15-letter words containing c, u, r, i, t
- local authority — council, local government
- locutionary act — the act of uttering a sentence considered only as such
- lubricating oil — an oily substance that is used to cover or treat machinery so as to lessen friction
- macroprudential — Of or pertaining to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.
- magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
- mahrisch-ostrau — German name of Moravská Ostrava.
- marcus antonius — Mark (Marcus Antonius) 83?–30 b.c, Roman general: friend of Caesar; member of the second triumvirate and rival of Octavian.
- mass production — the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- 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.
- member function — A method in C++.
- metallic luster — luster1 (def 8).
- metallurgically — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- microcentrifuge — A centrifuge used in laboratories to separate materials from small samples (especially of biological material).
- microearthquake — an earthquake of very low intensity (magnitude of 2 or less on the Richter scale).
- microstructural — Of or pertaining to a microstructure.
- microstructures — Plural form of microstructure.
- microtunnelling — a technique used to excavate tunnels mechanically for the laying of pipes
- miner's lettuce — winter purslane.
- misarticulation — an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought.
- misconstruction — wrong construction; misinterpretation: to put a misconstruction upon an action.
- 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.
- monoculturalism — The practice of actively preserving a culture to the exclusion of external influences.
- 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
- 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
- multiarticulate — Able to bend or hinge at more than one point.
- multiculturally — In a multicultural manner.
- multiliteracies — Plural form of multiliteracy.
- 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.
- myristicivorous — feeding on nutmeg
- narcotics squad — a department of the police which investigates crimes concerning illegal drugs
- national church — an independent church within a country, usually representing the prevalent religion.
- natural justice — accepted moral principles
- natural science — a science or knowledge of objects or processes observable in nature, as biology or physics, as distinguished from the abstract or theoretical sciences, as mathematics or philosophy.
- neuroanatomical — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
- neurolinguistic — pertaining to neurolinguistics
- neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
- neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
- neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
- neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
- neuroscientific — the field of study encompassing the various scientific disciplines dealing with the structure, development, function, chemistry, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system.
- neuroscientists — Plural form of neuroscientist.
- neurotoxicology — the science that deals with the effects of poisons on the nervous system.
- non-contributor — a person who contributes money, assistance, etc.
- non-putrescible — liable to become putrid.
- nonagricultural — not applied to or generally practicing agriculture: a nonagricultural nation.