15-letter words containing s, y, r, o
- marine surveyor — a person who carries out surveys of ships to determine seaworthiness, etc
- 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.
- microcosmically — in a microcosmic manner
- microdiscectomy — (surgery) microdecompression.
- microphysically — in a microphysical manner
- microscopically — so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms. Compare macroscopic.
- microseismicity — The state of being microseismic.
- microsporocytes — Plural form of microsporocyte.
- microsporophyll — a leaflike organ bearing microsporangia.
- 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
- montgomeryshire — a historic county in Powys, in central Wales.
- more's the pity — If you add more's the pity to a comment, you are expressing your disappointment or regret about something.
- 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
- morphosyntactic — involving both morphology and syntax.
- moving stairway — escalator (def 1).
- myofibroblastic — Relating to myofibroblasts.
- myristicivorous — feeding on nutmeg
- mystery shopper — a person who is employed, often by the owners, to visit shops, hotels, etc, incognito, and assess the quality of the service offered
- nanocrystalline — Of, pertaining to, or composed of nanocrystals.
- nasopharyngitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the nasal passages, and of the upper pharynx.
- natural history — the sciences, as botany, mineralogy, or zoology, dealing with the study of all objects in nature: used especially in reference to the beginnings of these sciences in former times.
- nearly-new shop — a shop that sells secondhand clothes and other objects
- necessary stool — close-stool.
- net.personality — Someone who has made a name for him or herself on Usenet, through either longevity or attention-getting posts, but doesn't meet the other requirements of net.godhood.
- neurohypophyses — Plural form of neurohypophysis.
- neurohypophysis — See under pituitary gland.
- neurophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
- 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.
- 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.
- noncompensatory — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
- nondisciplinary — of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline: disciplinary action.
- nonelectrolytes — Plural form of nonelectrolyte.
- nonpsychiatrist — a person who is not a psychiatrist
- nonstationarity — The condition of being nonstationary.
- normally-closed — Normally-closed switch contacts are in a closed state at rest.
- north bay shore — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- north yorkshire — a county in NE England. 3208 sq. mi. (8309 sq. km).
- northeastwardly — Towards the northeast.
- northwestwardly — Towards the northwest.
- not be yourself — If you say that you are not yourself, you mean you are not feeling well.