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17-letter words containing s, c, a, r, m

  • microdistillation — the distillation of minute quantities of material.
  • microencapsulated — Encapsulated using microencapsulation.
  • micromanipulators — Plural form of micromanipulator.
  • mischaracterizing — Present participle of mischaracterize.
  • morphic resonance — the idea that, through a telepathic effect or sympathetic vibration, an event or act can lead to similar events or acts in the future or an idea conceived in one mind can then arise in another
  • multidisciplinary — composed of or combining several usually separate branches of learning or fields of expertise: a multidisciplinary study of the 18th century.
  • munitions factory — a factory where munitions are made
  • muscle dysmorphia — a mental disorder primarily affecting males, characterized by obsessions about a perceived lack of muscularity, leading to compulsive exercising, use of anabolic steroids, etc. Compare body dysmorphic disorder.
  • musical interlude — an interval in a play, event or occasion during which music is played
  • mustard and cress — Mustard and cress is very young mustard plants and cress plants grown together and eaten in salad.
  • nakhon ratchasima — a city in central Thailand.
  • nasolacrimal duct — a membranous canal extending from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity, through which tears are discharged into the nose.
  • natural harmonics — harmonics of a note produced on a stringed instrument by lightly touching an open or unstopped sounded string.
  • non-materialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
  • non-thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
  • nondiscriminating — differentiating; analytical.
  • nondiscrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
  • nondiscriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
  • not mince matters — to speak frankly
  • nuclear chemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with nuclear reactions
  • nuclear isomerism — isomerism (def 2).
  • nuclear submarine — undersea vessel powered by atomic energy
  • nuclear-isomerism — Chemistry. the relation of two or more compounds, radicals, or ions that are composed of the same kinds and numbers of atoms but differ from each other in structural arrangement (structural isomerism) as CH 3 OCH 3 and CH 3 CH 2 OH, or in the arrangement of their atoms in space and therefore in one or more properties. Compare optical isomerism, stereoisomerism.
  • omphalomesenteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.
  • optical astronomy — the branch of observational astronomy using telescopes to observe or photograph celestial objects in visible light.
  • optical isomerism — stereoisomerism in which the isomers are identical in molecular weight and most chemical and physical properties but differ in their effect on the rotation of polarized light.
  • organic chemistry — the branch of chemistry, originally limited to substances found only in living organisms, dealing with the compounds of carbon.
  • otto von bismarck — Otto von [ot-oh von;; German aw-toh fuh n] /ˈɒt oʊ vɒn;; German ˈɔ toʊ fən/ (Show IPA), 1815–98, German statesman: first chancellor of modern German Empire 1871–90.
  • over-compensation — a pronounced striving to neutralize and conceal a strong but unacceptable character trait by substituting for it an opposite trait.
  • overhead camshaft — a camshaft in an automotive engine that is located in the cylinder head over the engine block rather than in the block. Abbreviation: OHC.
  • pair of compasses — compass (def 7)
  • paleobiochemistry — the study of biochemical processes that occurred in fossil life forms.
  • parcplace systems — (company)   A company spun-off from Xerox PARC that developed the original version of VisualWorks.
  • parmesan (cheese) — a very hard, dry cheese orig. of Italy, made from skimmed cow's milk and usually grated for sprinkling on pasta, soups, etc.
  • peaches and cream — If you say that a woman or a girl has a peaches and cream complexion, you mean that she has very clear, smooth, pale skin.
  • performance bonus — a monetary bonus paid to staff who have performed well in their job
  • performance drugs — the drugs that are taken illegally by athletes to enhance their sporting performance
  • pernicious anemia — Pernicious anemia is a very severe blood disease.
  • personal computer — a compact computer that uses a microprocessor and is designed for individual use, as by a person in an office or at home or school, for such applications as word processing, data management, financial analysis, or computer games. Abbreviation: PC.
  • peterloo massacre — an incident at St Peter's Fields, Manchester, in 1819 in which a radical meeting was broken up by a cavalry charge, resulting in about 500 injuries and 11 deaths
  • picture messaging — Picture messaging is the sending of photographs or pictures from one mobile phone to another.
  • poststructuralism — a variation of structuralism, often seen as a critique, emphasizing plurality of meaning and instability of concepts that structuralism uses to define society, language, etc.
  • pre-modifications — an act or instance of modifying.
  • primary processes — the generally unorganized mental activity characteristic of the unconscious and occurring in dreams, fantasies, and related processes.
  • primary structure — Biochemistry. the basic sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide or protein.
  • prismatic compass — a hand compass equipped with sights and prisms to permit aiming the instrument at a point and at the same time reading the compass direction of the point.
  • pseudo-democratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
  • pseudo-moralistic — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
  • quantum chemistry — the application of quantum mechanics to the study of chemical phenomena.
  • racial harassment — persecution on the basis of race
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