15-letter words containing s, n, i, p, e
- monospecificity — the condition of being specific for a sole antigen
- montes riphaeus — a mountain range in the third quadrant of the visible face of the moon.
- morning prayers — early-morning act of religious worship
- morphophonemics — Also called morphonology, morphophonology. the study of the relations between morphemes and their phonological realizations, components, or mappings.
- mouse droppings — 1. (graphics, operating system, jargon) Pixels (usually single) that are not properly restored when the mouse pointer moves away from a particular location on the screen, producing the appearance that the mouse pointer has left droppings behind. The major causes for this problem are MS-DOS programs that write to the screen memory corresponding to the mouse pointer's current location without hiding the mouse pointer first, and mouse drivers that do not quite support the graphics mode in use. 2. (web, jargon) The client address recorded in a web server's log whenever a client connects to a site. Users may be unaware that their activity is being logged in this way but the potential for misuse of the information is limited.
- mules operation — the surgical removal of folds of skin in the breech of a sheep to reduce blowfly strike
- multidiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
- napier-hastings — a seaport on E North Island, in New Zealand.
- napoleonic wars — French-led war in early 19th century
- negro spiritual — a type of religious song originating among Black slaves in the American South
- neoarsphenamine — a derivative of arsenic formerly used in treating syphilis
- nephrolithiasis — (pathology) presence of calculi in kidneys.
- nephrosclerosis — (pathology) arteriosclerosis of the renal arteries.
- net.personality — Someone who has made a name for him or herself on Usenet, through either longevity or attention-getting posts, but doesn't meet the other requirements of net.godhood.
- neurodepressive — (of a drug) depressing nerve-cell function.
- neurohypophysis — See under pituitary gland.
- neurophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
- neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
- neuroprosthesis — A prosthesis used to improve the function of an impaired nervous system.
- neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
- neutral spirits — nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent, or 190 proof, obtained chiefly from grain or molasses or redistilled from brandy, rum, etc., used for blending with straight whiskies and in the making of gin, cordials, liqueurs, and the like.
- new hampshirite — of New Hampshire
- nil desperandum — never despair
- noise pollution — unwanted or harmful noise, as from automobiles, airplanes, or industrial workplaces.
- non prosequitur — a judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit when the plaintiff does not appear in court to prosecute it.
- non-a hepatitis — a form of viral hepatitis, not caused by the agents responsible for hepatitis A and hepatitis B, that is commonly transmitted by infected blood transfusions. The causative virus has been isolated
- non-compression — the act of compressing.
- non-compromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
- non-consumptive — tending to consume; destructive; wasteful.
- non-descriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- non-putrescible — liable to become putrid.
- non-responsible — answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
- non-specificity — the quality or state of being specific.
- non-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- non-suppurative — suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
- non-susceptible — admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
- noncompressible — not able to be compressed
- nonhospitalized — not hospitalized
- nonprescription — (of drugs, medication, etc.) legally available for purchase without a doctor's prescription; over-the-counter.
- nonprescriptive — that prescribes; giving directions or injunctions: a prescriptive letter from an anxious father.
- nonprofessional — not a member of or trained in a specific profession.
- nonprofessorial — not professorial
- nonpsychoactive — Not psychoactive.
- nonsaponifiable — not capable of being saponified
- nonspecifically — in a nonspecific way
- nonstereoscopic — Not stereoscopic.
- nuclear physics — the branch of physics that deals with the behavior, structure, and component parts of atomic nuclei.
- null hypothesis — (in the statistical testing of a hypothesis) the hypothesis to be tested.
- offset printing — offset (def 6).