14-letter words containing s, t, e, m, c
- massif central — a great plateau and the chief water divide of France, in the central part.
- master aircrew — a warrant rank in the Royal Air Force, equal to but before a warrant officer
- master butcher — a butcher who is fully qualified to practise his trade and to train others in it
- matched sample — a sample in which the individuals selected for analysis share all properties except that under investigation
- material cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- mathematicians — Plural form of mathematician.
- mattress cover — a cover that can be put over a mattress before a bed sheet, providing further protection
- mcclure strait — an arm of the Beaufort Sea between Banks Island in the south and Melville Island and Eglinton Island to the north, in the Northwest Territories, Canada. About 170 miles (270 km) long and 60 miles (90 km) wide.
- medical ethics — the code of behaviour considered to be correct for members of the medical profession
- medicalisation — Alternative spelling of medicalization.
- medicine chest — bathroom cabinet
- megakaryocytes — Plural form of megakaryocyte.
- melastomaceous — belonging to the family Melastomataceae (also known as Melastomaceae)
- meniscocytosis — sickle cell anemia.
- mercantilistic — Relating to, or characteristic of mercantilism.
- mercury switch — an especially quiet switch that opens and closes an electric circuit by shifting a vial containing a pool of mercury so as to cover or uncover the contacts.
- meretriciously — In a meretricious manner.
- mesaticephalic — (anatomy) Having a cranium with a medium ratio of length to breadth.
- mesh stockings — stockings with a netted pattern or made out of a netted material such as lace or netted nylon
- message center — an office or other area where incoming and outgoing messages, mail, etc., are received and transmitted, as by telephone, computer, or messenger.
- meta-case tool — A term sometimes used for software packages (like TBK or VSF) which allow users to develop or customise their own CASE tools.
- metachromatism — change of color, especially that due to variation in the temperature of a body.
- metafictionist — A writer of metafiction.
- metalinguistic — Pertaining to metalinguistics.
- metallic glass — glassy alloy.
- metaphosphoric — applied to an acid (HPO3) containing a molecule less of water than orthophosphoric acid
- metaphysically — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- metaphysicians — Plural form of metaphysician.
- metaplasticity — Any activity-dependent change to neural function that modulates subsequent synaptic plasticity.
- metapragmatics — Language that characterizes or describes the pragmatic function of some speech.
- metapsychology — speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
- metastasectomy — (surgery) Surgical removal of the metastases (cancerous growths).
- metastatically — In a metastatic manner.
- metempsychosis — the transmigration of the soul, especially the passage of the soul after death from a human or animal to some other human or animal body.
- metencephalons — Plural form of metencephalon.
- method actress — an actress who bases her role on the inner motivation of the character she plays, following the theories of Stanislavsky
- methodicalness — The property of being methodical.
- meticulousness — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- metoposcopical — relating to metoposcopy
- metric madness — excessive devotion to metrication
- metrical psalm — a translation of one of the psalms into rhyming strict-metre verse usually sung as a hymn
- microcassettes — Plural form of microcassette.
- microchemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with minute quantities of substances.
- microcomputers — Plural form of microcomputer.
- microfilaments — Plural form of microfilament.
- micromagnetism — (physics) The study of magnetism at the sub-micrometre scale.
- micronutrients — Plural form of micronutrient.
- microparasites — Plural form of microparasite.
- microsatellite — A miniature satellite.
- microsporocyte — one of the mother cells that produce four microspores by meiosis.