15-letter words containing m, y, c, e, t, i
- metamorphically — In a metamorphic manner.
- methyl chloride — a colorless, poisonous gas, CH 3 Cl, used chiefly as a refrigerant, as a local anesthetic, and as a methylating agent in organic synthesis.
- methylcobalamin — A cobalamin used to treat neuropathies.
- metric topology — a topology for a space in which open sets are defined in terms of a given metric.
- microdiscectomy — (surgery) microdecompression.
- microgametocyte — a gametocyte that produces microgametes
- microphotometry — the use of microphotometers to measure the intensity of light transmitted or reflected by very small areas
- microseismicity — The state of being microseismic.
- microsporocytes — Plural form of microsporocyte.
- microtechnology — technology that uses microelectronics
- military police — soldiers who perform police duties
- modestly priced — moderately priced; not overly expensive
- monospecificity — the condition of being specific for a sole antigen
- multical system — E-mail: Richard Snodgrass <[email protected]>.
- multispeciality — Alternative form of multispecialty.
- muzzle velocity — the speed of a projectile, usually expressed in feet or meters per second, as it leaves the muzzle of a gun.
- myelodysplastic — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or showing evidence of myelodysplasia.
- over-complexity — the state or quality of being complex; intricacy: the complexity of urban life.
- pachymeningitis — inflammation of the dura mater of the brain and spinal cord
- parasympathetic — pertaining to that part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves and ganglia that arise from the cranial and sacral regions and function in opposition to the sympathetic system, as in inhibiting heartbeat or contracting the pupil of the eye.
- periodic system — a system of classification of the elements based on the periodic law.
- pessimistically — pertaining to or characterized by pessimism or the tendency to expect only bad outcomes; gloomy; joyless; unhopeful: His pessimistic outlook kept him from applying for jobs for which he was perfectly qualified.
- phytochemically — in a phytochemical manner
- planimetrically — in a planimetric manner
- primary teacher — a teacher in a primary school
- prismatic layer — the middle layer of the shell of certain mollusks, consisting chiefly of crystals of calcium carbonate.
- private company — a company whose shareholders may not exceed 50 in number and whose shares may not be offered for public subscription.
- problematically — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- psychochemistry — the treatment of mental illnesses by drugs
- psychotomimetic — (of a substance or drug) tending to produce symptoms like those of a psychosis; hallucinatory.
- pyrometric bead — (in a kiln) a ball of material that indicates by changing color that a certain temperature has been reached.
- pyrometric cone — (in a kiln) a triangular piece of material that indicates by bending or melting that a certain temperature has been reached.
- radiometrically — using a radiometric method, in terms of radiometry
- rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
- romantic comedy — a light and humorous movie, play, etc., whose central plot is a happy love story.
- security camera — closed-circuit TV camera
- semantic memory — the recollection of facts and concepts
- semi-analytical — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
- semicrystalline — partly or imperfectly crystalline.
- semidocumentary — a film or television programme that is fictional but includes many factual events or details
- sister of mercy — a member of a congregation of sisters founded in Dublin in 1827 by Catherine McAuley (1787–1841) and engaged chiefly in works of spiritual and corporal mercy.
- somatic therapy — any of a group of treatments presumed to act on biological factors leading to mental illness.
- statutory crime — a wrong punishable under a statute, rather than at common law.
- 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.
- symmetric group — the group of all permutations of a finite set.
- sympathetic ink — a fluid for producing writing that is invisible until brought out by heat, chemicals, etc.; invisible ink.
- sympathetically — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- sympathomimetic — mimicking stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
- take the mickey — mock
- tammany society — a benevolent society founded in 1789, which later became Tammany Hall, the central organization of the Democratic Party in New York county