15-letter words containing s, y, n, e, m
- 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
- hyperadrenalism — a glandular disorder caused by the overactivity of the adrenal glands and often resulting in obesity
- hyperinsulinism — excessive insulin in the blood, resulting in hypoglycemia.
- hyperovarianism — precocious sexuality in girls due to abnormally heavy ovarian secretion.
- hypersomnolence — sleepy; drowsy.
- 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
- 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.
- immensurability — The quality of being immensurable.
- immunoassayable — Suitable for immunoassay.
- immunochemistry — the study of the chemistry of immunologic substances and reactions.
- in the same way — similarly
- in your dreams! — You say `In your dreams!' when you think that what someone wants is never going to happen or be true.
- incommensurably — In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
- inertial system — a frame of reference in which a body remains at rest or moves with constant linear velocity unless acted upon by forces: any frame of reference that moves with constant velocity relative to an inertial system is itself an inertial system.
- infinitesimally — indefinitely or exceedingly small; minute: infinitesimal vessels in the circulatory system.
- inhomogeneously — lack of homogeneity.
- instrumentality — the quality or state of being instrumental.
- interparoxysmal — occurring in the period or periods between paroxysms.
- keystone comedy — a short film of the silent era, often featuring the Keystone Kops.
- luminous energy — light1 (def 2a).
- machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
- malay peninsula — a peninsula in SE Asia, consisting of W (mainland) Malaysia and the S part of Thailand.
- manorial system — manorialism.
- marfan syndrome — a hereditary disorder characterized by abnormally elongated bones, especially in the extremities, hypermotility of the joints, and circulatory and eye abnormalities.
- marine surveyor — a person who carries out surveys of ships to determine seaworthiness, etc
- market analysis — the process of determining factors, conditions, and characteristics of a market.
- 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.
- maternity dress — a dress worn by a pregnant woman and which is designed to allow for the changes in body size which take place during pregnancy
- 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.
- mechanistically — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
- 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.
- 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
- mid-lent sunday — Laetare Sunday.
- minidisc player — a device for playing minidiscs
- miscellaneously — In a miscellaneous manner.
- miscue analysis — analysis of the errors a pupil makes while reading
- monkey business — frivolous or mischievous behavior.
- monkey, scratch — scratch monkey
- monochlamydeous — (of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla
- monospaced type — a typeface in which the width of all letters, including the space around them, is the same
- monospecificity — the condition of being specific for a sole antigen
- montgomeryshire — a historic county in Powys, in central Wales.
- morelos y pavon — José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1765–1815, Mexican priest and revolutionary leader.
- moreton bay ash — an Australian eucalyptus tree, E. tessellaris, having drooping branches and grey bark
- morning prayers — early-morning act of religious worship