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15-letter words containing s, a, r, i, n

  • master-planning — to construct a master plan for: to master-plan one's career.
  • materialisation — Alternative spelling of materialization.
  • maternity dress — a dress worn by a pregnant woman and which is designed to allow for the changes in body size which take place during pregnancy
  • matrix sentence — Linguistics. a sentence in which another sentence is embedded: In The man who called is waiting, The man is waiting is a matrix sentence.
  • mean solar time — time measured by the hour angle of the mean sun.
  • measuring chain — a flexible length of metal links used in calculating distances
  • measuring glass — a graduated glass container used to measure quantities of liquid
  • measuring spoon — a spoon for measuring amounts, as in cooking, usually part of a set of spoons of different sizes.
  • 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
  • mental disorder — any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
  • 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.
  • 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.".
  • microsporangium — a sporangium containing microspores.
  • midgard serpent — a serpent, the child of Loki and Angerboda, who lies wrapped around the world, tail in mouth, and is destined to kill and to be killed by Thor at Ragnarok; Jormungand.
  • millionairesses — Plural form of millionairess.
  • mineral spirits — a volatile distillation product of petroleum, used as a thinner for paints and varnishes. Compare naphtha (def 1).
  • miniaturisation — Alternative spelling of miniaturization.
  • minidisc player — a device for playing minidiscs
  • ministerialists — Plural form of ministerialist.
  • mis-informative — to give false or misleading information to.
  • mis-measurement — the act of measuring.
  • misappreciation — failure to appreciate something fully or properly
  • misapprehending — Present participle of misapprehend.
  • misapprehension — misunderstanding.
  • misarticulation — an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought.
  • miscoordinating — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
  • miscoordination — Lack of coordination.
  • mishnaic hebrew — the Hebrew language as used from about a.d. 70 to 500.
  • misregistration — the act of registering.
  • mitral stenosis — abnormal narrowing of the mitral valve usually resulting from disease, as rheumatic fever, and obstructing the free flow of blood from the atrium to the ventricle.
  • moccasin flower — the lady's-slipper.
  • monoculturalism — The practice of actively preserving a culture to the exclusion of external influences.
  • monosaccharides — Plural form of monosaccharide.
  • montes riphaeus — a mountain range in the third quadrant of the visible face of the moon.
  • morale-boosting — A morale-boosting action or event makes people feel more confident and cheerful.
  • morning prayers — early-morning act of religious worship
  • morphosyntactic — involving both morphology and syntax.
  • motor insurance — insurance for a motor vehicle such as a car, which provides protection against loss in the event of an accident, theft, etc
  • mount suribachi — a volcanic hill in the Volcano Islands, on Iwo Jima: site of a US victory (1945) over the Japanese in World War II
  • mountain rescue — search and rescue conducted on a mountain, for example of someone who has fallen, got lost, etc
  • moving stairway — escalator (def 1).
  • mules operation — the surgical removal of folds of skin in the breech of a sheep to reduce blowfly strike
  • muslim calendar — the lunar calendar used by Muslims and reckoned from a.d. 622: the calendar year consists of 354 days and contains 12 months: Moharram, Safar, Rabi I, Rabi II, Jumada I, Jumada II, Rajab, Shaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhu ʾl-Qaʿda, and Dhu ʾl-hijjah. In leap years the month Dhu ʾl-hijjah contains one extra day.
  • naismith's rule — a rule of thumb for calculating the time needed for a climbing expedition, allowing 1 hour for every 3 miles of distance plus 1 hour for every 2000 feet of height
  • name resolution — (networking)   The process of mapping a name into its corresponding address. The Domain Name System is the system which does name resolution on the Internet.
  • nanocrystalline — Of, pertaining to, or composed of nanocrystals.
  • napier-hastings — a seaport on E North Island, in New Zealand.
  • 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
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