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15-letter words containing l, p

  • mental handicap — learning disability
  • mental hospital — psychiatric institution
  • mephistophelean — Medieval Demonology. one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust.
  • mephistophelian — Medieval Demonology. one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust.
  • metalloprotease — (enzyme) metalloproteinase.
  • metamorphically — In a metamorphic manner.
  • metanitrophenol — any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
  • metaphase plate — a plane in the equatorial region of the spindle in dividing cells, along which the chromosomes become arranged during the metaphase.
  • methylene group — the bivalent organic group >CH 2 , derived from methane.
  • methylheptenone — a colorless liquid, C 8 H 1 4 O, occurring in many essential oils and produced by synthesis: used in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of inexpensive perfumes.
  • methylphenidate — a central nervous system stimulant, C 1 4 H 1 9 NO 2 , used in the control of hyperkinetic syndromes and narcolepsy.
  • methylpropanone — (organic compound) The industrial solvent butanone.
  • metric topology — a topology for a space in which open sets are defined in terms of a given metric.
  • metropolitanate — the office or province of a metropolitan
  • metropolitanism — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
  • metropolitanize — to make metropolitan.
  • microaerophiles — Plural form of microaerophile.
  • microaerophilic — Of, or relating to a microaerophile.
  • micromorphology — the study of the form and structure of organisms at a microscopic level
  • microphysically — in a microphysical manner
  • micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
  • microscopically — so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms. Compare macroscopic.
  • microsporophyll — a leaflike organ bearing microsporangia.
  • middle palisade — a mountain of the Sierra Nevada in EC California, one of the Palisades Peaks in the Sierra Nevada 14,040 feet (4279 meters).
  • military police — soldiers who perform police duties
  • mineral spirits — a volatile distillation product of petroleum, used as a thinner for paints and varnishes. Compare naphtha (def 1).
  • minidisc player — a device for playing minidiscs
  • mitotic spindle — spindle (def 11).
  • mock pennyroyal — pennyroyal (def 2).
  • modestly priced — moderately priced; not overly expensive
  • 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.
  • morelos y pavon — José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1765–1815, Mexican priest and revolutionary leader.
  • morphologically — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
  • morphophonology — morphophonemics (def 1).
  • mother of pearl — a hard, iridescent substance that forms the inner layer of certain mollusk shells, used for making buttons, beads, etc.; nacre.
  • mother's helper — a person who is hired to assist in household chores, especially caring for children.
  • mother-of-pearl — a hard, iridescent substance that forms the inner layer of certain mollusk shells, used for making buttons, beads, etc.; nacre.
  • 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.
  • multidiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
  • 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 access — multiplexing
  • multiple allele — any one of a series of three or more alternative or allelic forms of a gene, only two of which can exist in any normal, diploid individual.
  • multiple choice — question: with several options
  • multiple factor — polygene.
  • multiple master — (text, tool, software)   (Or "Multiple Master Font") A font that is a mixture of two or more other fonts. A Multiple Master font is a single font containing from two to sixteen master designs (the current implementation limit). A weight factor specifies the contribution of each master design for the creation of a multiple master font instance. A Multiple Master instance is a single interpolation of a multiple master font as created by a user or application.
  • 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.
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