15-letter words containing m, y, i, a, s
- domain analysis — (systems analysis) 1. Determining the operations, data objects, properties and abstractions appropriate for designing solutions to problems in a given domain. 2. The domain engineering activity in which domain knowledge is studied and formalised as a domain definition and a domain specification. A software reuse approach that involves combining software components, subsystems, etc., into a single application system. 3. The process of identifying, collecting organising, analysing and representing a domain model and software architecture from the study of existing systems, underlying theory, emerging technology and development histories within the domain of interest. 4. The analysis of systems within a domain to discover commonalities and differences among them.
- dynamic scoping — dynamic scope
- dysmorphophobia — an obsessive fear that one's body, or any part of it, is repulsive or may become so
- early admission — a plan for admission to colleges in the US, in which students apply to colleges earlier in the year than is customary and receive their results earlier too
- electrodynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the interaction of electric currents with magnetic fields or with other electric currents.
- eric s. raymond — (person) One of the authors of the Hacker's Jargon File. Eric was involved in the JOLT project and GNU Emacs as well as maintaining several FAQ lists. He is a keen advocate of open source. E-mail: <[email protected]>
- euphemistically — In a euphemistic manner.
- family business — company owned and run by a family
- family division — a division of the High Court of Justice dealing with divorce, the rights of access to children, etc
- family skeleton — a closely guarded family secret
- fideicommissary — the recipient of a fideicommissum.
- flavourdynamics — as in quantum flavour dynamics, a mathematical model used to describe the interaction of flavoured particles (weak force) through the exchange of intermediate vector bosons
- gastronomically — the art or science of good eating.
- gesneria family — the plant family Gesneriaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having a basal rosette of usually toothed leaves, tubular two-lipped flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including the African violet, gloxinia, and streptocarpus.
- give a monkey's — to care about or regard as important
- guidance system — The guidance system of a missile or rocket is the device which controls its course.
- histochemically — In a histochemical manner.
- homeostatically — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
- hydrodynamicist — a specialist in hydrodynamics.
- hyperadrenalism — a glandular disorder caused by the overactivity of the adrenal glands and often resulting in obesity
- hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
- hypermetabolism — Biology, Physiology. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Compare anabolism, catabolism.
- hyperovarianism — precocious sexuality in girls due to abnormally heavy ovarian secretion.
- hyperparasitism — an organism that is parasitic on or in another parasite.
- hyperpotassemia — hyperkalemia.
- hypoinsulinemia — (medicine) An abnormally low level of insulin in the blood.
- hypomagnesaemia — the condition of having too little magnesium in the blood, particularly in cattle, in which it is also known as lactation tetany
- hypopituitarism — abnormally diminished activity of the pituitary gland, especially of the anterior lobe.
- hypovitaminosis — Insufficiency of one or more essential vitamins in the body.
- immeasurability — Immeasurableness.
- immensurability — The quality of being immensurable.
- immunoassayable — Suitable for immunoassay.
- imperial system — a system of measurement units, including the foot, pound, and second, as well as miles and yards
- imperishability — not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring.
- in the same way — similarly
- in your dreams! — You say `In your dreams!' when you think that what someone wants is never going to happen or be true.
- inadmissibility — not admissible; not allowable: Such evidence would be inadmissible in any court.
- incommensurably — In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
- inertial system — a frame of reference in which a body remains at rest or moves with constant linear velocity unless acted upon by forces: any frame of reference that moves with constant velocity relative to an inertial system is itself an inertial system.
- infinitesimally — indefinitely or exceedingly small; minute: infinitesimal vessels in the circulatory system.
- instrumentality — the quality or state of being instrumental.
- interparoxysmal — occurring in the period or periods between paroxysms.
- intramuscularly — In an intramuscular manner; within a muscle.
- isoamyl acetate — a colorless liquid, C 7 H 14 O 2 , used in flavorings, perfumery, and as a solvent. Compare banana oil (def 1).
- janissary music — music characteristic of or imitative of that played by a Turkish military band, typically employing cymbals, triangles, bass drum, and Turkish crescents.
- laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.
- machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
- 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).
- main royal mast — the part of the mainmast situated immediately above, and generally formed as a single spar with, the main topgallantmast.