16-letter words containing c, l, o, u
- molecular volume — the volume occupied by one mole of a substance
- molecular weight — the average weight of a molecule of an element or compound measured in units once based on the weight of one hydrogen atom taken as the standard or on 1/16 (0.0625) the weight of an oxygen atom, but after 1961 based on 1/12 (0.083) the weight of the carbon-12 atom; the sum of the atomic weights of all the atoms in a molecule. Abbreviation: mol. wt.
- monocotyledonous — belonging or pertaining to the monocotyledons.
- mortgagee clause — a clause attached to a fire-insurance policy for protecting a mortgagee against loss or damage.
- moulding machine — a machine for pressing sand into a mould
- moulding process — the process of shaping or compacting a material into a frame or mould
- mount carmel man — an early human of Neanderthaloid type, known from skeletal remains from the late Pleistocene Epoch, c50,000–40,000 b.c., found in Palestine.
- mountain climber — someone who climbs or walks up mountains
- mourning clothes — clothes worn as a symbol of grief at a bereavement, esp black clothes
- mousseline sauce — a light sauce, made by adding whipped cream or egg whites to hollandaise sauce
- multidirectional — extending or operating in several directions at the same time; functioning or going in more than one direction: a multidirectional stereo speaker system.
- multiple factors — polygene.
- municipalization — (economics) The transfer of corporations or other assets to municipal ownership.
- musculocutaneous — of, relating to, or supplying the muscles and skin
- musical director — A musical director is the same as a music director.
- mustard-coloured — of a brownish-yellow colour
- mutual exclusion — (parallel, operating system) (Or "mutex", plural: "mutexes") A collection of techniques for sharing resources so that different uses do not conflict and cause unwanted interactions. One of the most commonly used techniques for mutual exclusion is the semaphore.
- mutual induction — the production of an electromotive force in one circuit by a change in current in another circuit.
- mutual recursion — recursion
- nassella tussock — type of tussock grass
- national costume — traditional dress
- natural resource — a naturally occurring source of wealth, as land or water.
- neurolinguistics — the study of the neurological processes underlying the development and use of language.
- nevado de toluca — a volcano in central Mexico, in Mexico state near Toluca: crater partly filled by a lake. Height: 4577 m (15 017 ft)
- nicholas of cusa — 1401–64, German cardinal, philosopher, and mathematician: anticipated Copernicus in asserting that the earth revolves around the sun
- nicoya peninsula — a peninsula in NW Costa Rica, on the Pacific Ocean.
- nitrosylsulfuric — of or derived from nitrosylsulfuric acid.
- no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
- non-accumulative — tending to accumulate or arising from accumulation; cumulative.
- non-naturalistic — imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings.
- non-reproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- nonarchitectural — Not architectural.
- nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
- nonfinite clause — a clause with a nonfinite verb or with no verb, as the hour being late in The hour being late, we left.
- nonrecourse loan — a loan for which the borrower cannot be held responsible for any amount in excess of the security for the loan, even if the value of such security falls below the level it had or that had been anticipated for it at the time of the loan.
- nouvelle cuisine — a modern style of French cooking that emphasizes the use of the finest and freshest ingredients simply and imaginatively prepared, often with fresh herbs, the artful arrangement and presentation of food, and the use of reduced stocks in place of flour-thickened sauces.
- nuclear emulsion — a photographic emulsion in the form of a thick block, used to record the tracks of elementary particles.
- nuclear envelope — the double membrane surrounding the nucleus within a cell.
- nuclear magneton — a unit of magnetic moment, used to measure proton spin and approximately equal to 1/1836 Bohr magneton.
- nuclear reaction — reaction (def 8).
- nucleophilically — In a nucleophilic manner.
- oak leaf cluster — a U.S. military decoration in the form of a small bronze twig bearing four oak leaves and three acorns, worn on the ribbon of another decoration for valor, wounds, or distinguished service to signify a second award of the same medal.
- occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
- ocellated turkey — a wild turkey, Agriocharis ocellata, of Yucatán, Belize, and Guatemala, typically having green, blue, reddish-brown, and yellowish-brown plumage of a metallic luster and eyelike spots on the tail.
- oculomotor nerve — either one of the third pair of cranial nerves, consisting chiefly of motor fibers that innervate most of the muscles of the eyeball.
- oligonucleotides — Plural form of oligonucleotide.
- optical computer — an experimental computer that uses photons rather than electrical impulses to process data a thousand times faster than with conventional integrated circuits.
- optical illusion — something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
- order in council — (in Britain and various other Commonwealth countries) a decree of the Cabinet, usually made under the authority of a statute: in theory a decree of the sovereign and Privy Council
- orographic cloud — any cloud whose existence and form are largely controlled by the disturbed flow of air over and around mountains, as the banner cloud and crest cloud.