15-letter words containing c, r, o, i
- microsporophyll — a leaflike organ bearing microsporangia.
- microstructural — Of or pertaining to a microstructure.
- microstructures — Plural form of microstructure.
- microtechnology — technology that uses microelectronics
- microtopography — microrelief.
- microtunnelling — a technique used to excavate tunnels mechanically for the laying of pipes
- mid-ocean ridge — any of several seismically active submarine mountain ranges that extend through the Atlantic, Indian, and South Pacific oceans: each is hypothesized to be the locus of seafloor spreading.
- military police — soldiers who perform police duties
- military school — military academy.
- mineralogically — With regard to mineralogy.
- mis-categorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- misappreciation — failure to appreciate something fully or properly
- misarticulation — an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought.
- miscomprehended — Simple past tense and past participle of miscomprehend.
- misconstruction — wrong construction; misinterpretation: to put a misconstruction upon an action.
- miscoordinating — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- miscoordination — Lack of coordination.
- misrecollection — the act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind; remembrance.
- mission control — a command center for the control, monitoring, and support of activities connected with manned space flight.
- moccasin flower — the lady's-slipper.
- moderate-income — of or relating to those with a close-to-average income within the overall population.
- modestly priced — moderately priced; not overly expensive
- mogi das cruzes — a city in SE Brazil, E of São Paulo.
- mohawk hair cut — a member of a tribe of the most easterly of the Iroquois Five Nations, formerly resident along the Mohawk River, New York.
- molecular knife — a segment of genetic material that inhibits the reproduction of the AIDS virus by breaking up specific areas of the virus's genes.
- molecular sieve — a compound with molecule-size pores, as some sodium aluminum silicates, that chemically locks molecules in them: used in purification and separation processes.
- monoculturalism — The practice of actively preserving a culture to the exclusion of external influences.
- monosaccharides — Plural form of monosaccharide.
- monroe doctrine — the policy, as stated by President Monroe in 1823, that the U.S. opposed further European colonization of and interference with independent nations in the Western Hemisphere.
- moravian church — a Protestant Church originating in Moravia in 1722 as a revival of the sect of Bohemian Brethren. It has close links with the Lutheran Church
- morning service — a regular church service in the mornng
- morphine addict — a person who is addicted to the drug morphine
- morphologically — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
- morphophonemics — Also called morphonology, morphophonology. the study of the relations between morphemes and their phonological realizations, components, or mappings.
- morphosyntactic — involving both morphology and syntax.
- motor insurance — insurance for a motor vehicle such as a car, which provides protection against loss in the event of an accident, theft, etc
- motoring public — the population that drive road vehicles
- motoring school — an organization that provides driving lessons
- mount suribachi — a volcanic hill in the Volcano Islands, on Iwo Jima: site of a US victory (1945) over the Japanese in World War II
- mountain rescue — search and rescue conducted on a mountain, for example of someone who has fallen, got lost, etc
- multiple factor — polygene.
- multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
- multiprocessors — Plural form of multiprocessor.
- 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.
- myofibroblastic — Relating to myofibroblasts.
- myristicivorous — feeding on nutmeg
- nanocrystalline — Of, pertaining to, or composed of nanocrystals.
- nanofabrication — the design and manufacture of products and structures, especially electronic devices, with dimensions measured in nanometers.
- napoleonic wars — French-led war in early 19th century
- narcotics agent — an undercover agent who provides information to the police about illegal drugs, illegal drug trafficking, and users of illegal drugs