15-letter words containing p, e, r, i, m, n
- misinterpreting — Present participle of misinterpret.
- misproportioned — Having incorrect or distorted proportions.
- misrepresenting — Present participle of misrepresent.
- montes riphaeus — a mountain range in the third quadrant of the visible face of the moon.
- morning prayers — early-morning act of religious worship
- morphine addict — a person who is addicted to the drug morphine
- morphophonemics — Also called morphonology, morphophonology. the study of the relations between morphemes and their phonological realizations, components, or mappings.
- 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.
- mules operation — the surgical removal of folds of skin in the breech of a sheep to reduce blowfly strike
- multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
- native compiler — (programming, tool) A compiler which runs on the computer for which it is producing machine code, in contrast to a cross-compiler, which produces code for a different computer.
- neoarsphenamine — a derivative of arsenic formerly used in treating syphilis
- nephrolithotomy — incision or opening of a kidney pelvis for removal of a calculus.
- neuroepithelium — Embryology. the part of the embryonic ectoderm that gives rise to the nervous system.
- new hampshirite — of New Hampshire
- nil desperandum — never despair
- non-compression — the act of compressing.
- non-compromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
- non-improvement — an act of improving or the state of being improved.
- noncompressible — not able to be compressed
- noncomputerized — not computerized or controlled by computers
- nonexperimental — pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.
- nonmetaphorical — not metaphorical; literal
- nonmetropolitan — Not metropolitan.
- odd permutation — a permutation of a set of n elements, x 1 , x 2 , …, xn, which permutes the product of all differences of the form (xi – xj), where i is less than j, into the negative of the product.
- operations room — a room from which all the operations of a military, police, or other disciplined activity are controlled
- opposite number — counterpart; equivalent: New members with an interest in folk art will find their opposite numbers in the association's directory.
- over-compliance — the act of conforming, acquiescing, or yielding.
- over-performing — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- overconsumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- overemphasizing — Present participle of overemphasize.
- overprogramming — the act or instance of programming unnecessary details
- pacific madrone — any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
- pan-americanism — the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the countries of North, Central, and South America.
- parallel motion — a mechanism arranged so as to impart rectilinear motion to a rod connected to a lever that moves through an arc.
- parametrization — a parametric representation; the act of representing as or defining parameters
- parish magazine — a magazine containing news and articles of interest to the people of a particular parish church or the local area
- parliamentarian — a person who is expert in the formal rules and procedures of deliberative assemblies and other formal organizations.
- parliamentarily — in a parliamentary manner
- pars intermedia — a small, somewhat cherry-shaped double structure attached by a stalk to the base of the brain and constituting the master endocrine gland affecting all hormonal functions in the body, consisting of an anterior region ((anterior pituitary) or (adenohypophysis)) that develops embryonically from the roof of the mouth and that secretes growth hormone, LH, FSH, ACTH, TSH, and MSH, a posterior region ((posterior pituitary) or (neurohypophysis)) that develops from the back of the forebrain and that secretes the hormones vasopressin and oxytocin, and an intermediate part (pars intermedia) derived from the anterior region but joined to the posterior region, that secretes the hormone MSH in lower vertebrates.
- pattern bombing — aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped on a target in a predetermined pattern.
- pavement artist — sidewalk artist.
- pedestrian mall — A pedestrian mall is the same as a pedestrian precinct.
- peltier element — an electronic device consisting of metal strips between which alternate strips of n-type and p-type semiconductors are connected. Passage of a current causes heat to be absorbed from one set of metallic strips and emitted from the other by the Peltier effect
- pematangsiantar — a city on NE Sumatra, in Indonesia.
- performing arts — dance, drama, music
- perimeter fence — fence surrounding an area
- periodic motion — any motion that recurs in identical forms at equal intervals of time.
- peruvian balsam — Peru balsam.
- peter of amiens — c1050–1115, French monk: preacher of the first Crusade 1095–99.