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15-letter words containing s, y, n, c, l

  • machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
  • martensitically — in a martensitic manner
  • masculine rhyme — a rhyme of but a single stressed syllable, as in disdain, complain.
  • 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.
  • mechanistically — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
  • 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
  • minidisc player — a device for playing minidiscs
  • miscellaneously — In a miscellaneous manner.
  • miscue analysis — analysis of the errors a pupil makes while reading
  • monochlamydeous — (of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla
  • monosyllabicity — The state or characteristic of being monosyllabic.
  • nanocrystalline — Of, pertaining to, or composed of nanocrystals.
  • necessary stool — close-stool.
  • neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
  • neuropsychology — The study of the relationship between behavior, emotion, and cognition on the one hand, and brain function on the other.
  • new york school — a loosely associated group of American and European artists and sculptors, especially abstract expressionist painters, active in and near New York City chiefly in the 1940s and 1950s.
  • nicholas ridley — Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
  • non-crystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
  • nonclassicality — The condition of being nonclassical.
  • nondisciplinary — of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline: disciplinary action.
  • nonelectrolytes — Plural form of nonelectrolyte.
  • nonspecifically — in a nonspecific way
  • normally-closed — Normally-closed switch contacts are in a closed state at rest.
  • not necessarily — If you reply 'Not necessarily', you mean that what has just been said or suggested may not be true.
  • nuclear physics — the branch of physics that deals with the behavior, structure, and component parts of atomic nuclei.
  • nucleosynthesis — the formation of new atomic nuclei by nuclear reactions, thought to occur in the interiors of stars and in the early stages of development of the universe.
  • nucleosynthetic — Of or pertaining to nucleosynthesis.
  • physical change — a usually reversible change in the physical properties of a substance, as size or shape: Freezing a liquid is a physical change.
  • physicalization — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
  • plunket society — the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children
  • policy issuance — Policy issuance is the process of creating an insurance policy and providing it to the policyholder.
  • polycrystalline — (of a rock or metal) composed of aggregates of individual crystals.
  • presynaptically — in a presynaptic manner
  • publicity stunt — something done to attract publicity
  • pyrocrystalline — crystallized from a molten magma or highly heated solution.
  • recycle solvent — A recycle solvent is a solvent (= a substance that can dissolve another substance) which is used in a recovery system.
  • royal enclosure — at the Royal Ascot horse-race meeting, an area of Ascot racecourse which is reserved for the Royal Family, members, and their guests
  • salary increase — an increase in the salary or pay given to an employee
  • scarlet lychnis — a plant, Lychnis chalcedonica, of the pink family, having scarlet or sometimes white flowers, the arrangement and shape of the petals resembling a Maltese cross.
  • secondary color — a color, as orange, green, or violet, produced by mixing two primary colors.
  • secondary metal — metal derived wholly or in part from scrap.
  • secondary xylem — xylem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
  • self-analytical — the application of psychoanalytic techniques and theories to an analysis of one's own personality and behavior, especially without the aid of a psychiatrist or other trained person.
  • self-rectifying — to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct: He sent them a check to rectify his account.
  • semi-analytical — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
  • semicrystalline — partly or imperfectly crystalline.
  • semicylindrical — of, relating to, or having the shape of a semicylinder
  • significatively — serving to signify.
  • single currency — a currency that is common to different countries
  • small cranberry — See under cranberry (def 1).
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