15-letter words containing m, a, n, e, o, u
- plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
- pneumatotherapy — the use of compressed or rarefied air in treating disease.
- product manager — sb who oversees product development
- program counter — (hardware) (PC) A register in the central processing unit that contains the addresss of the next instruction to be executed. After each instruction is fetched, the PC is automatically incremented to point to the following instruction. It is not normally manipulated like an ordinary register but instead, special instructions are provided to alter the flow of control by writing a new value to the PC, e.g. JUMP, CALL, RTS.
- proscenium arch — the arch separating the stage from the auditorium
- pseudo-bohemian — living a wandering or vagabond life, as a Gypsy.
- pseudo-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- pulmonary valve — a semilunar valve between the pulmonary artery and the right ventricle of the heart that prevents the blood from flowing back into the right ventricle.
- put a damper on — To put a damper on something means to have an effect on it which stops it being as enjoyable or as successful as it should be.
- put the make on — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- quarrelsomeness — The quality of being quarrelsome; an argumentative nature. (from 17th c.).
- quartz movement — an extremely accurate electronic movement utilizing the natural frequency of vibrations of a quartz crystal to regulate the operation of the timepiece (quartz clock or quartz watch)
- question master — quizmaster.
- quezon y molina — Manuel Luis [mah-nwel lwees] /mɑˈnwɛl lwis/ (Show IPA), 1878–1944, Philippine political leader; 1st president of the Philippine Commonwealth 1933–44.
- rational number — a number that can be expressed exactly by a ratio of two integers.
- redocumentation — The creation or revision of a semantically equivalent representation within the same relative abstraction level. The resulting forms of representation are usually considered alternate views intended for a human audience.
- regulation time — the standard duration of a sports game, before the addition of any extra time to determine a winner, etc
- residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
- routeing domain — (networking) (US "routing") A set of routers that exchange routeing information within an administrative domain.
- sarcenchymatous — relating to the connective tissue of some sponges
- schopenhauerism — the philosophy of Schopenhauer, who taught that only the cessation of desire can solve the problems arising from the universal impulse of the will to live.
- self-mutilation — to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
- semi-autonomous — acting independently to some degree
- semi-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- semidocumentary — a film or television programme that is fictional but includes many factual events or details
- serous membrane — any of various thin membranes, as the peritoneum, that line certain cavities of the body and exude a serous fluid.
- simple equation — linear equation
- sodium arsenite — a white or grayish-white, water-soluble, poisonous powder, NaAsO 2 , used chiefly in arsenical soaps for hides, as an insecticide, and as a weed-killer.
- sodium benzoate — a white crystalline soluble compound used as an antibacterial and antifungal agent in preserving food (E211), as an antiseptic, and in making dyes and pharmaceuticals. Formula: (C6H5COO)Na
- stand-up comedy — telling jokes to an audience
- storm insurance — insurance cover against damage caused by windstorms
- subalimentation — hypoalimentation.
- summary offence — an offence that is triable in a magistrates' court
- supplementation — the act or process of supplementing.
- tandem-compound — (of a compound engine or turbine) having high-pressure and low-pressure units in tandem.
- 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.
- teamsters union — the unofficial name of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America.
- telecommunicate — to transmit (data, sound, images, etc.) by telecommunications.
- temerariousness — the state or condition of being audacious
- tetrasporangium — a sporangium containing four asexual spores.
- the outward man — the body as opposed to the soul
- thermal neutron — a neutron with low kinetic energy, especially one slowed by the moderator in a nuclear reactor.
- to err is human — If you say that to err is human, you mean that it is natural for human beings to make mistakes.
- trout fisherman — a fisherman who catches trout
- truman doctrine — the policy of President Truman, as advocated in his address to Congress on March 12, 1947, to provide military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey and, by extension, to any country threatened by Communism or any totalitarian ideology.
- turnaround time — the total time taken between the submission of a program for execution and the return of the complete output to the customer
- ultra-modernist — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
- ultramarathoner — a person who takes part in an ultramarathon
- un-come-at-able — not accessible