15-letter words containing c, o, m, a, u
- 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.
- multifunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- multilocational — found or operating in several locations
- multinucleolate — having two or more nucleoli
- multiple factor — polygene.
- municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- municipal court — a court whose jurisdiction is confined to a city or municipality, with criminal jurisdiction usually corresponding to that of a police court and civil jurisdiction over small causes.
- muscat and oman — former name of Oman.
- musculoskeletal — concerning, involving, or made up of both the muscles and the bones: the musculoskeletal system.
- mushroom anchor — a stockless anchor having a bowlike head, used chiefly for semipermanent moorings.
- neural computer — a computer or a software program that uses a neural network simulating the human brain and can be trained to perform specific tasks, as pattern recognition.
- neuroanatomical — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
- neurochemically — In a neurochemical manner or context.
- neuroectodermal — Of or pertaining to the neuroectoderm.
- no-claims bonus — law: insurance premium reduction
- non-documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- non-manufacture — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- noncommunicable — not communicable, especially with reference to a disease that is not transmitted through contact with an infected or afflicted person.
- nonmatriculated — not matriculated, not enrolled in an institution, esp a college or university
- nonmucilaginous — Not mucilaginous.
- norman conquest — the conquest of England by the Normans, under William the Conqueror, in 1066.
- northcountryman — a native or inhabitant of the North of England
- obituary column — the division of a publication reserved for obituaries
- optical pumping — a method for increasing the number of atoms or molecules occupying higher energy levels by irradiating them with light of the proper frequencies to raise them to those levels.
- opus anglicanum — fine embroidery, esp of church vestments, produced in England c.1200–c.1350; characterized by the rich materials used, esp silver gilt thread
- organomercurial — an organic compound containing mercury
- overcommunicate — to communicate excessively
- pamprodactylous — having all four toes directed forward, as in swifts and colies.
- parent compound — a compound from which derivatives may be obtained.
- pectoral muscle — muscle of the chest
- pergamentaceous — (esp of plants) resembling parchment, whether in texture or composition
- personal column — The personal column in a newspaper or magazine contains messages for individual people and advertisements of a private nature.
- phantom circuit — a circuit derived from two suitably arranged pairs of wires, each pair being a circuit (side circuit) and also acting as one half of an additional derived circuit, the entire system providing the capabilities of three circuits while requiring wires for only two.
- plug compatible — of or relating to computers or peripheral devices that are functionally equivalent to, and may be substituted for, other models.
- plug-compatible — of or relating to computers or peripheral devices that are functionally equivalent to, and may be substituted for, other models.
- plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
- poke mullock at — to ridicule
- posse comitatus — the body of persons that a peace officer of a county is empowered to call upon for assistance in preserving the peace, making arrests, and serving writs.
- primary product — a product consisting of a natural raw material; an unmanufactured product
- prism binocular — Usually, prism binoculars. Optics. binocular (def 1).
- product manager — sb who oversees product development
- program counter — (hardware) (PC) A register in the central processing unit that contains the addresss of the next instruction to be executed. After each instruction is fetched, the PC is automatically incremented to point to the following instruction. It is not normally manipulated like an ordinary register but instead, special instructions are provided to alter the flow of control by writing a new value to the PC, e.g. JUMP, CALL, RTS.
- program picture — a motion picture produced on a low budget, usually shown as the second film of a double feature.
- programme music — music that is intended to depict or evoke a scene or idea
- proscenium arch — the arch separating the stage from the auditorium
- pseudo-academic — of or relating to a college, academy, school, or other educational institution, especially one for higher education: academic requirements.
- pseudo-chemical — of, used in, produced by, or concerned with chemistry or chemicals: a chemical formula; chemical agents.
- pseudo-dramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- pseudo-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.