15-letter words containing l, u, m
- tall meadow rue — a meadow rue, Thalictrum polygamum.
- tantalus monkey — a long-tailed African monkey, Cercopithecus tantalus (or C. aethiops tantalus), of central African grasslands, having a long face framed by upswept whiskers.
- telecommunicate — to transmit (data, sound, images, etc.) by telecommunications.
- the black stump — an imaginary marker of the extent of civilization (esp in the phrase beyond the black stump)
- the magic flute — an opera (1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- the small hours — If something happens in the early hours or in the small hours, it happens in the early morning after midnight.
- the square mile — the area in central London in which the United Kingdom's major financial business is transacted
- the ultimate in — The ultimate in something is the best or most advanced example of it.
- thermal equator — an imaginary line round the earth running through the point on each meridian with the highest average temperature. It lies mainly to the north because of the larger landmasses and therefore greater summer heating
- thermal neutron — a neutron with low kinetic energy, especially one slowed by the moderator in a nuclear reactor.
- torsion modulus — a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between the force per unit area (shearing stress) that laterally deforms the substance and the shear (shearing strain) that is produced by this force.
- training manual — instructional book
- transform fault — a strike-slip fault that offsets a mid-ocean ridge in opposing directions on either side of an axis of seafloor spreading.
- transilluminate — to cause light to pass through.
- traumatological — relating to traumatology
- treacle mustard — a N temperate cruciferous annual plant, Erysimum cheiranthoides, having small yellow flowers. It is a common weed in cultivated ground
- tumbling barrel — a rotating drum for subjecting materials or small manufactured objects, loosely placed inside, to a tumbling action, as to mix materials or to polish objects by friction with one another or with an abrasive.
- tutorial system — a system of education, especially in some colleges, in which instruction is given personally by tutors, who also act as general advisers of a small group of students in their charge.
- udmurt republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the basin of the middle Kama. Capital: Izhevsk. Pop: 1 570 500 (2002). Area: 42 100 sq km (16 250 sq miles)
- ulterior motive — secret or underlying aim
- ultimate-stress — the quantity of the utmost tensile, compressive, or shearing stress that a given unit area of a certain material is expected to bear without failing.
- ultra-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- ultra-modernist — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
- ultracommercial — concerned with nothing but profit
- ultrademocratic — (in the US) characteristic of a staunch member or supporter of the Democratic Party and its agenda
- ultraliberalism — a belief in or support for an extremely liberal political party or doctrine
- ultramarathoner — a person who takes part in an ultramarathon
- ultramicrofiche — ultrafiche.
- ultramicrometer — a micrometer calibrated to a very fine scale and capable of measuring extremely small magnitudes.
- ultramicroscope — an instrument that uses scattering phenomena to detect the position of objects too small to be seen by an ordinary microscope.
- ultramicroscopy — the use of the ultramicroscope.
- umbrella policy — An umbrella policy is a policy that provides excess limits and gives additional excess coverage over the normal limits and coverage of liability policies.
- un-come-at-able — not accessible
- un-supplemented — something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.
- unbosom oneself — to tell or reveal one's feelings, secrets, etc.
- unceremoniously — discourteously abrupt; hasty; rude: He made an unceremonious departure in the middle of my speech.
- unclimbableness — the quality or condition of being unclimbable
- uncompanionable — not companionable or friendly; antisocial
- uncomplainingly — in an unresentful or resigned manner
- uncomplaisantly — in an uncomplaisant manner
- uncomplementary — forming a complement; completing.
- 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
- underemployment — employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities.
- unfamiliarities — not familiar; not acquainted with or conversant about: to be unfamiliar with a subject.
- ungentlemanlike — unlike a gentleman
- ungrammatically — in an ungrammatical manner
- unidiomatically — in a way that is not idiomatic
- uninformatively — in an uninformative manner
- unintermittedly — in an unintermitted manner