15-letter words containing a, e, r, i, u
- leptosporangium — (botany) A sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell.
- liberal judaism — Reform Judaism.
- liberal studies — a supplementary arts course for those specializing in scientific, technical, or professional studies
- linear argument — (theory) A function argument which is used exactly once by the function. If the argument is used at most once then it is safe to inline the function and replace the single occurrence of the formal parameter with the actual argument expression. If the argument was used more than once this transformation would duplicate the argument expression, causing it to be evaluated more than once. If the argument is sure to be used at least once then it is safe to evaluate it in advance (see strictness analysis) whereas if the argument was not used then this would waste work and might prevent the program from terminating.
- linear equation — a first-order equation involving two variables: its graph is a straight line in the Cartesian coordinate system.
- linear function — linear transformation.
- linear momentum — force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events: The car gained momentum going downhill. Her career lost momentum after two unsuccessful films.
- linguistic area — a geographical area in which several languages sharing common features are spoken.
- lithium battery — A lithium battery is a type of battery used for low-power, high-reliability, long-life applications, such as clocks, cameras and calculators.
- lithium citrate — a white crystalline solid sometimes used in the treatment of manic-depressive illness and mania. Formula: Li3C6H5O7
- livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
- living quarters — accommodation
- lobar pneumonia — pneumonia (def 2).
- lons-le-saunier — a department in E France. 1952 sq. mi. (5055 sq. km). Capital: Lons-le-Saunier.
- lord lieutenant — British. the title of various high officials holding authority deputed from a sovereign.
- louis d'orleans — Louis Philippe Joseph [lwee fee-leep zhaw-zef] /lwi fiˈlip ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), Duc (Philippe Égalité) 1747–93, French political leader.
- louisiana heron — tricolored heron.
- lucrezia borgia — Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
- luggage carrier — car accessory
- luster painting — a method of decorating glazed pottery with metallic pigment, originated in Persia, popular from the 9th through the mid-19th centuries.
- macroprudential — Of or pertaining to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.
- magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
- mail user agent — (messaging) (MUA) The program that allows the user to compose and read electronic mail messages. The MUA provides the interface between the user and the Message Transfer Agent. Outgoing mail is eventually handed over to an MTA for delivery while the incoming messages are picked up from where the MTA left it (although MUA's running on single-user machines may pick up mail using POP). Popular MUAs for Unix include elm, mush, pine, and RMAIL.
- male prostitute — man who has sex for money
- maneuverability — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- manoeuvrability — The quality of being manoeuvrable.
- manual steering — Manual steering is steering in which the driver does all the work, without the help of mechanical power.
- marburg disease — a viral disease producing a severe and often fatal illness with fever, rash, diarrhea, vomiting, and gastrointestinal bleeding, transmitted to humans through contact with infected green monkeys.
- marcus aurelius — Marcus, Marcus Aurelius.
- margaritiferous — yielding or wearing pearls
- marine surveyor — a person who carries out surveys of ships to determine seaworthiness, etc
- marriage bureau — an agency that provides introductions to single people seeking a marriage partner
- marsupial mouse — any of various mouse-sized to rat-sized marsupials of the family Dasyuridae, occurring in Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania: some species are rare or endangered.
- masculine rhyme — a rhyme of but a single stressed syllable, as in disdain, complain.
- mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- measuring chain — a flexible length of metal links used in calculating distances
- measuring glass — a graduated glass container used to measure quantities of liquid
- measuring spoon — a spoon for measuring amounts, as in cooking, usually part of a set of spoons of different sizes.
- medical tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
- menispermaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Menispermaceae, a family of mainly tropical and subtropical plants, most of which are woody climbers with small flowers
- mermaid's purse — the horny or leathery egg case of certain cartilaginous fishes, as skates.
- metallic luster — luster1 (def 8).
- metallurgically — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- microearthquake — an earthquake of very low intensity (magnitude of 2 or less on the Richter scale).
- midsummer's day — Midsummer's Day or Midsummer Day is the 24th of June.
- mis-measurement — the act of measuring.
- mixture quality — Mixture quality is the degree to which a mixture is an ideal mixture.
- mogi das cruzes — a city in SE Brazil, E of São Paulo.
- molecular knife — a segment of genetic material that inhibits the reproduction of the AIDS virus by breaking up specific areas of the virus's genes.
- molecular sieve — a compound with molecule-size pores, as some sodium aluminum silicates, that chemically locks molecules in them: used in purification and separation processes.