15-letter words containing c, l, e, o, m
- matrix compiler — Early matrix computations on UNIVAC. Sammet 1969, p.642.
- mechanochemical — involving the conversion of chemical energy into mechanical energy
- mechlorethamine — a nitrogen mustard, C 5 H 1 1 Cl 2 N, used in combination with other drugs in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other cancers.
- medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
- medical officer — a doctor of medicine who serves in the armed forces in a medical capacity
- medical records — written information about a person's health during their life to date
- 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 bottle — a small bottle used to hold medicine
- megalithic tomb — a burial chamber constructed of large stones, either underground or covered by a mound and usually consisting of long transepted corridors (gallery graves) or of a distinct chamber and passage (passage graves). The tombs may date from the 4th millennium bc
- megalokaryocyte — Megakaryocyte.
- melamine-coated — covered with an outer layer of melamine
- melancholically — disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.
- memory location — (storage) A byte, word or other small unit of storage space in a computer's main memory that is identified by its starting address (and size).
- messier catalog — a catalog of nonstellar objects compiled by Charles Messier in 1784 and later slightly extended, now known to contain nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters.
- metacognitively — In a metacognitive way.
- metallo-organic — organometallic.
- metamorphically — In a metamorphic manner.
- methyl chloride — a colorless, poisonous gas, CH 3 Cl, used chiefly as a refrigerant, as a local anesthetic, and as a methylating agent in organic synthesis.
- 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.
- methylcobalamin — A cobalamin used to treat neuropathies.
- metric topology — a topology for a space in which open sets are defined in terms of a given metric.
- microaerophiles — Plural form of microaerophile.
- microaerophilic — Of, or relating to a microaerophile.
- microcontroller — A microcomputer on a single chip, used to control some device such as an automobile engine or a toy.
- microelectronic — A microelectronic device.
- micromillimeter — Synonym of nanometer.
- microsoft excel — (tool) A spreadsheet program from Microsoft, part of their Microsoft Office suite of productivity tools for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. Excel is probably the most widely used spreadsheet in the world.
- microtechnology — technology that uses microelectronics
- microtunnelling — a technique used to excavate tunnels mechanically for the laying of pipes
- military police — soldiers who perform police duties
- mineralogically — With regard to mineralogy.
- miscegenational — of or relating to miscegenation
- miscellaneously — In a miscellaneous manner.
- misrecollection — the act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind; remembrance.
- mitotic spindle — spindle (def 11).
- moccasin flower — the lady's-slipper.
- mock pennyroyal — pennyroyal (def 2).
- modestly priced — moderately priced; not overly expensive
- 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.
- monchengladbach — a city in W North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.
- 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.
- motorcycle club — a club of motorcycle enthusiasts
- multinucleolate — having two or more nucleoli
- multiple choice — question: with several options
- multiple factor — polygene.