16-letter words containing c, l, u, r
- marsh cinquefoil — a variety of cinquefoil, Potentilla palustris, that grows in marshy areas
- material culture — the aggregate of physical objects or artifacts used by a society.
- mcnaughten rules — (in English law) a set of rules established by the case of Regina v. McNaughten (1843) by which legal proof of insanity in the commission of a crime depends upon whether or not the accused can show either that he did not know what he was doing or that he is incapable of realizing that what he was doing was wrong
- menstrual cramps — pain in the lower abdomen as well as possibly in the lower back and legs associated with menstruation
- mercuric sulfide — a crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous compound, HgS, occurring as a coarse, black powder (black mercuric sulfide) or as a fine, bright-scarlet powder (red mercuric sulfide) used chiefly as a pigment and as a source of the free metal.
- mercury chloride — mercuric chloride
- 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.
- microlinguistics — the branch of linguistics that is concerned with the study of languages in the abstract, and that looks at specific linguistic data without consideration of meaning
- micromanipulator — A device, used for micromanipulation, consisting of microscopic needles and instruments viewed through a microscope.
- 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.
- miraculous fruit — miracle fruit.
- missile launcher — system that fires missiles
- mock turtle soup — a rich, clear soup prepared to resemble green turtle soup, made with a calf's head or other meat, seasonings, and often with wine.
- 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.
- mortgagee clause — a clause attached to a fire-insurance policy for protecting a mortgagee against loss or damage.
- 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
- multi-way branch — switch statement
- multicellularity — The condition of being multicellular.
- multiculturalism — the state or condition of being multicultural.
- multiculturalist — Pertaining to or advocating multiculturalism.
- 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.
- multituberculate — a rodentlike mammal of the extinct order Multituberculata, which lived from the late Jurassic Period to the Oligocene Epoch, reaching the size of a woodchuck and having molars with two or three rows of simple pointed cusps.
- musical director — A musical director is the same as a music director.
- mustard-coloured — of a brownish-yellow colour
- mutual insurance — insurance in which those insured become members of a company who reciprocally engage, by payment of certain amounts into a common fund, to indemnify one another against loss.
- mutual recursion — recursion
- natural resource — a naturally occurring source of wealth, as land or water.
- naturalistically — imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings.
- nature-identical — manufactured to be identical to a natural substance
- near the knuckle — risqué
- neurasthenically — In a neurasthenic way.
- neurolinguistics — the study of the neurological processes underlying the development and use of language.
- nitrosylsulfuric — of or derived from nitrosylsulfuric acid.
- no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
- 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.
- 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.
- nubuck (leather) — tanned leather similar to suede, but with the nap on the grain side
- 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.