15-letter words containing p, o, t, e, m
- sarcoptic mange — mange caused by burrowing mites of the genus Sarcoptes.
- self-compatible — able to be fertilized by its own pollen.
- self-complacent — pleased with oneself; self-satisfied; smug.
- self-employment — the act or fact of being self-employed.
- 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 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.
- spectrochemical — of, relating to, or utilizing the techniques of spectrochemistry.
- 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.
- stand-up comedy — telling jokes to an audience
- 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
- supergovernment — a centralized organization formed by a group of governments to enforce justice or maintain peace.
- 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.
- 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.
- sympathetectomy — sympathectomy.
- 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
- system operator — a person who maintains a computer system or network, especially one who operates a computer bulletin board.
- tablet computer — a number of sheets of writing paper, business forms, etc., fastened together at the edge; pad.
- talcum (powder) — a powder for the body and face made of powdered, purified talc, usually perfumed
- tandem-compound — (of a compound engine or turbine) having high-pressure and low-pressure units in tandem.
- tetrasporangium — a sporangium containing four asexual spores.
- the prime mover — God, esp when considered as a first cause
- theatre company — an organization that produces theatrical performances
- theriomorphosis — transformation into an animal form, often associated with mythological characters
- thermobarograph — a device that simultaneously records the temperature and pressure of the atmosphere
- thermogeography — the study of the geographical variation and distribution of temperature.
- 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
- to jump the gun — If you jump the gun, you do something before everyone else or before the proper or right time.
- to take up arms — If one group or country takes up arms against another, they prepare to attack and fight them.
- ultramicroscope — an instrument that uses scattering phenomena to detect the position of objects too small to be seen by an ordinary microscope.
- un-presumptuous — full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
- uncompassionate — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
- uncomplementary — forming a complement; completing.
- uncomplimentary — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- undercompensate — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- underemployment — employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities.
- unsportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.