15-letter words containing p, o, m, e, i
- self-proclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- semipornography — partial pornography; material that is almost pornographic
- simple division — a type of division to find out how many times the smaller number is contained in the larger one
- simple equation — linear equation
- simple fraction — a ratio of two integers.
- simple majority — less than half of the total votes cast but more than the minimum required to win, as when there are more than two candidates or choices.
- smoke pollution — pollution caused by fuels, etc, that produce smoke when burned
- sodium peroxide — a yellowish-white, hygroscopic, water-soluble powder, Na 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a bleaching agent and as an oxidizing agent.
- sodium sulphate — a solid white substance that occurs naturally as thenardite and is usually used as the white anhydrous compound (salt cake) or the white crystalline decahydrate (Glauber's salt) in making glass, detergents, and pulp. Formula: Na2SO4
- somatic therapy — any of a group of treatments presumed to act on biological factors leading to mental illness.
- specific volume — volume per unit mass; the reciprocal of density.
- spectrochemical — of, relating to, or utilizing the techniques of spectrochemistry.
- spelling reform — an attempt to change the spelling of English words to make it conform more closely to pronunciation.
- spermatoblastic — relating to a spermatoblast
- spermatogenesis — the origin and development of spermatozoa.
- spirochaetaemia — the presence of spirochaetes in the blood
- sports medicine — a field of medicine concerned with the functioning of the human body during physical activity and with the prevention and treatment of athletic injuries.
- strephosymbolia — a condition of perceiving objects as their mirror image and, specifically, having difficulty in distinguishing letters in words
- super-committee — a committee with members from two or more organizations or political groups
- superimposition — to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
- superpatriotism — the quality of being superpatriotic
- supplementation — the act or process of supplementing.
- supreme council — the legislature of the former Soviet Union and its successor states, consisting of an upper house (Soviet of the Union or Council of the Union) whose delegates are elected on the basis of population, and a lower house (Soviet of Nationalities or Council of Nationalities) whose delegates are elected to represent the various nationalities.
- swamp white oak — an oak, Quercus bicolor, of eastern North America, yielding a hard, heavy wood used in shipbuilding, for making furniture, etc.
- symmetric group — the group of all permutations of a finite set.
- sympathomimetic — mimicking stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
- symphony writer — a composer of an extended large-scale orchestral composition, usually with several movements, at least one of which is in sonata form
- tetrasporangium — a sporangium containing four asexual spores.
- the prime mover — God, esp when considered as a first cause
- theriomorphosis — transformation into an animal form, often associated with mythological characters
- thermoperiodism — the effect on an organism of rhythmic fluctuations in temperature.
- thomas à kempis — Thomas à, 1379?–1471, German ecclesiastic and author.
- to get mixed up — if you get mixed up, you get confused about something
- ultramicroscope — an instrument that uses scattering phenomena to detect the position of objects too small to be seen by an ordinary microscope.
- umbrella policy — An umbrella policy is a policy that provides excess limits and gives additional excess coverage over the normal limits and coverage of liability policies.
- uncompanionable — not companionable or friendly; antisocial
- uncompassionate — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
- uncomplimentary — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- uncomprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- uncomprehensive — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
- uncompromisable — that cannot or should not be compromised
- unsportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- upwardly mobile — See under vertical mobility (def 1).
- vernier compass — a compass on a transit (vernier transit) having a vernier for adjusting magnetic bearings to read as true bearings.
- visible imports — products that a company or country buys from other countries