15-letter words containing u, s, a, m
- brachystomatous — having a short proboscis, as certain insects.
- buckinghamshire — a county in SE central England, containing the Vale of Aylesbury and parts of the Chiltern Hills: the geographic and ceremonial county includes Milton Keynes, which became an independent unitary authority in 1997. Administrative centre: Aylesbury. Pop (excluding Milton Keynes): 478 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Milton Keynes): 1568 sq km (605 sq miles)
- bulimia nervosa — a disorder characterized by compulsive overeating followed by vomiting: sometimes associated with anxiety about gaining weight
- bureau of mines — a division of the Department of the Interior, created in 1910, that studies the nation's mineral resources and inspects mines.
- cactus geranium — a plant, Pelargonium echinatum, of the geranium family, native to southern Africa, having prickly stipules and white or reddish flowers.
- cadmium sulfate — a water-soluble compound, CdSO 4 , of colorless crystals, used as an antiseptic.
- cadmium sulfide — a toxic pigment, CdS, varying from lemon yellow (cadmium yellow) to yellowish orange (cadmium orange) and used in paints, photocells, semiconductors, etc.
- calabash nutmeg — a tropical African shrub, Monodora myristica, whose oily aromatic seeds can be used as nutmegs: family Annonaceae
- calcium sulfate — Calcium sulfate is a white crystalline salt, used as a tablet diluent.
- calcium sulfide — a yellow to light-gray, slightly water-soluble powder, CaS, having the odor of rotten eggs when moist: used chiefly in the preparation of luminous paint, hydrogen sulfide, and as a depilatory in cosmetics.
- camelback truss — a roof truss having upper and lower chords curving upward from a common point at each side.
- camp counsellor — an adult supervisor assigned to a group of campers at a summer camp
- capitulationism — advocacy or approval of capitulation.
- carpometacarpus — a bone in the wing of a bird that consists of the metacarpal bones and some of the carpal bones fused together
- casters-up mode — [IBM, probably from slang belly up] Yet another synonym for "broken" or "down". Usually connotes a major failure. A system (hardware or software) which is "down" may be already being restarted before the failure is noticed, whereas one which is "casters up" is usually a good excuse to take the rest of the day off (as long as you're not responsible for fixing it).
- chamber counsel — a counsel who advises in private and does not plead in court
- chanson d'amour — love song.
- charles coulomb — Charles Augustin de [sharl oh-gy-stan duh] /ʃarl oʊ güˈstɛ̃ də/ (Show IPA), 1736–1806, French physicist and inventor.
- chemoautotrophs — Plural form of chemoautotroph.
- chinese mustard — brown mustard.
- circumambagious — in a round-about manner
- circumambulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumambulate.
- circumforaneous — moving around or abroad; roaming from place to place
- circumnavigates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumnavigate.
- circumstantials — incidentals; details
- circumstantiate — to support by giving particulars
- claims adjuster — A claims adjuster is someone who is employed by an insurance company to decide how much money a person making a claim should receive.
- classical music — a style of music composed, esp at Vienna, during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This period is marked by the establishment, esp by Haydn and Mozart, of sonata form
- cleistogamously — in a cleistogamous manner
- clumber spaniel — a type of thickset spaniel having a broad heavy head
- coast mountains — a mountain range in Canada, on the Pacific coast of British Columbia. Highest peak: Mount Waddington, 4043 m (13 266 ft)
- collenchymatous — Relating to collenchyma.
- combat fatigues — the uniform worn by soldiers when fighting
- combat neurosis — battle fatigue.
- combat trousers — Combat trousers are large, loose trousers with lots of pockets.
- come up against — If you come up against a problem or difficulty, you are faced with it and have to deal with it.
- communist china — China, People's Republic of.
- communist party — (in non-Communist countries) a political party advocating Communism
- communistically — In a communistic manner.
- computerisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of computerization.
- consumer demand — a measure of consumers' desire for a product or service based on its availability
- consumer market — the market of consumers for a particular good or service
- consumption tax — a tax, as a sales tax, levied on consumer goods or services at the time of sale.
- contemporaneous — If two events or situations are contemporaneous, they happen or exist during the same period of time.
- contrast medium — a radiopaque substance, such as barium sulphate, used to increase the contrast of an image in radiography
- conventual mass — the Mass celebrated daily in a convent church for all members of the conventual community.
- corpus callosum — the band of white fibres that connects the cerebral hemispheres in mammals
- corpus striatum — a striped mass of white and grey matter situated in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
- coumarone resin — any of the group of thermosetting resins derived by the polymerization of mixtures of coumarone and indene: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints, varnishes, and printing inks.
- counter-measure — A counter-measure is an action that you take in order to weaken the effect of another action or a situation, or to make it harmless.