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15-letter words containing n, e, s, t, c

  • learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
  • lex non scripta — unwritten law; common law.
  • lick into shape — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
  • liechtensteiner — a small principality in central Europe between Austria and Switzerland: economically linked with Switzerland. 65 sq. mi. (168 sq. km). Capital: Vaduz.
  • lightning chess — rapid chess in which either each move has a fixed time allowed (usually 10 seconds) or each player is allotted a fixed time (often 5 minutes) for all his moves
  • line of descent — someone's line of descent is all the people they are descended from
  • linguistic area — a geographical area in which several languages sharing common features are spoken.
  • loft conversion — an extra room added to a house by converting the roof space
  • luncheon basket — a basket that you put food in and take somewhere for a picnic
  • lung specialist — doctor specializing in lung conditions
  • machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
  • magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
  • magnetic stripe — magnetic strip.
  • male chauvinist — a male who patronizes, disparages, or otherwise denigrates females in the belief that they are inferior to males and thus deserving of less than equal treatment or benefit.
  • manasseh cutler — Manasseh, 1742–1823, U.S. Congregational clergyman and scientist: promoted settlement of Ohio; congressman 1801–05.
  • martensitically — in a martensitic manner
  • master cylinder — the hydraulic pump of an automotive braking system that contains a cylinder and one or two pistons, is actuated by the brake pedal, and supplies hydraulic fluid under pressure to the brakes at each wheel.
  • master mechanic — a mechanic, especially one who is thoroughly skilled, in charge of other mechanics.
  • matrix sentence — Linguistics. a sentence in which another sentence is embedded: In The man who called is waiting, The man is waiting is a matrix sentence.
  • mechanistically — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
  • 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 student — trainee doctor
  • meissner effect — the loss of magnetism that a superconductor displays when cooled to its transition temperature in a magnetic field.
  • menstrual cycle — (in women of reproductive age) the cycle of physiological changes affecting the reproductive organs that takes place typically over a month and includes ovulation, thickening of the lining of the womb and menstruation if fertilization of the egg has not occurred
  • merchant seaman — a seaman who works on a merchant vessel.
  • mesh connection — (in a polyphase system) an arrangement in which the end of each phase is connected to the beginning of the next, forming a ring, each junction being connected to a terminal
  • metalinguistics — the study of the relation between languages and the other cultural systems they refer to.
  • microcontinents — Plural form of microcontinent.
  • microdissection — dissection performed under a microscope.
  • microenterprise — A business operating on a very small scale, especially one with a sole proprietor and fewer than six employees.
  • microinjections — Plural form of microinjection.
  • middle distance — Also called middle ground, middle plane. Fine Arts. the represented space between the foreground and background in paintings, drawings, etc.
  • middle-distance — Also called middle ground, middle plane. Fine Arts. the represented space between the foreground and background in paintings, drawings, etc.
  • miner's lettuce — winter purslane.
  • misappreciation — failure to appreciate something fully or properly
  • miscegenational — of or relating to miscegenation
  • miscommunicated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscommunicate.
  • misintelligence — incorrect information or intelligence
  • misrecollection — the act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind; remembrance.
  • mitotic spindle — spindle (def 11).
  • monkey, scratch — scratch monkey
  • mononucleotides — Plural form of mononucleotide.
  • monospaced type — a typeface in which the width of all letters, including the space around them, is the same
  • monospecificity — the condition of being specific for a sole antigen
  • motion sickness — a feeling of nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, resulting from stimulation by motion of the semicircular canals of the ear during travel by car, plane, etc.
  • motor insurance — insurance for a motor vehicle such as a car, which provides protection against loss in the event of an accident, theft, etc
  • mountain rescue — search and rescue conducted on a mountain, for example of someone who has fallen, got lost, etc
  • multidiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
  • multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
  • muscle relaxant — A muscle relaxant is any drug which relaxes muscles and may be used to treat muscle spasms and muscle pain.
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