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15-letter words containing s, c, a, l, r

  • 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.
  • menstrual cycle — (in women of reproductive age) the cycle of physiological changes affecting the reproductive organs that takes place typically over a month and includes ovulation, thickening of the lining of the womb and menstruation if fertilization of the egg has not occurred
  • 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.
  • metallic luster — luster1 (def 8).
  • metatarsal arch — the short lateral arch of the foot formed by the heads of the metatarsal bones.
  • michaelmas term — the autumn term at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the Inns of Court, and some other educational establishments
  • microaerophiles — Plural form of microaerophile.
  • microcosmically — in a microcosmic manner
  • microphysically — in a microphysical manner
  • microscopically — so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms. Compare macroscopic.
  • microstructural — Of or pertaining to a microstructure.
  • military school — military academy.
  • minidisc player — a device for playing minidiscs
  • misarticulation — an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought.
  • moccasin flower — the lady's-slipper.
  • molecular sieve — a compound with molecule-size pores, as some sodium aluminum silicates, that chemically locks molecules in them: used in purification and separation processes.
  • monoculturalism — The practice of actively preserving a culture to the exclusion of external influences.
  • multiliteracies — Plural form of multiliteracy.
  • muscle relaxant — A muscle relaxant is any drug which relaxes muscles and may be used to treat muscle spasms and muscle pain.
  • 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.
  • myofibroblastic — Relating to myofibroblasts.
  • nanocrystalline — Of, pertaining to, or composed of nanocrystals.
  • napoleonic wars — French-led war in early 19th century
  • natal horoscope — the horoscope based on an individual's birth.
  • natural justice — accepted moral principles
  • natural science — a science or knowledge of objects or processes observable in nature, as biology or physics, as distinguished from the abstract or theoretical sciences, as mathematics or philosophy.
  • necessary stool — close-stool.
  • necrobacillosis — any disease of cattle, horses, sheep, and swine marked by necrotic areas in which a bacillus, Fusobacterium necrophorum, is found.
  • neomercantilism — an economic doctrine or policy during the early 20th century that set high tariffs and other import restrictions in order to protect domestic industries.
  • neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
  • newton's cradle — an ornamental puzzle consisting of a frame in which five metal balls are suspended in such a way that when one is moved it sets all the others in motion in turn
  • nicholas ridley — Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
  • nicobar islands — a group of 19 islands in the Indian Ocean, south of the Andaman Islands, with which they form a territory of India. Area: 1645 sq km (635 sq miles)
  • non-chromosomal — any of several threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order: the human species has 23 pairs, designated 1 to 22 in order of decreasing size and X and Y for the female and male sex chromosomes respectively.
  • non-crystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
  • nonastronomical — not astronomical
  • nondisciplinary — of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline: disciplinary action.
  • nonrelativistic — not concerned with or involving the theory of relativity
  • normally-closed — Normally-closed switch contacts are in a closed state at rest.
  • not necessarily — If you reply 'Not necessarily', you mean that what has just been said or suggested may not be true.
  • nuclear fission — fission (def 2).
  • nuclear physics — the branch of physics that deals with the behavior, structure, and component parts of atomic nuclei.
  • nuclear testing — the process of carrying out a test on a nuclear weapon to determine effectiveness, etc
  • nuisance caller — someone who makes an unsolicited telephone call such as a prank call or a call for telemarketing purposes
  • obstacle course — a military training area having obstacles, as hurdles, ditches, and walls, that must be surmounted or crossed in succession.
  • official strike — a collective stoppage of work by part or all of the workforce of an organization with the approval of the trade union concerned. The stoppage may be accompanied by the payment of strike pay by the trade union concerned
  • oligosaccharide — any carbohydrate yielding few monosaccharides on hydrolysis, as two, three, or four.
  • optical scanner — the process of interpreting data in printed, handwritten, bar-code, or other visual form by a device (optical scanner or reader) that scans and identifies the data.
  • optical storage — optical disk drive
  • orchestrational — Of or pertaining to orchestration.
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