15-letter words containing l, o, u, p
- leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
- light pollution — unwanted or harmful light, as from bright street lights or neon signs.
- lissencephalous — having the cephalic disorder of a lack of developed brain folds
- livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
- lobar pneumonia — pneumonia (def 2).
- lopez y fuentes — Gregorio [gre-gaw-ryaw] /grɛˈgɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1966, Mexican writer.
- lords spiritual — a bishop or archbishop belonging to the House of Lords.
- loudspeaker van — a motor vehicle carrying a public address system
- lymphogranuloma — any of certain diseases characterized by granulomatous lesions of lymph nodes.
- lymphoid tissue — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
- macroprudential — Of or pertaining to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.
- male prostitute — man who has sex for money
- marsupial mouse — any of various mouse-sized to rat-sized marsupials of the family Dasyuridae, occurring in Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania: some species are rare or endangered.
- mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- massage parlour — A massage parlour is a place where people go and pay for a massage. Some places that are called massage parlours are in fact places where people pay to have sex.
- methylene group — the bivalent organic group >CH 2 , derived from methane.
- micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
- modulo operator — (mathematics) (mod) The operator that returns the remainder after integer division of its first argument by its second. Written as "%" in C and some other languages. Where the second argument is a power of two, the result can be calculated much more quickly using bitwise and with the appropriate bit-mask.
- moral turpitude — conduct that is regarded as immoral.
- motoring public — the population that drive road vehicles
- mules operation — the surgical removal of folds of skin in the breech of a sheep to reduce blowfly strike
- multi-binprolog — (language) A multi-threaded Linda-style parallel extension to BinProlog for Solaris 2.3. Version: 3.30.
- multiphase flow — Multiphase flow is a type of flow that involves more than one fluid, for example a liquid and a gas, or two liquids that do not mix.
- multiple choice — question: with several options
- multiple factor — polygene.
- multiple voting — the casting of ballots in more than one constituency in one election, as in England before the election reform of 1918.
- multiple-choice — consisting of several possible answers from which the correct one must be selected: a multiple-choice question.
- multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
- multiprocessors — Plural form of multiprocessor.
- multum in parvo — much in a small space
- municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- 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.
- negro spiritual — a type of religious song originating among Black slaves in the American South
- neural computer — a computer or a software program that uses a neural network simulating the human brain and can be trained to perform specific tasks, as pattern recognition.
- neuroepithelial — Of or relating to the neuroepithelium.
- neuroepithelium — Embryology. the part of the embryonic ectoderm that gives rise to the nervous system.
- neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
- neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
- neurophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
- neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
- neuropsychology — The study of the relationship between behavior, emotion, and cognition on the one hand, and brain function on the other.
- noise pollution — unwanted or harmful noise, as from automobiles, airplanes, or industrial workplaces.
- non-culpability — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
- non-duplicative — a copy exactly like an original.
- non-exculpatory — tending to clear from a charge of fault or guilt.
- non-putrescible — liable to become putrid.
- non-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- non-susceptible — admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
- nonconceptually — In a nonconceptual manner.
- nonencapsulated — not encapsulated