15-letter words containing g, l, i, o, m
- magnetic bottle — Physics. a magnetic field so shaped that it can confine a plasma: used in a proposed design for fusion reactors.
- magnetoelectric — of or relating to the induction of electric current or electromotive force by means of permanent magnets.
- magnolia family — the plant family Magnoliaceae, characterized by evergreen or deciduous trees and shrubs having simple, alternate leaves, often showy flowers with a spiral arrangement of their floral parts, and conelike fruit, and including the cucumber tree, magnolia, tulip tree, and umbrella tree.
- mahogany family — the plant family Meliaceae, characterized by tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs having alternate, pinnate leaves, usually branched clusters of flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or leathery capsule, and including the chinaberry, cedars of the genus Cedrela, and mahoganies of the genera Swietenia and Khaya.
- main-topgallant — the main-topgallantmast, its sail, or its yard.
- malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
- malpighian body — Also called kidney corpuscle, Malpighian body. the structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman's capsule.
- marginalisation — (British) alternative spelling of marginalization.
- marginalization — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- marigold window — wheel window.
- 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
- meibomian gland — any of the small sebaceous glands in the eyelid, beneath the conjunctiva
- 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.
- metric topology — a topology for a space in which open sets are defined in terms of a given metric.
- microbiological — Of or pertaining to microbiology.
- microbiologists — Plural form of microbiologist.
- microhomologous — (genetics) Exhibiting microhomology.
- micromorphology — the study of the form and structure of organisms at a microscopic level
- micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
- microtechnology — technology that uses microelectronics
- microtunnelling — a technique used to excavate tunnels mechanically for the laying of pipes
- miles gloriosus — a braggart soldier, esp as a stock figure in comedy
- mineral kingdom — minerals collectively.
- mineralogically — With regard to mineralogy.
- miscegenational — of or relating to miscegenation
- mollier diagram — a graph showing the enthalpy of a substance as a function of its entropy when some physical property of the substance, as temperature or pressure, is kept at a specified constant value.
- mongolian idiot — a person affected with Down syndrome
- monthly meeting — (often initial capital letters) a district unit of local congregations of the Society of Friends.
- monumentalizing — Present participle of monumentalize.
- moonlight night — illuminated by the moon
- morale-boosting — A morale-boosting action or event makes people feel more confident and cheerful.
- morphologically — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
- mortgage relief — (formerly) a reduction of tax on income being used to pay off a mortgage
- motoring public — the population that drive road vehicles
- motoring school — an organization that provides driving lessons
- mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
- moving sidewalk — a moving surface, similar to a conveyor belt, for carrying pedestrians.
- multi-binprolog — (language) A multi-threaded Linda-style parallel extension to BinProlog for Solaris 2.3. Version: 3.30.
- multiple voting — the casting of ballots in more than one constituency in one election, as in England before the election reform of 1918.
- multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
- mythologization — The act or process of mythologizing.
- neo-hegelianism — Hegelianism as modified by various philosophers of the latter half of the 19th century.
- neuroimmunology — a branch of immunology concerned with the interactions between immunological and nervous system functions, especially as they apply to various autoimmune diseases.
- noli me tangere — a person or thing that must not be touched or interfered with.
- noli-me-tangere — a person or thing that must not be touched or interfered with.
- non-grammatical — (of a sentence or expression) not conforming to the grammatical rules of a given language.
- nonmucilaginous — Not mucilaginous.
- numismatologist — One versed in numismatology.