15-letter words containing r, o, m, i
- mechlorethamine — a nitrogen mustard, C 5 H 1 1 Cl 2 N, used in combination with other drugs in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other cancers.
- medal for merit — a medal awarded by the U.S. to a civilian for distinguished service to the country: discontinued after World War II.
- media converter — (networking) A component used in Ethernet, although it is not part of the IEEE standard. The IEEE standard states that all segments must be linked with repeaters. Media converters were developed as a simpler, cheaper alternative to repeaters. However, in the 1990s the cost difference between the two is negligible.
- medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
- medical officer — a doctor of medicine who serves in the armed forces in a medical capacity
- medical records — written information about a person's health during their life to date
- medical tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
- medieval breton — the Breton language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 12th to the mid-17th centuries.
- megacorporation — a giant company formed from two or more large companies or a number of companies of various sizes.
- member function — A method in C++.
- memorialization — to commemorate.
- memory capacity — (on a computer or other device) the amount of memory space available for data storage
- memory location — (storage) A byte, word or other small unit of storage space in a computer's main memory that is identified by its starting address (and size).
- 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
- mental disorder — any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
- meritoriousness — The property of being meritorious.
- messier catalog — a catalog of nonstellar objects compiled by Charles Messier in 1784 and later slightly extended, now known to contain nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters.
- metainformation — metadata
- metallo-organic — organometallic.
- metamorphically — In a metamorphic manner.
- metamorphosised — Simple past tense and past participle of metamorphosise.
- metamorphosizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metamorphosize.
- metanitrophenol — any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
- methyl chloride — a colorless, poisonous gas, CH 3 Cl, used chiefly as a refrigerant, as a local anesthetic, and as a methylating agent in organic synthesis.
- metric topology — a topology for a space in which open sets are defined in terms of a given metric.
- metropolitanate — the office or province of a metropolitan
- metropolitanism — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
- metropolitanize — to make metropolitan.
- mezzanine floor — intermediate level in a building
- microaerophiles — Plural form of microaerophile.
- microaerophilic — Of, or relating to a microaerophile.
- 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.".
- microanalytical — Of, pertaining to, or employing microanalysis.
- microanatomical — relating to microanatomy
- microangiopathy — any disease of the small blood vessels.
- microbiological — Of or pertaining to microbiology.
- microbiologists — Plural form of microbiologist.
- microbusinesses — Plural form of microbusiness.
- microcentrifuge — A centrifuge used in laboratories to separate materials from small samples (especially of biological material).
- microcontinents — Plural form of microcontinent.
- microcontroller — A microcomputer on a single chip, used to control some device such as an automobile engine or a toy.
- microcosmically — in a microcosmic manner
- microdiscectomy — (surgery) microdecompression.
- microdissection — dissection performed under a microscope.
- microearthquake — an earthquake of very low intensity (magnitude of 2 or less on the Richter scale).
- microelectronic — A microelectronic device.
- microenterprise — A business operating on a very small scale, especially one with a sole proprietor and fewer than six employees.
- microextraction — (chemistry) A technique used to extract small amounts of material from a mixture.
- microfiltration — Filtration through a microporous membrane.
- microgametocyte — a gametocyte that produces microgametes