15-letter words containing p, r, a, m
- semitransparent — imperfectly or almost transparent.
- september rains — rainy weather during the month of September
- serum hepatitis — hepatitis B.
- shrimp cocktail — prawns and lettuce in Mary Rose sauce
- side impact bar — A side impact bar is a long beam in a car door that is designed to protect passengers during a crash.
- simple fraction — a ratio of two integers.
- simple fracture — a fracture in which the bone does not pierce the skin.
- simple interval — an interval of an octave or less.
- 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.
- slumpflationary — of or relating to slumpflation
- somatic therapy — any of a group of treatments presumed to act on biological factors leading to mental illness.
- spanish america — the Spanish-speaking countries south of the U.S.: Mexico, Central America (with the exception of Belize), South America (with the exceptions of Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname), and most of the West Indies.
- spanish morocco — French Maroc. Spanish Marruecos. a kingdom in NW Africa: formed from a sultanate that was divided into two protectorates (French Morocco and Spanish Morocco) and an international zone. 172,104 sq. mi. (445,749 sq. km). Capital: Rabat. Compare Tangier Zone.
- 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
- spread sampling — the selection of a corpus for statistical analysis by selecting a number of short passages at random throughout the work and considering their aggregation
- spread-eagleism — boastfulness or bombast, especially in the display of patriotic or nationalistic pride in the U.S.; flag-waving.
- spring mattress — a mattress containing an arrangement of spiral springs
- stamping ground — a habitual or favorite haunt.
- strephosymbolia — a condition of perceiving objects as their mirror image and, specifically, having difficulty in distinguishing letters in words
- sublapsarianism — infralapsarianism.
- sumatra camphor — borneol.
- supernaturalism — supernatural character or agency.
- superparasitism — the parasitic deposit of eggs on a host already parasitized by a different member of the same species
- superpatriotism — the quality of being superpatriotic
- sympathy strike — a strike by a body of workers, not because of grievances against their own employer, but by way of endorsing and aiding another group of workers who are on strike or have been locked out.
- 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
- temperamentally — having or exhibiting a strongly marked, individual temperament.
- tetrasporangium — a sporangium containing four asexual spores.
- the grim reaper — death
- the paralympics — a sporting event, modelled on the Olympic Games, held solely for disabled competitors
- the precambrian — the Precambrian era
- theatre company — an organization that produces theatrical performances
- thermal printer — a printer that produces output by selectively heating a heat-sensitive paper (thermal paper) in patterns corresponding to the characters to be produced.
- thermobarograph — a device that simultaneously records the temperature and pressure of the atmosphere
- thermogeography — the study of the geographical variation and distribution of temperature.
- to part company — If two or more people part company, they go in different directions after going in the same direction together.
- to take up arms — If one group or country takes up arms against another, they prepare to attack and fight them.
- topographic map — a map showing topographic features, usually by means of contour lines.
- trading company — a company that is owned by the people who have bought shares in that company
- trypanosomiasis — any infection caused by a trypanosome.
- ultramicroscope — an instrument that uses scattering phenomena to detect the position of objects too small to be seen by an ordinary microscope.
- ultramicroscopy — the use of the ultramicroscope.
- 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.
- uncomplementary — forming a complement; completing.
- uncomplimentary — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.