15-letter words containing r, e, c, o, n, s
- introsusception — intussusception.
- inverted commas — Inverted commas are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends. They are usually written or printed as ' ' or " ". Inverted commas are also sometimes used around the titles of books, plays, or songs, or around a word or phrase that is being discussed.
- ionospherically — by the ionosphere
- ironstone china — a tough durable earthenware
- irrevocableness — Quality of being irrevocable.
- isotopic number — the number of neutrons minus the number of protons in an atomic nucleus.
- jacob ben asher — c1269–c1340, Hebrew commentator on the Bible and codifier of Jewish law.
- job description — an abstract of a job analysis containing the classification of and requirements for a job, used in hiring and placing prospective employees.
- judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- juristic person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- kelmscott manor — a Tudor house near Lechlade in Oxfordshire: home (1871–96) of William Morris
- lancaster sound — an arm of Baffin Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada, leading W to the Parry Channel. 200 miles (320 km) long and 40 miles (64 km) wide.
- lazaro cardenas — Lázaro [lah-sah-raw] /ˈlɑ sɑˌrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, Mexican general and political reformer: president 1934–40.
- 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.
- liaison officer — a person who liaises between groups or units
- licensing hours — hours during which alcoholic drinks may be sold legally
- loft conversion — an extra room added to a house by converting the roof space
- long-sufferance — long-suffering.
- lzh compression — (algorithm) (After Lempel-Ziv and Haruyasu, the inventors) A compression algorithm derived from the LZSS scheme with a sliding window and additional compression applied to the output of the LZSS compressor by dynamic Huffman coding.
- lzw compression — Lempel-Ziv Welch compression
- macaroni cheese — Macaroni cheese is a dish made from macaroni and cheese sauce.
- magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
- marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc
- mechanomorphism — the doctrine that the universe is fully explicable in mechanistic terms.
- menispermaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Menispermaceae, a family of mainly tropical and subtropical plants, most of which are woody climbers with small flowers
- microaggression — a subtle but offensive comment or action directed at a minority or other nondominant group that is often unintentional or unconsciously reinforces a stereotype: microaggressions such as "I don't see you as black.".
- microbusinesses — Plural form of microbusiness.
- 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.
- microprocessing — an integrated computer circuit that performs all the functions of a CPU.
- misappreciation — failure to appreciate something fully or properly
- miscomprehended — Simple past tense and past participle of miscomprehend.
- misrecollection — the act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind; remembrance.
- moccasin flower — the lady's-slipper.
- monkey, scratch — scratch monkey
- monosaccharides — Plural form of monosaccharide.
- morning service — a regular church service in the mornng
- morphophonemics — Also called morphonology, morphophonology. the study of the relations between morphemes and their phonological realizations, components, or mappings.
- 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
- mourners' bench — a front row of seats at a revival meeting, for those who are to profess penitence
- mucous membrane — a lubricating membrane lining an internal surface or an organ, as the alimentary, respiratory, and genitourinary canals.
- multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
- nanocrystalline — Of, pertaining to, or composed of nanocrystals.
- napoleonic wars — French-led war in early 19th century
- narcotics agent — an undercover agent who provides information to the police about illegal drugs, illegal drug trafficking, and users of illegal drugs
- natal horoscope — the horoscope based on an individual's birth.