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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.
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