15-letter words containing s, t, o, m, y
- domestic system — a manufacturing system whereby workers make products in their own homes with materials supplied by entrepreneurs.
- dorito syndrome — (humour) Feelings of emptiness and dissatisfaction triggered by addictive substances that lack nutritional content. "I just spent six hours surfing the Web, and now I've got a bad case of Dorito Syndrome."
- effort syndrome — an anxiety reaction characterized by quick fatigue, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, dizziness, and other cardiac symptoms, but not caused by disease of the heart.
- effort-syndrome — an anxiety reaction characterized by quick fatigue, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, dizziness, and other cardiac symptoms, but not caused by disease of the heart.
- electrodynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the interaction of electric currents with magnetic fields or with other electric currents.
- electromyograms — Plural form of electromyogram.
- erythema solare — inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun
- ethnomusicology — The study of the music of different cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- family skeleton — a closely guarded family secret
- fixed-do system — a system of solmization in which the syllable do is always C, regardless of the key.
- fortysomethings — Plural form of fortysomething.
- gastronomically — the art or science of good eating.
- hemiglossectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a portion of the tongue.
- histochemically — In a histochemical manner.
- histomorphology — histology.
- 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.
- honeymoon suite — a luxurious suite in a hotel designed for honeymooners
- hydrodynamicist — a specialist in hydrodynamics.
- hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
- hypermetabolism — Biology, Physiology. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Compare anabolism, catabolism.
- hyperpotassemia — hyperkalemia.
- hyperthyroidism — overactivity of the thyroid gland.
- hypocortisolism — (medicine) A cortisol deficiency.
- hypopituitarism — abnormally diminished activity of the pituitary gland, especially of the anterior lobe.
- hypovitaminosis — Insufficiency of one or more essential vitamins in the body.
- hystricomorphic — relating to a suborder of rodents
- ignition system — the system in an internal-combustion engine that produces the spark to ignite the mixture of fuel and air: includes the battery, ignition coil, distributor, spark plugs, and associated switches and wiring.
- immunochemistry — the study of the chemistry of immunologic substances and reactions.
- immunohistology — the microscopic study of tissues with the aid of antibodies that bind to tissue components and reveal their presence.
- interparoxysmal — occurring in the period or periods between paroxysms.
- isoamyl acetate — a colorless liquid, C 7 H 14 O 2 , used in flavorings, perfumery, and as a solvent. Compare banana oil (def 1).
- john chrysostom — Saint John, a.d. 347?–407, ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople.
- keystone comedy — a short film of the silent era, often featuring the Keystone Kops.
- look-say method — a method of teaching beginners to read by memorizing and recognizing whole words, rather than by associating letters with sounds
- lymphoid tissue — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
- main royal mast — the part of the mainmast situated immediately above, and generally formed as a single spar with, the main topgallantmast.
- manorial system — manorialism.
- masochistically — Psychiatry. having a condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering, physical pain, and humiliation.
- meantone system — a system for tuning keyboard instruments, used before the development of tuning by equal temperament and considered practical only for tonalities of not more than two sharps or flats.
- 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
- mesometeorology — the study of atmospheric phenomena of relatively small size, as thunderstorms or tornadoes, and of the detailed structure of larger disturbances.
- methylcellulose — a grayish-white powder prepared from cellulose that swells to a highly viscous colloidal solution in water: used as a food additive and in water paints, leather tanning, and cosmetics.
- microdiscectomy — (surgery) microdecompression.
- microseismicity — The state of being microseismic.
- microsporocytes — Plural form of microsporocyte.
- military school — military academy.
- mirror symmetry — symmetry about a plane (mirror plane) that divides the object or system into two mutual mirror images
- modestly priced — moderately priced; not overly expensive
- monkey, scratch — scratch monkey