15-letter words containing l, u, m, p, i, n
- 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
- peruvian balsam — Peru balsam.
- photojournalism — journalism in which photography dominates written copy, as in certain magazines.
- picture element — (graphics) (pixel) The smallest resolvable rectangular area of an image, either on a screen or stored in memory. Each pixel in a monochrome image has its own brightness, from 0 for black to the maximum value (e.g. 255 for an eight-bit pixel) for white. In a colour image, each pixel has its own brightness and colour, usually represented as a triple of red, green and blue intensities (see RGB). Compare voxel.
- platinum blonde — a person, especially a girl or woman, whose hair is of a pale blond or silver color, usually colored artificially by bleaching or dyeing.
- pleuropneumonia — pleurisy conjoined with pneumonia.
- plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
- plumbers-friend — Machinery. a pistonlike reciprocating part moving within the cylinder of a pump or hydraulic device.
- pneumatic drill — a percussive power drill powered by compressed air
- positive column — the luminous region between the Faraday dark space and the anode glow in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
- poststimulation — occurring after stimulation
- poultry farming — breeding and keeping fowl
- 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
- pure and simple — sheer, utter
- purslane family — the plant family Portulacaceae, characterized by chiefly herbaceous plants having simple, often fleshy leaves, sometimes showy flowers, and capsular fruit, and including bitterroot, purslane, red maids, rose moss, and spring beauty.
- pusillanimously — lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
- rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
- rump parliament — the remnant of the Long Parliament established by the expulsion of the Presbyterian members in 1648, dismissed by force in 1653, and restored briefly in 1659–60.
- rumpelstiltskin — a dwarf in a German folktale who spins flax into gold for a young woman to meet the demands of the prince she has married, on the condition that she give him her first child or else guess his name: she guesses his name and he vanishes or destroys himself in a rage.
- self-punishment — the act of punishing.
- simple equation — linear equation
- simple pendulum — a hypothetical apparatus consisting of a point mass suspended from a weightless, frictionless thread whose length is constant, the motion of the body about the string being periodic and, if the angle of deviation from the original equilibrium position is small, representing simple harmonic motion (distinguished from physical pendulum).
- slumpflationary — of or relating to slumpflation
- smoke pollution — pollution caused by fuels, etc, that produce smoke when burned
- sublapsarianism — infralapsarianism.
- supernaturalism — supernatural character or agency.
- supplementation — the act or process of supplementing.
- supporting film — a film that accompanies the main feature film in a film programme
- supreme council — the legislature of the former Soviet Union and its successor states, consisting of an upper house (Soviet of the Union or Council of the Union) whose delegates are elected on the basis of population, and a lower house (Soviet of Nationalities or Council of Nationalities) whose delegates are elected to represent the various nationalities.
- uncompanionable — not companionable or friendly; antisocial
- uncomplainingly — in an unresentful or resigned manner
- uncomplaisantly — in an uncomplaisant manner
- uncomplimentary — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- uncompromisable — that cannot or should not be compromised
- unparliamentary — not parliamentary; at variance with or contrary to the methods employed by parliamentary bodies.
- unsportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- utility company — a company which supplies utilities, such as gas, electricity, phones, etc