15-letter words containing l, a, m, n, c
- nonmucilaginous — Not mucilaginous.
- normally-closed — Normally-closed switch contacts are in a closed state at rest.
- obituary column — the division of a publication reserved for obituaries
- old clothes man — a person who deals in second-hand clothes
- omnidirectional — sending or receiving signals in all directions: an omnidirectional microphone.
- onomasiological — the study of the means of expressing a given concept.
- optical pumping — a method for increasing the number of atoms or molecules occupying higher energy levels by irradiating them with light of the proper frequencies to raise them to those levels.
- opus anglicanum — fine embroidery, esp of church vestments, produced in England c.1200–c.1350; characterized by the rich materials used, esp silver gilt thread
- organomercurial — an organic compound containing mercury
- over-compliance — the act of conforming, acquiescing, or yielding.
- paleolithic man — any of the prehistoric populations of humans, as the Cro-Magnon, living in the late Pliocene and the Pleistocene epochs.
- palindromically — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- personal column — The personal column in a newspaper or magazine contains messages for individual people and advertisements of a private nature.
- phenomenalistic — the doctrine that phenomena are the only objects of knowledge or the only form of reality.
- phonogramically — in a phonogramic manner
- photomechanical — noting or pertaining to any of various processes for printing from plates or surfaces prepared by the aid of photography.
- pinball machine — the tablelike, usually coin-operated machine on which pinball is played.
- plainclothesman — a police officer, especially a detective, who wears ordinary civilian clothes while on duty.
- planimetrically — in a planimetric manner
- planned economy — an economic system in which the government controls and regulates production, distribution, prices, etc.
- plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
- pneumatic drill — a percussive power drill powered by compressed air
- police marksman — a police officer skilled in precision shooting, esp with a sniper rifle
- pontifical mass — (sometimes lowercase) Roman Catholic Church. a High Mass celebrated by a bishop or other prelate.
- portland cement — a type of hydraulic cement usually made by burning a mixture of limestone and clay in a kiln.
- pragmaticalness — the quality of being pragmatical or meddlesome
- prism binocular — Usually, prism binoculars. Optics. binocular (def 1).
- pullman kitchen — a kitchenette, often recessed into a wall and concealed by double doors or a screen.
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- racial minority — a group of a certain race that are in the minority compared to a larger group, the rest of the population, etc
- recombinational — belonging or relating to recombination
- residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
- rhombencephalon — the hindbrain.
- sand-lime brick — a hard brick composed of silica sand and a lime of high calcium content, molded under high pressure and baked.
- schola cantorum — an ecclesiastical choir or choir school.
- secondary metal — metal derived wholly or in part from scrap.
- secondary xylem — xylem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
- self-complacent — pleased with oneself; self-satisfied; smug.
- self-effacement — the act or fact of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility.
- self-medication — the use of medicine without medical supervision to treat one's own ailment.
- semi-analytical — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
- semi-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- semicolonialism — the state of being semicolonial
- semicrystalline — partly or imperfectly crystalline.
- semicylindrical — of, relating to, or having the shape of a semicylinder
- seminal vesicle — either of two small saclike glands, located on each side of the bladder in males, that add nutrient fluid to semen during ejaculation.
- semitranslucent — imperfectly or almost translucent.
- simple fraction — a ratio of two integers.
- simplicidentate — belonging or pertaining to the Simplicidentata, formerly regarded as a suborder or division of rodents having only one pair of upper incisor teeth.
- small cranberry — See under cranberry (def 1).