15-letter words containing m, i, l, v, e
- medieval breton — the Breton language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 12th to the mid-17th centuries.
- medieval hebrew — the Hebrew language as used from the 6th to the 13th centuries a.d.
- melville island — an island in the Arctic Ocean, N of Canada, belonging to Canada. 200 miles (320 km) long; 130 miles (210 km) wide.
- metacognitively — In a metacognitive way.
- milliequivalent — a unit of measure, applied to electrolytes, that expresses the combining power of a substance. Abbreviation: mEq.
- molecular sieve — a compound with molecule-size pores, as some sodium aluminum silicates, that chemically locks molecules in them: used in purification and separation processes.
- monovision lens — Ophthalmology. one of a pair of contact lenses that adjust one eye for farsightedness and the other for nearsightedness, used as an alternative to bifocal lenses.
- mount of olives — a hill to the east of Jerusalem: in New Testament times the village Bethany (Mark 11:11) was on its eastern slope and Gethsemane on its western one
- moving sidewalk — a moving surface, similar to a conveyor belt, for carrying pedestrians.
- multiple voting — the casting of ballots in more than one constituency in one election, as in England before the election reform of 1918.
- multiple-valued — many-valued.
- multiwavelength — Involving, or composed of, multiple wavelengths.
- musical evening — a social evening with a musical programme
- muzzle velocity — the speed of a projectile, usually expressed in feet or meters per second, as it leaves the muzzle of a gun.
- native compiler — (programming, tool) A compiler which runs on the computer for which it is producing machine code, in contrast to a cross-compiler, which produces code for a different computer.
- oliver cromwell — Oliver, 1599–1658, English general, Puritan statesman, and Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1653–58.
- omnibenevolence — unlimited kindness and generosity
- over-complexity — the state or quality of being complex; intricacy: the complexity of urban life.
- over-compliance — the act of conforming, acquiescing, or yielding.
- overdraft limit — a limit on the amount of money allowed to be withdrawn in excess of the credit balance of a bank or building society account
- overemotionally — In an overemotional manner.
- overfamiliarity — The state of being overfamiliar.
- overstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- peruvian balsam — Peru balsam.
- positive column — the luminous region between the Faraday dark space and the anode glow in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
- problem-solving — skills, process: of finding solutions
- pseudo-medieval — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
- random variable — a quantity that takes any of a set of values with specified probabilities.
- remonstratively — in a remonstrative or expostulatory manner
- self-motivation — initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision.
- semilunar valve — either of two valves, one in the aorta and one in the pulmonary artery, consisting of a set of three crescent-shaped flaps of tissue and serving to prevent blood from flowing back into the heart after contraction.
- seminal vesicle — either of two small saclike glands, located on each side of the bladder in males, that add nutrient fluid to semen during ejaculation.
- simple division — a type of division to find out how many times the smaller number is contained in the larger one
- simple interval — an interval of an octave or less.
- social movement — a group of diffusely organized people or organizations striving toward a common goal relating to human society or social change, or the organized activities of such a group: The push for civil rights was a social movement that peaked in the 1950s and 1960s.
- specific volume — volume per unit mass; the reciprocal of density.
- tank locomotive — a steam locomotive carrying its own fuel and water without the use of a tender.
- tasmanian devil — a small, predacious marsupial, Sarcophilus harrisii, of Tasmania, having a black coat with white patches: its dwindling population is now confined to isolated areas.
- television film — a feature-length film that is made specifically to be shown on television
- ulterior motive — secret or underlying aim
- uninformatively — in an uninformative manner
- universal motor — a series-wound motor, of one-half horsepower or less, using alternating or direct current.
- valerian family — the plant family Valerianaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants and shrubs having simple or compound, opposite leaves, clusters of small flowers, and dry, indehiscent fruit, and including corn salad, spikenard (Nardostachys jatamansi), and valerian.
- van diemen gulf — an inlet of the Timor Sea in N Australia, in the Northern Territory
- varicocelectomy — the surgical removal or ligation of varicose veins in the scrotal sac.
- victor emmanuel — 1869–1947, king of Italy 1900–46.
- villeda morales — Ramón [rah-mawn] /rɑˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), 1909?–71, Honduran diplomat and statesman: president 1957–63.
- viral marketing — a marketing strategy that focuses on spreading information and opinions about a product or service from person to person, especially by using unconventional means such as the Internet or email: Which online social networks can help with viral marketing?
- virtual machine — Also called system virtual machine. a self-contained operating environment that behaves as if it is a separate computer, with no access to the host operating system: When an application runs in a virtual machine, there is little chance that it will damage files or applications in the host system.
- visible imports — products that a company or country buys from other countries