sun.
- ultramicroscope — an instrument that uses scattering phenomena to detect the position of objects too small to be seen by an ordinary microscope.
- ultramicroscopy — the use of the ultramicroscope.
- uncompassionate — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
- uncomplaisantly — in an uncomplaisant manner
- undercompensate — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- unsanctimonious — Obsolete. holy; sacred.
- vermouth cassis — a mixed drink made with dry vermouth, crème de cassis, soda or mineral water, and cracked ice.
- volume discount — a reduced price for goods given by a seller on the basis that the buyer buys a large quantity
- well-accustomed — customary; usual; habitual: in their accustomed manner.
- western hemlock — a tall, narrow hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla, of western North America: the state tree of Washington.