16-letter words containing m, e, r, c, i, l
- moulding process — the process of shaping or compacting a material into a frame or mould
- mountain climber — someone who climbs or walks up mountains
- mourning clothes — clothes worn as a symbol of grief at a bereavement, esp black clothes
- multicellularity — The condition of being multicellular.
- multidirectional — extending or operating in several directions at the same time; functioning or going in more than one direction: a multidirectional stereo speaker system.
- multiple factors — polygene.
- multituberculate — a rodentlike mammal of the extinct order Multituberculata, which lived from the late Jurassic Period to the Oligocene Epoch, reaching the size of a woodchuck and having molars with two or three rows of simple pointed cusps.
- musical director — A musical director is the same as a music director.
- mutual insurance — insurance in which those insured become members of a company who reciprocally engage, by payment of certain amounts into a common fund, to indemnify one another against loss.
- mutual recursion — recursion
- non-compressible — to press together; force into less space.
- nuclear emulsion — a photographic emulsion in the form of a thick block, used to record the tracks of elementary particles.
- nuclear medicine — diagnostic and therapeutic medical techniques using radionuclides or radioisotopes.
- occipitotemporal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the occiput and temporal lobe.
- optical computer — an experimental computer that uses photons rather than electrical impulses to process data a thousand times faster than with conventional integrated circuits.
- overaccumulation — Accumulation of too much.
- overcomplicating — Present participle of overcomplicate.
- overdramatically — In an overdramatic manner.
- papillary muscle — one of the small bundles of muscles attached to the ventricle walls and to the chordae tendineae that tighten these tendons during ventricular contraction.
- pectoralis major — the larger of the two large chest muscles that assist in movements of the shoulder and upper arm
- pectoralis minor — the smaller of the two large chest muscles that assist in movements of the shoulder and upper arm
- periodic decimal — repeating decimal.
- permaculturalist — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
- picture moulding — the edge around a framed picture
- porcelain enamel — a glass coating, made to adhere to a metal or another enamel by fusion.
- precontemplation — the act of contemplating; thoughtful observation.
- primary election — primary (def 15a).
- primary electron — in thermionics, any of the electrons falling on a body, distinguished from those emitted by it
- promotional code — A promotional code is a code offered by retailers to customers who can use it to receive a discounted price when buying products online.
- quasi-commercial — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
- radiosymmetrical — radially symmetrical.
- real-time euclid — Real-time language, restriction to time-bounded constructs. ["Real-Time Euclid: A Language for Reliable Real-Time Systems", E. Kligerman et al, IEEE Trans Software Eng SE-12(9):941-1986-09-949].
- real-time pascal — (language) A later name for Pascal-80 by RC International, Denmark.
- recycling scheme — a scheme enabling the public to recycle waste
- scarlet clematis — a slightly woody vine, Clematis texensis, of Texas, having bluish-green leaves, plumed fruit, and solitary, urn-shaped, scarlet-to-pink flowers.
- schaumburg-lippe — a former state in NW Germany.
- schlieren method — a method for detecting regions of differing densities in a clear fluid by photographing a beam of light passed obliquely through it.
- schmaltz herring — herring caught just before spawning, when it has much fat
- secular humanism — any set of beliefs that promotes human values without specific allusion to religious doctrines.
- selective memory — an ability to remember some facts while apparently forgetting others, especially when they are inconvenient
- self-discernment — the faculty of discerning; discrimination; acuteness of judgment and understanding.
- self-proclaiming — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- semiagricultural — partly engaged in or given over to agriculture
- service families — families which have a member serving in the armed forces
- settlement price — The settlement price is the average price of a financial instrument at the end of a trading day.
- simonyi, charles — Charles Simonyi
- smelting furnace — an industrial oven used to heat ore in order to extract metal
- social democracy — a political ideology advocating a gradual transition to socialism or a modified form of socialism by and under democratic political processes.
- solar prominence — prominence (def 3).
- sour-milk cheese — cottage cheese made from sour milk.