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15-letter words containing c, o, m, i, t, e

  • isotopic number — the number of neutrons minus the number of protons in an atomic nucleus.
  • joint committee — a committee appointed from both houses of a bicameral legislature in order to reach a compromise on their differences concerning a particular issue.
  • laryngectomized — having had one's larynx surgically removed by undergoing a laryngectomy
  • latino-american — an American who is of Latin-American or Spanish origin
  • levi-montalcini — Rita, 1909–2012, U.S. neurologist, born in Italy: Nobel Prize 1986.
  • limited company — a company in which the shareholders cannot be assessed for debts of the company beyond the sum they still have invested in the company.
  • liver complaint — an unspecified health problem concerning the liver
  • locomotive shed — a shed in which locomotives are kept
  • low-maintenance — requiring little attention or upkeep
  • lower criticism — a form of Biblical criticism having as its purpose the reconstruction of the original texts of the books of the Bible.
  • lymphocytopenia — (pathology) An abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood.
  • macroprudential — Of or pertaining to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.
  • magnetic bottle — Physics. a magnetic field so shaped that it can confine a plasma: used in a proposed design for fusion reactors.
  • magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
  • magnetic domain — a portion of a ferromagnetic material where the magnetic moments are aligned with one another because of interactions between molecules or atoms.
  • magnetic mirror — a region in a magnetic bottle where the magnetic field increases abruptly, causing charged particles that enter it to be reflected.
  • magnetic moment — a vector quantity associated with a given electric current, magnet, or the like, having the property that its vector product with the magnetic induction equals the torque acting on the given object.
  • magnetoelectric — of or relating to the induction of electric current or electromotive force by means of permanent magnets.
  • make capital of — to get advantage from
  • make certain of — to ensure (that one will get something); confirm
  • malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
  • mastoid process — a large, bony prominence on the base of the skull behind the ear, containing air spaces that connect with the middle ear cavity.
  • mastoidectomies — Plural form of mastoidectomy.
  • matrix bar code — a type of 2D bar code that stores data in a matrix of geometrically shaped dark and light cells that represent bits. See also QR code.
  • matrix compiler — Early matrix computations on UNIVAC. Sammet 1969, p.642.
  • 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.
  • media converter — (networking)   A component used in Ethernet, although it is not part of the IEEE standard. The IEEE standard states that all segments must be linked with repeaters. Media converters were developed as a simpler, cheaper alternative to repeaters. However, in the 1990s the cost difference between the two is negligible.
  • mediastinoscopy — (medicine) A procedure for examining the inside of the mediastinum and the organs it encloses through a small incision, using an endoscope. This is a surgical procedure normally done under general anesthesia.
  • medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
  • 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
  • megacorporation — a giant company formed from two or more large companies or a number of companies of various sizes.
  • 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
  • melamine-coated — covered with an outer layer of melamine
  • member function — A method in C++.
  • memory capacity — (on a computer or other device) the amount of memory space available for data storage
  • 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).
  • mesh connection — (in a polyphase system) an arrangement in which the end of each phase is connected to the beginning of the next, forming a ring, each junction being connected to a terminal
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • microcentrifuge — A centrifuge used in laboratories to separate materials from small samples (especially of biological material).
  • microcontinents — Plural form of microcontinent.
  • microcontroller — A microcomputer on a single chip, used to control some device such as an automobile engine or a toy.
  • microdiscectomy — (surgery) microdecompression.
  • microdissection — dissection performed under a microscope.
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