15-letter words containing m, s, g
- microaggression — a subtle but offensive comment or action directed at a minority or other nondominant group that is often unintentional or unconsciously reinforces a stereotype: microaggressions such as "I don't see you as black.".
- microbiologists — Plural form of microbiologist.
- microhomologous — (genetics) Exhibiting microhomology.
- microprocessing — an integrated computer circuit that performs all the functions of a CPU.
- micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
- microsporangium — a sporangium containing microspores.
- midgard serpent — a serpent, the child of Loki and Angerboda, who lies wrapped around the world, tail in mouth, and is destined to kill and to be killed by Thor at Ragnarok; Jormungand.
- miles gloriosus — a braggart soldier, esp as a stock figure in comedy
- mis-categorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- misapprehending — Present participle of misapprehend.
- misbecomingness — the characteristic or state of being unbecoming or unattractive
- miscegenational — of or relating to miscegenation
- miscoordinating — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- misintelligence — incorrect information or intelligence
- misinterpreting — Present participle of misinterpret.
- misregistration — the act of registering.
- misrepresenting — Present participle of misrepresent.
- mitigate a risk — If something or someone mitigates a risk, they make the effects of a loss or risk less unpleasant, harmful, or serious.
- mogi das cruzes — a city in SE Brazil, E of São Paulo.
- mohandas gandhi — Indira [in-deer-uh] /ɪnˈdɪər ə/ (Show IPA), 1917–84, Indian political leader: prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–84 (daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru).
- montgomeryshire — a historic county in Powys, in central Wales.
- morale-boosting — A morale-boosting action or event makes people feel more confident and cheerful.
- morning prayers — early-morning act of religious worship
- morning service — a regular church service in the mornng
- motoring school — an organization that provides driving lessons
- mouse droppings — 1. (graphics, operating system, jargon) Pixels (usually single) that are not properly restored when the mouse pointer moves away from a particular location on the screen, producing the appearance that the mouse pointer has left droppings behind. The major causes for this problem are MS-DOS programs that write to the screen memory corresponding to the mouse pointer's current location without hiding the mouse pointer first, and mouse drivers that do not quite support the graphics mode in use. 2. (web, jargon) The client address recorded in a web server's log whenever a client connects to a site. Users may be unaware that their activity is being logged in this way but the potential for misuse of the information is limited.
- moving sidewalk — a moving surface, similar to a conveyor belt, for carrying pedestrians.
- moving stairway — escalator (def 1).
- mucosanguineous — containing or made up of blood and mucus
- multilingualism — using or able to speak several or many languages with some facility.
- multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
- mushroom growth — rapid increase or growth
- musical evening — a social evening with a musical programme
- neo-hegelianism — Hegelianism as modified by various philosophers of the latter half of the 19th century.
- network segment — (networking) A part of an Ethernet or other network, on which all message traffic is common to all nodes, i.e. it is broadcast from one node on the segment and received by all others. This is normally because the segment is a single continuous conductor, though it may include repeaters(?). Since all nodes share the physical medium, collision detection or some other protocol is required to determine whether a message was transmitted without interference from other nodes. The receiving node inspects the destination address of a packet to tell if it was (one of) the intended recipient(s). Communication between nodes on different segments is via one or more routers.
- nigger minstrel — a performer who puts on blackface (exaggerated negro-like make-up) usually to perform songs associated with the American South
- no smoking sign — A no smoking sign in a place is a notice to say that smoking is forbidden in that place.
- no-smoking room — A no-smoking room in a hotel is a room intended for people who do not want to smoke.
- non-consignment — the act of consigning.
- non-diminishing — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- non-homogeneous — composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population.
- nonmucilaginous — Not mucilaginous.
- nothingarianism — Beliefs and practices of a nothingarian.
- nottinghamshire — a county in central England. 854 sq. mi. (2210 sq. km).
- numismatologist — One versed in numismatology.
- oligohydramnios — (medicine) A deficit of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac, causing distinctive deformations of the foetus.
- oligomerisation — Alternative spelling of oligomerization.
- onomasiological — the study of the means of expressing a given concept.
- opencast mining — mining by excavating from the surface
- opening batsman — a player who bats the first ball in cricket