15-letter words containing a, c, o, e, l, m
- nonmathematical — of, relating to, or of the nature of mathematics: mathematical truth.
- nonmatriculated — not matriculated, not enrolled in an institution, esp a college or university
- nonmelodramatic — Not melodramatic.
- nonmetaphorical — not metaphorical; literal
- normally-closed — Normally-closed switch contacts are in a closed state at rest.
- old clothes man — a person who deals in second-hand clothes
- omega-algebraic — In domain theory, a complete partial order is algebraic if every element is the lub of some chain of compact elements. If the set of compact elements is countable it is omega-algebraic. Usually written with a Greek letter omega (LaTeX \omega).
- omnidirectional — sending or receiving signals in all directions: an omnidirectional microphone.
- ophthalmoscopes — Plural form of ophthalmoscope.
- organomercurial — an organic compound containing mercury
- over-compliance — the act of conforming, acquiescing, or yielding.
- paleolithic man — any of the prehistoric populations of humans, as the Cro-Magnon, living in the late Pliocene and the Pleistocene epochs.
- pectoral muscle — muscle of the chest
- personal column — The personal column in a newspaper or magazine contains messages for individual people and advertisements of a private nature.
- phenomenalistic — the doctrine that phenomena are the only objects of knowledge or the only form of reality.
- photomechanical — noting or pertaining to any of various processes for printing from plates or surfaces prepared by the aid of photography.
- physical memory — (memory management) The memory hardware (normally RAM) installed in a computer. The term is only used in contrast to virtual memory.
- physicochemical — physical and chemical: the physicochemical properties of an isomer.
- phytochemically — in a phytochemical manner
- plainclothesman — a police officer, especially a detective, who wears ordinary civilian clothes while on duty.
- planned economy — an economic system in which the government controls and regulates production, distribution, prices, etc.
- platform rocker — a rocking chair supported on a stationary base
- platform scales — a weighing machine which has a platform that you put something on to be weighed
- platform ticket — a pass allowing a visitor to enter upon a railroad platform from which those not traveling are ordinarily excluded.
- plug compatible — of or relating to computers or peripheral devices that are functionally equivalent to, and may be substituted for, other models.
- plug-compatible — of or relating to computers or peripheral devices that are functionally equivalent to, and may be substituted for, other models.
- plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
- poke mullock at — to ridicule
- police marksman — a police officer skilled in precision shooting, esp with a sniper rifle
- portland cement — a type of hydraulic cement usually made by burning a mixture of limestone and clay in a kiln.
- problematically — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- pseudo-chemical — of, used in, produced by, or concerned with chemistry or chemicals: a chemical formula; chemical agents.
- pseudocoelomate — having a pseudocoel.
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- radiochemically — by radiochemical means or methods; from a radiochemical perspective
- radiometrically — using a radiometric method, in terms of radiometry
- radiotelemetric — of or relating to radiotelemetry
- recombinational — belonging or relating to recombination
- residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
- rhombencephalon — the hindbrain.
- rockrose family — the plant family Cistaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants and shrubs having simple, usually opposite leaves, solitary or clustered flowers, and capsular fruit, and including the frostweed, pinweed, and rockrose.
- samuel prescott — Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
- school-gate mum — a young family-oriented working mother, considered by political parties as forming a significant part of the electorate
- sclerodermatous — Zoology. covered with a hardened tissue, as scales.
- secondary metal — metal derived wholly or in part from scrap.
- secondary xylem — xylem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
- self-compatible — able to be fertilized by its own pollen.
- self-complacent — pleased with oneself; self-satisfied; smug.
- self-medication — the use of medicine without medical supervision to treat one's own ailment.
- self-proclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.