15-letter words containing s, e, m, i, c
- ewing's sarcoma — a form of malignant bone tumour most commonly found in children and young people
- ex-servicewoman — a woman who has served in the army, navy, or air force
- excrementitious — Of or pertaining to the nature of excrement.
- fideicommissary — the recipient of a fideicommissum.
- fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter.
- fluorochemicals — Plural form of fluorochemical.
- forthcomingness — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
- french tamarisk — a shrub or small tree, Tamarix gallica, of the Mediterranean region, having bluish foliage and white or pinkish flowers.
- geodemographics — the study and grouping of the people in a geographical area according to socioeconomic criteria, esp for market research
- grammaticalness — (of language) The state or attribute of obeying the rules of grammar; grammatical correctness.
- guidance system — The guidance system of a missile or rocket is the device which controls its course.
- hamamelidaceous — belonging to the Hamamelidaceae, the witch hazel family of plants.
- harmonic series — a series in which the reciprocals of the terms form an arithmetic progression.
- hedonic damages — compensation based on what the victim of a crime might have earned in the future
- hemangiosarcoma — A fast-growing, highly invasive variety of cancer, a sarcoma arising from the lining of blood vessels, occurring almost exclusively in dogs and rarely in cats.
- hemicolectomies — Plural form of hemicolectomy.
- hemiglossectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a portion of the tongue.
- hemochromatosis — a rare metabolic disorder characterized by a bronzed skin, cirrhosis, and severe diabetes, caused by the deposit in tissue, especially of the liver and pancreas, of hemosiderin and other pigments containing iron.
- histochemically — In a histochemical manner.
- homeostatically — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
- homo economicus — a theoretical human being who rationally calculates the costs and benefits of every action before making a decision, used as the basis for a number of economic theories and models
- hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
- hypoinsulinemic — Having hypoinsulinemia.
- image-conscious — concerned about the way one comes across to other people and the impression one creates
- immunochemistry — the study of the chemistry of immunologic substances and reactions.
- immunoreactions — Plural form of immunoreaction.
- impact adhesive — a glue designed to give adhesion when two coated surfaces are pressed together
- impecuniousness — The property of being impecunious.
- imperfect stage — a phase in the life cycle of certain fungi in which either no spores or asexual spores, as conidia, are produced.
- imperscriptible — not supported by written authority
- implicativeness — the state or quality of being implicative
- implied consent — a manifestation of consent to something through conduct, including inaction or silence.
- imprescriptable — Alt form imprescriptible.
- imprescriptible — not subject to prescription.
- imprescriptibly — In an imprescriptible manner; obviously.
- impressionistic — a person who follows or adheres to the theories, methods, and practices of impressionism, especially in the fields of painting, music, or literature.
- improvvisatrice — Alternative form of improvisatrice.
- in mid-sentence — halfway through saying sth
- incommensurable — not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
- incommensurably — In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
- incomprehension — lack of comprehension or understanding: The audience listened politely but with incomprehension.
- incomprehensive — not comprehensive.
- incrementalists — Plural form of incrementalist.
- indeterministic — the doctrine that human actions, though influenced somewhat by preexisting psychological and other conditions, are not entirely governed by them but retain a certain freedom and spontaneity.
- inspection arms — a position in military drill in which the missile chamber of a weapon is open for inspection.
- insurance claim — request for insurance to be paid
- insurance stamp — an insurance contribution
- intellectualism — devotion to intellectual pursuits.
- intercomparison — mutual comparison
- inverted commas — Inverted commas are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends. They are usually written or printed as ' ' or " ". Inverted commas are also sometimes used around the titles of books, plays, or songs, or around a word or phrase that is being discussed.