15-letter words containing s, t, e, r, n, c
- juristic person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- justice in eyre — a circuit made by an itinerant judge (justice in eyre) in medieval England.
- kelmscott manor — a Tudor house near Lechlade in Oxfordshire: home (1871–96) of William Morris
- kentish tracery — tracery, originating in Kent in the 14th century, having cusps with split ends.
- kernel sentence — a simple, active, declarative sentence containing no modifiers or connectives that may be used in making more elaborate sentences: The sentence “Good tests are short” is made from two kernel sentences: (1) “Tests are short.” (2) “(The) tests are good.”.
- killer instinct — If you say that a sports player or politician has the killer instinct, you admire them for their toughness and determination to succeed.
- knuckle-dusters — brass knuckles.
- lancaster sound — an arm of Baffin Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada, leading W to the Parry Channel. 200 miles (320 km) long and 40 miles (64 km) wide.
- learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
- lex non scripta — unwritten law; common law.
- liechtensteiner — a small principality in central Europe between Austria and Switzerland: economically linked with Switzerland. 65 sq. mi. (168 sq. km). Capital: Vaduz.
- linguistic area — a geographical area in which several languages sharing common features are spoken.
- loft conversion — an extra room added to a house by converting the roof space
- machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
- magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
- magnetic stripe — magnetic strip.
- manasseh cutler — Manasseh, 1742–1823, U.S. Congregational clergyman and scientist: promoted settlement of Ohio; congressman 1801–05.
- martensitically — in a martensitic manner
- 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.
- master mechanic — a mechanic, especially one who is thoroughly skilled, in charge of other mechanics.
- matrix sentence — Linguistics. a sentence in which another sentence is embedded: In The man who called is waiting, The man is waiting is a matrix sentence.
- meissner effect — the loss of magnetism that a superconductor displays when cooled to its transition temperature in a magnetic field.
- menstrual cycle — (in women of reproductive age) the cycle of physiological changes affecting the reproductive organs that takes place typically over a month and includes ovulation, thickening of the lining of the womb and menstruation if fertilization of the egg has not occurred
- merchant seaman — a seaman who works on a merchant vessel.
- microcontinents — Plural form of microcontinent.
- microdissection — dissection performed under a microscope.
- microenterprise — A business operating on a very small scale, especially one with a sole proprietor and fewer than six employees.
- microinjections — Plural form of microinjection.
- miner's lettuce — winter purslane.
- misappreciation — failure to appreciate something fully or properly
- misrecollection — the act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind; remembrance.
- monkey, scratch — scratch monkey
- motor insurance — insurance for a motor vehicle such as a car, which provides protection against loss in the event of an accident, theft, etc
- mountain rescue — search and rescue conducted on a mountain, for example of someone who has fallen, got lost, etc
- multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
- muscle relaxant — A muscle relaxant is any drug which relaxes muscles and may be used to treat muscle spasms and muscle pain.
- nanocrystalline — Of, pertaining to, or composed of nanocrystals.
- narcotics agent — an undercover agent who provides information to the police about illegal drugs, illegal drug trafficking, and users of illegal drugs
- natal horoscope — the horoscope based on an individual's birth.
- natural justice — accepted moral principles
- natural science — a science or knowledge of objects or processes observable in nature, as biology or physics, as distinguished from the abstract or theoretical sciences, as mathematics or philosophy.
- necessary stool — close-stool.
- neck sweetbread — sweetbread (def 2).
- neoconservatism — moderate political conservatism espoused or advocated by former liberals or socialists.
- neoconservative — moderate political conservatism espoused or advocated by former liberals or socialists.
- neomercantilism — an economic doctrine or policy during the early 20th century that set high tariffs and other import restrictions in order to protect domestic industries.
- neurolinguistic — pertaining to neurolinguistics
- 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.
- neuroscientific — the field of study encompassing the various scientific disciplines dealing with the structure, development, function, chemistry, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system.