15-letter words containing a, m, o, u, n, t
- parent compound — a compound from which derivatives may be obtained.
- pergamentaceous — (esp of plants) resembling parchment, whether in texture or composition
- phantom circuit — a circuit derived from two suitably arranged pairs of wires, each pair being a circuit (side circuit) and also acting as one half of an additional derived circuit, the entire system providing the capabilities of three circuits while requiring wires for only two.
- photojournalism — journalism in which photography dominates written copy, as in certain magazines.
- platinum blonde — a person, especially a girl or woman, whose hair is of a pale blond or silver color, usually colored artificially by bleaching or dyeing.
- pneumatotherapy — the use of compressed or rarefied air in treating disease.
- poststimulation — occurring after stimulation
- poultry farming — breeding and keeping fowl
- product manager — sb who oversees product development
- program counter — (hardware) (PC) A register in the central processing unit that contains the addresss of the next instruction to be executed. After each instruction is fetched, the PC is automatically incremented to point to the following instruction. It is not normally manipulated like an ordinary register but instead, special instructions are provided to alter the flow of control by writing a new value to the PC, e.g. JUMP, CALL, RTS.
- pseudo-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- put a damper on — To put a damper on something means to have an effect on it which stops it being as enjoyable or as successful as it should be.
- put the make on — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- quartz movement — an extremely accurate electronic movement utilizing the natural frequency of vibrations of a quartz crystal to regulate the operation of the timepiece (quartz clock or quartz watch)
- question master — quizmaster.
- quotation marks — one of the marks used to indicate the beginning and end of a quotation, in English usually shown as “ at the beginning and ” at the end, or, for a quotation within a quotation, of single marks of this kind, as “He said, ‘I will go.’ ” Frequently, especially in Great Britain, single marks are used instead of double, the latter being then used for a quotation within a quotation.
- rational number — a number that can be expressed exactly by a ratio of two integers.
- 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.
- regulation time — the standard duration of a sports game, before the addition of any extra time to determine a winner, etc
- rocky mountains — mountain range in USA and Canada
- routeing domain — (networking) (US "routing") A set of routers that exchange routeing information within an administrative domain.
- sarcenchymatous — relating to the connective tissue of some sponges
- sayan mountains — a mountain range in S central Russia, in S Siberia. Highest peak: Munku-Sardyk, 3437 m (11 457 ft)
- schola cantorum — an ecclesiastical choir or choir school.
- self-mutilation — to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
- semi-autonomous — acting independently to some degree
- semi-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- semidocumentary — a film or television programme that is fictional but includes many factual events or details
- simple equation — linear equation
- slumpflationary — of or relating to slumpflation
- smoky mountains — Great Smoky Mountains
- snowy mountains — a mountain range in SE Australia, part of the Australian Alps: famous hydroelectric scheme
- sodium arsenite — a white or grayish-white, water-soluble, poisonous powder, NaAsO 2 , used chiefly in arsenical soaps for hides, as an insecticide, and as a weed-killer.
- sodium benzoate — a white crystalline soluble compound used as an antibacterial and antifungal agent in preserving food (E211), as an antiseptic, and in making dyes and pharmaceuticals. Formula: (C6H5COO)Na
- south glamorgan — a county in SE Wales. 161 sq. mi. (416 sq. km).
- spanish customs — irregular practices among a group of workers to gain increased financial allowances, reduced working hours, etc
- stamping ground — a habitual or favorite haunt.
- stand-up comedy — telling jokes to an audience
- storm insurance — insurance cover against damage caused by windstorms
- subalimentation — hypoalimentation.
- suboptimization — a situation which is less than optimal
- supplementation — the act or process of supplementing.
- tandem-compound — (of a compound engine or turbine) having high-pressure and low-pressure units in tandem.
- tantalus monkey — a long-tailed African monkey, Cercopithecus tantalus (or C. aethiops tantalus), of central African grasslands, having a long face framed by upswept whiskers.
- tatra mountains — a mountain range along the border between Slovakia and Poland, extending for about 64 km (40 miles): the highest range of the central Carpathians. Highest peak: Gerlachovka, 2663 m (8737 ft)
- teamsters union — the unofficial name of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America.
- telecommunicate — to transmit (data, sound, images, etc.) by telecommunications.
- temerariousness — the state or condition of being audacious
- tetrasporangium — a sporangium containing four asexual spores.