15-letter words containing s, i, m, c, t, y
- hypocortisolism — (medicine) A cortisol deficiency.
- hystricomorphic — relating to a suborder of rodents
- immunochemistry — the study of the chemistry of immunologic substances and reactions.
- imprescriptibly — In an imprescriptible manner; obviously.
- intramuscularly — In an intramuscular manner; within a muscle.
- isoamyl acetate — a colorless liquid, C 7 H 14 O 2 , used in flavorings, perfumery, and as a solvent. Compare banana oil (def 1).
- laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.
- machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
- martensitically — in a martensitic manner
- masochistically — Psychiatry. having a condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering, physical pain, and humiliation.
- 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.
- mechanistically — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
- mediastinoscopy — (medicine) A procedure for examining the inside of the mediastinum and the organs it encloses through a small incision, using an endoscope. This is a surgical procedure normally done under general anesthesia.
- medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
- merry christmas — well-wishes for Christmas season
- microdiscectomy — (surgery) microdecompression.
- microseismicity — The state of being microseismic.
- microsporocytes — Plural form of microsporocyte.
- military school — military academy.
- modestly priced — moderately priced; not overly expensive
- monospecificity — the condition of being specific for a sole antigen
- monosyllabicity — The state or characteristic of being monosyllabic.
- morphosyntactic — involving both morphology and syntax.
- multical system — E-mail: Richard Snodgrass <[email protected]>.
- multispeciality — Alternative form of multispecialty.
- myelodysplastic — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or showing evidence of myelodysplasia.
- myofibroblastic — Relating to myofibroblasts.
- myristicivorous — feeding on nutmeg
- pachymeningitis — inflammation of the dura mater of the brain and spinal cord
- 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.
- pessimistically — pertaining to or characterized by pessimism or the tendency to expect only bad outcomes; gloomy; joyless; unhopeful: His pessimistic outlook kept him from applying for jobs for which he was perfectly qualified.
- prismatic layer — the middle layer of the shell of certain mollusks, consisting chiefly of crystals of calcium carbonate.
- psychochemistry — the treatment of mental illnesses by drugs
- psychotomimetic — (of a substance or drug) tending to produce symptoms like those of a psychosis; hallucinatory.
- rocky mountains — mountain range in USA and Canada
- security camera — closed-circuit TV camera
- semantic memory — the recollection of facts and concepts
- semi-analytical — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
- semicrystalline — partly or imperfectly crystalline.
- semidocumentary — a film or television programme that is fictional but includes many factual events or details
- sister of mercy — a member of a congregation of sisters founded in Dublin in 1827 by Catherine McAuley (1787–1841) and engaged chiefly in works of spiritual and corporal mercy.
- social mobility — mobility (def 2).
- somatic therapy — any of a group of treatments presumed to act on biological factors leading to mental illness.
- stalagmitically — in a way that relates to, consists of, or is like stalagmites
- statutory crime — a wrong punishable under a statute, rather than at common law.
- stereochemistry — the branch of chemistry that deals with the determination of the relative positions in space of the atoms or groups of atoms in a compound and with the effects of these positions on the properties of the compound.
- symmetric group — the group of all permutations of a finite set.
- sympathetic ink — a fluid for producing writing that is invisible until brought out by heat, chemicals, etc.; invisible ink.
- sympathetically — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.