16-letter words containing c, o, u, l, m
- 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.
- mistletoe cactus — a tropical, branched cactus, Rhipsalis baccifera (or cassutha), having cylindrical stems and mistletoelike fruit.
- 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.
- 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
- national costume — traditional dress
- non-accumulative — tending to accumulate or arising from accumulation; cumulative.
- nuclear emulsion — a photographic emulsion in the form of a thick block, used to record the tracks of elementary particles.
- nuclear magneton — a unit of magnetic moment, used to measure proton spin and approximately equal to 1/1836 Bohr magneton.
- 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.
- optical computer — an experimental computer that uses photons rather than electrical impulses to process data a thousand times faster than with conventional integrated circuits.
- overaccumulation — Accumulation of too much.
- oxycalcium light — calcium light.
- palmtop computer — a computer that has a small screen and compressed keyboard and is small enough to be held in the hand, often used as a personal organizer
- people's commune — a usually rural, Communist Chinese social and administrative unit of from 2000 to 4000 families combined for collective farming, fishing, mining, or industrial projects.
- photoluminescent — luminescence induced by the absorption of infrared radiation, visible light, or ultraviolet radiation.
- picture moulding — the edge around a framed picture
- plymouth company — a company, formed in England in 1606 to establish colonies in America and that founded a colony in Maine in 1607.
- pneumonic plague — a form of plague characterized by lung involvement.
- political asylum — asylum provided by one nation to refugees, especially political refugees, from another nation.
- psychoimmunology — the branch of medicine studying the effects of psychological phenomena on the immune system; the intersection of psychology and immunology.
- punctuationalism — punctuated equilibrium.
- quasi-commercial — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
- quasi-compulsory — required; mandatory; obligatory: compulsory education.
- quasi-diplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- sclerenchymatous — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
- self-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.