15-letter words containing s, y, m
- embroidery silk — a silk thread used for embroidery
- episodic memory — the recollection of events within their historical setting
- eric s. raymond — (person) One of the authors of the Hacker's Jargon File. Eric was involved in the JOLT project and GNU Emacs as well as maintaining several FAQ lists. He is a keen advocate of open source. E-mail: <[email protected]>
- 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.
- euphemistically — In a euphemistic manner.
- family business — company owned and run by a family
- family division — a division of the High Court of Justice dealing with divorce, the rights of access to children, etc
- family skeleton — a closely guarded family secret
- fideicommissary — the recipient of a fideicommissum.
- fixed-do system — a system of solmization in which the syllable do is always C, regardless of the key.
- flavourdynamics — as in quantum flavour dynamics, a mathematical model used to describe the interaction of flavoured particles (weak force) through the exchange of intermediate vector bosons
- for one's money — any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
- fortysomethings — Plural form of fortysomething.
- gamma ray burst — a short-lived, extremely luminous burst of gamma radiation from an unknown astronomical source, occurring at random positions in the sky several times a day. Abbreviation: GRB.
- gamma-ray burst — a short-lived, extremely luminous burst of gamma radiation from an unknown astronomical source, occurring at random positions in the sky several times a day. Abbreviation: GRB.
- gastronomically — the art or science of good eating.
- gesneria family — the plant family Gesneriaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having a basal rosette of usually toothed leaves, tubular two-lipped flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including the African violet, gloxinia, and streptocarpus.
- give a monkey's — to care about or regard as important
- gorlin syndrome — a rare congenital disorder in which cancer destroys the facial skin and causes blindness; skeletal anomalies can also occur
- guidance system — The guidance system of a missile or rocket is the device which controls its course.
- hamersley range — a mountain range in N Western Australia: iron-ore deposits. Highest peak: 1236 m (4056 ft)
- hemiglossectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a portion of the tongue.
- hillbilly music — folk music combined with elements of popular music in which the banjo, fiddle, and guitar are principal instruments: a type of music that originated in mountain regions of the southern U.S.
- 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.
- homochlamydeous — (of a plant) having a perianth in which the sepals and petals are fused together and indistinguishable
- honeymoon suite — a luxurious suite in a hotel designed for honeymooners
- hughes syndrome — a condition of the autoimmune system caused by antibodies reacting against phospholipids, leading to thrombosis
- hydrodynamicist — a specialist in hydrodynamics.
- hyperadrenalism — a glandular disorder caused by the overactivity of the adrenal glands and often resulting in obesity
- hypercatabolism — an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
- hyperinsulinism — excessive insulin in the blood, resulting in hypoglycemia.
- 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.
- hyperovarianism — precocious sexuality in girls due to abnormally heavy ovarian secretion.
- hyperparasitism — an organism that is parasitic on or in another parasite.
- hyperpotassemia — hyperkalemia.
- hypersomnolence — sleepy; drowsy.
- hyperthyroidism — overactivity of the thyroid gland.
- hypocortisolism — (medicine) A cortisol deficiency.
- hypoinsulinemia — (medicine) An abnormally low level of insulin in the blood.
- hypoinsulinemic — Having hypoinsulinemia.
- hypomagnesaemia — the condition of having too little magnesium in the blood, particularly in cattle, in which it is also known as lactation tetany
- 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.
- immeasurability — Immeasurableness.
- immensurability — The quality of being immensurable.