15-letter words containing s, c, r, y, i
- justice in eyre — a circuit made by an itinerant judge (justice in eyre) in medieval England.
- kailyard school — a school of writers describing homely life in Scotland, with much use of Scottish dialect: in vogue toward the close of the 19th century.
- kentish tracery — tracery, originating in Kent in the 14th century, having cusps with split ends.
- laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.
- laundry service — clothes-washing business
- learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
- leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
- library science — the study of the organization and administration of a library and of its technical, informational, and reference services.
- listed security — a security that is quoted on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and appears in its Official List of Securities
- machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
- macro-sociology — the sociological study of large-scale social systems and long-term patterns and processes.
- macroscopically — visible to the naked eye. Compare microscopic (def 1).
- martensitically — in a martensitic manner
- masculine rhyme — a rhyme of but a single stressed syllable, as in disdain, complain.
- master cylinder — the hydraulic pump of an automotive braking system that contains a cylinder and one or two pistons, is actuated by the brake pedal, and supplies hydraulic fluid under pressure to the brakes at each wheel.
- medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
- merry christmas — well-wishes for Christmas season
- microcosmically — in a microcosmic manner
- microdiscectomy — (surgery) microdecompression.
- microphysically — in a microphysical manner
- microscopically — so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms. Compare macroscopic.
- microseismicity — The state of being microseismic.
- microsporocytes — Plural form of microsporocyte.
- microsporophyll — a leaflike organ bearing microsporangia.
- military school — military academy.
- minidisc player — a device for playing minidiscs
- modestly priced — moderately priced; not overly expensive
- morphosyntactic — involving both morphology and syntax.
- myofibroblastic — Relating to myofibroblasts.
- myristicivorous — feeding on nutmeg
- nanocrystalline — Of, pertaining to, or composed of nanocrystals.
- neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
- neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
- nicholas ridley — Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- non-crystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- nondisciplinary — of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline: disciplinary action.
- nonpsychiatrist — a person who is not a psychiatrist
- not necessarily — If you reply 'Not necessarily', you mean that what has just been said or suggested may not be true.
- nuclear physics — the branch of physics that deals with the behavior, structure, and component parts of atomic nuclei.
- onychocryptosis — a form of nail disease in which nails are ingrown
- ornithorhynchus — the platypus.
- orthopsychiatry — an approach to psychiatry concerned with the study and treatment of behavioral disorders, especially of young people.
- parasympathetic — pertaining to that part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves and ganglia that arise from the cranial and sacral regions and function in opposition to the sympathetic system, as in inhibiting heartbeat or contracting the pupil of the eye.
- periodic system — a system of classification of the elements based on the periodic law.
- perissosyllabic — (of a line of verse) containing more syllables than expected for the metre being used
- peroxysulphuric — as in peroxysulphuric acid
- physical memory — (memory management) The memory hardware (normally RAM) installed in a computer. The term is only used in contrast to virtual memory.
- plastic surgery — the branch of surgery dealing with the repair or replacement of malformed, injured, or lost organs or tissues of the body, chiefly by the transplant of living tissues.
- pluralistically — from a pluralistic point of view
- polycrystalline — (of a rock or metal) composed of aggregates of individual crystals.