15-letter words containing a, c, d, e, m
- molecular cloud — a cool dense interstellar region composed of a wide variety of molecules, mainly hydrogen, plus some dust, in which stars are forming
- monchengladbach — a city in W North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.
- monochlamydeous — (of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla
- monosaccharides — Plural form of monosaccharide.
- monospaced type — a typeface in which the width of all letters, including the space around them, is the same
- morphine addict — a person who is addicted to the drug morphine
- multi-channeled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- muslim calendar — the lunar calendar used by Muslims and reckoned from a.d. 622: the calendar year consists of 354 days and contains 12 months: Moharram, Safar, Rabi I, Rabi II, Jumada I, Jumada II, Rajab, Shaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhu ʾl-Qaʿda, and Dhu ʾl-hijjah. In leap years the month Dhu ʾl-hijjah contains one extra day.
- myelodysplastic — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or showing evidence of myelodysplasia.
- neuroectodermal — Of or pertaining to the neuroectoderm.
- nickel and dime — of little or no importance; trivial; petty: a nickel-and-dime business that soon folded.
- nickel-and-dime — of little or no importance; trivial; petty: a nickel-and-dime business that soon folded.
- non-compensated — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- non-documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- nondiscriminate — Not discriminate.
- nonmatriculated — not matriculated, not enrolled in an institution, esp a college or university
- nonmelodramatic — Not melodramatic.
- normally-closed — Normally-closed switch contacts are in a closed state at rest.
- of mice and men — a novel (1937) and play (1938) by John Steinbeck.
- old clothes man — a person who deals in second-hand clothes
- omnidirectional — sending or receiving signals in all directions: an omnidirectional microphone.
- orange chromide — an Asian cichlid fish, Etropus maculatus, with a brownish-orange spotted body
- ordinary income — taxable income, as salary and wages, other than capital gains.
- organized crime — illegal activities co-ordinated by groups
- overcompensated — to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced.
- pac-man defense — a defensive tactic against a hostile takeover in which the targeted company makes its own bid to take over the hostile firm.
- pacific madrone — any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
- parent compound — a compound from which derivatives may be obtained.
- patent medicine — a medicine sold without a prescription in drugstores or by sales representatives, and usually protected by a trademark.
- planned economy — an economic system in which the government controls and regulates production, distribution, prices, etc.
- pneumatic drill — a percussive power drill powered by compressed air
- portland cement — a type of hydraulic cement usually made by burning a mixture of limestone and clay in a kiln.
- premanufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- premodification — an act or instance of modifying.
- product manager — sb who oversees product development
- pseudo-academic — of or relating to a college, academy, school, or other educational institution, especially one for higher education: academic requirements.
- pseudo-chemical — of, used in, produced by, or concerned with chemistry or chemicals: a chemical formula; chemical agents.
- pseudo-dramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- pseudo-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- pseudocoelomate — having a pseudocoel.
- pyrometric bead — (in a kiln) a ball of material that indicates by changing color that a certain temperature has been reached.
- radiochemically — by radiochemical means or methods; from a radiochemical perspective
- radiometrically — using a radiometric method, in terms of radiometry
- radiomicrometer — an instrument for measuring small amounts of radiant energy, consisting of a sensitive thermocouple connected to a galvanometer.
- radiotelemetric — of or relating to radiotelemetry
- raw-pack method — cold pack (def 2).
- recombinant dna — DNA in which one or more segments or genes have been inserted, either naturally or by laboratory manipulation, from a different molecule or from another part of the same molecule, resulting in a new genetic combination.
- redocumentation — The creation or revision of a semantically equivalent representation within the same relative abstraction level. The resulting forms of representation are usually considered alternate views intended for a human audience.
- remembrance day — (in Canada) November 11, observed as a legal holiday in memory of those who died in World Wars I and II, similar to Veterans Day in the U.S.
- residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid