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15-letter words containing c, e, u, m

  • marcus aurelius — Marcus, Marcus Aurelius.
  • 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.
  • matta echaurren — Roberto Antonio Sebastián [raw-ver-taw ahn-taw-nyaw se-vahs-tyahn] /rɔˈvɛr tɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ ˌsɛ vɑsˈtyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1911–2002, Chilean painter.
  • measuring chain — a flexible length of metal links used in calculating distances
  • mechanical pulp — groundwood pulp.
  • medical student — trainee doctor
  • medical studies — a course of study leading to qualification as a doctor of medicine
  • 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.
  • medicine bundle — a wrapped package of items used by some North American Indians for religious or ceremonial purposes.
  • medullary canal — the central area of a bone, containing marrow
  • member function — A method in C++.
  • 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
  • menstrual cycle — (in women of reproductive age) the cycle of physiological changes affecting the reproductive organs that takes place typically over a month and includes ovulation, thickening of the lining of the womb and menstruation if fertilization of the egg has not occurred
  • metalinguistics — the study of the relation between languages and the other cultural systems they refer to.
  • 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.
  • methylcellulose — a grayish-white powder prepared from cellulose that swells to a highly viscous colloidal solution in water: used as a food additive and in water paints, leather tanning, and cosmetics.
  • microbusinesses — Plural form of microbusiness.
  • microcentrifuge — A centrifuge used in laboratories to separate materials from small samples (especially of biological material).
  • microearthquake — an earthquake of very low intensity (magnitude of 2 or less on the Richter scale).
  • micromicrocurie — a millionth of a microcurie
  • microstructures — Plural form of microstructure.
  • microtunnelling — a technique used to excavate tunnels mechanically for the laying of pipes
  • miner's lettuce — winter purslane.
  • miscellaneously — In a miscellaneous manner.
  • mischievousness — maliciously or playfully annoying.
  • miscommunicated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscommunicate.
  • miscue analysis — analysis of the errors a pupil makes while reading
  • mogi das cruzes — a city in SE Brazil, E of São Paulo.
  • molecular clock — the changes in the amino acid sequences of proteins that take place during evolution and speciation, and from which the dates of branchings of taxonomic groups can be deduced.
  • molecular cloud — a cool dense interstellar region composed of a wide variety of molecules, mainly hydrogen, plus some dust, in which stars are forming
  • 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.
  • monochlamydeous — (of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla
  • monomolecularly — In monomolecular terms.
  • mononucleotides — Plural form of mononucleotide.
  • motor insurance — insurance for a motor vehicle such as a car, which provides protection against loss in the event of an accident, theft, etc
  • motorcycle club — a club of motorcycle enthusiasts
  • mount vancouver — a mountain on the border between Canada and Alaska, in the St Elias Mountains. Height: 4785 m (15 700 ft)
  • mountain rescue — search and rescue conducted on a mountain, for example of someone who has fallen, got lost, etc
  • mourners' bench — a front row of seats at a revival meeting, for those who are to profess penitence
  • mucosanguineous — containing or made up of blood and mucus
  • mucous membrane — a lubricating membrane lining an internal surface or an organ, as the alimentary, respiratory, and genitourinary canals.
  • multi-channeled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
  • multiarticulate — Able to bend or hinge at more than one point.
  • multical system — E-mail: Richard Snodgrass <[email protected]>.
  • multidiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
  • multiliteracies — Plural form of multiliteracy.
  • multinucleolate — having two or more nucleoli
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