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16-letter words containing a, r, m, i, u

  • insurance scheme — a scheme that provides insurance
  • intercommunicate — to communicate mutually, as people.
  • interculturalism — The philosophy of exchanges between cultural groups within a society.
  • interim accounts — accounts published in the course of the financial year
  • intramolecularly — In an intramolecular manner; within a molecule.
  • italian vermouth — sweet vermouth
  • ivyleaf geranium — a geranium plant, pelargonium peltatum, with trailing leaves and white, pink, red, or violet flowers
  • karelian isthmus — a narrow strip of land between Lake Ladoga and the Gulf of Finland, in the NW Russian Federation.
  • keyman insurance — life insurance taken out by a business firm on an essential or very important employee, with the firm as beneficiary.
  • kitagawa utamaro — Kitagawa [kee-tah-gah-wah] /ˈki tɑˈgɑ wɑ/ (Show IPA), 1753–1806, Japanese painter, draftsman, and designer of prints.
  • latissimus dorsi — a broad, flat muscle on each side of the midback, the action of which draws the arm backward and downward and rotates the front of the arm toward the body.
  • lithium stearate — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, LiC 18 H 35 O 2 , used chiefly in cosmetics, in plastics, and as a lubricant in powder metallurgy.
  • liturgical drama — medieval drama, based on incidents in the Bible and performed in churches on holy days, usually in Latin and often chanted.
  • lumberjack shirt — a thick checked shirt, as worn by lumberjacks
  • maclaurin series — a Taylor series in which the reference point is zero.
  • macro-linguistic — a field of study concerned with language in its broadest sense and including cultural and behavioral features associated with language.
  • macroinstruction — macro (def 5).
  • macrolinguistics — a field of study concerned with language in its broadest sense and including cultural and behavioral features associated with language.
  • magnetic circuit — the closed path described by magnetic flux. It is analogous to the electric circuit with resistance, where flux, reluctance, and magnetomotive force correspond to electric current, resistance, and electromotive force.
  • magnetic equator — aclinic line.
  • mail-order house — a retail firm that conducts its business by receiving orders and shipping its merchandise through the mail and that supplies its customers with catalogs, circulars, etc.
  • make a virtue of — If you make a virtue of something, you pretend that you did it because you chose to, although in fact you did it because you had to.
  • make the running — If someone is making the running in a situation, they are more active than the other people involved.
  • mallowpuff māori — a Māori who is considered to behave like a white person
  • malpractice suit — a lawsuit brought against a professional accused of illegal or unethical practices or neglect of duty
  • marginal utility — the extra utility or satisfaction derived by a consumer from the consumption of the last unit of a commodity.
  • mari el republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga basin. Capital: Yoshkar-Ola. Pop: 728 000 (2002). Area: 23 200 sq km (8955 sq miles)
  • marine insurance — ocean marine insurance.
  • marriage customs — the acts that are traditionally done in connection with a marriage
  • married quarters — the housing provided on a military base for married servicemen or servicewomen
  • marsh cinquefoil — a variety of cinquefoil, Potentilla palustris, that grows in marshy areas
  • marsupialization — (surgery) The surgical technique of cutting a slit into a cyst and suturing its edges to form a continuous surface from the exterior to the interior of the cyst, allowing it to drain freely.
  • martin van buren — Martin, 1782–1862, 8th president of the U.S. 1837–41.
  • mass destruction — devastation on a large scale
  • material culture — the aggregate of physical objects or artifacts used by a society.
  • maximum-security — designed for or housing prisoners regarded as being very dangerous to society.
  • measuring device — gauge
  • medium artillery — guns and howitzers of more than 105mm and less than 155mm caliber, sometimes including the 155mm howitzers. Compare heavy artillery (def 2), light artillery (def 2).
  • menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
  • mexican fruitfly — a brightly colored fly, Anastrepha ludens, whose larvae are a serious pest chiefly of citrus fruits and mangoes in Mexico, Central America, and southern Texas.
  • microcirculation — the movement of blood through the arterioles, capillaries, and venules.
  • microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
  • micromanipulator — A device, used for micromanipulation, consisting of microscopic needles and instruments viewed through a microscope.
  • microminiaturize — (especially of electronic equipment) to make extremely small; subject to microminiaturization.
  • microvasculature — the system of tiny blood vessels, including capillaries, venules, and arterioles, that perfuse the body's tissues.
  • migratory locust — any of several locusts that migrate in great swarms, especially Locusta migratoria, of Africa and Asia.
  • military honours — ceremonies performed by troops in honour of royalty, at the burial of an officer, etc
  • miniature camera — a small camera using film that is 35 millimeters wide or less.
  • miniature poodle — a breed of poodle, bred to be much smaller than standard poodles
  • minute secretary — the person responsible for noting the minutes of a meeting
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