17-letter words containing m, l, n

object complement — a word or a group of words used in the predicate following a factitive verb and referring to its direct object, as treasurer in We appointed him treasurer, white in They painted the house white, or an interesting speaker in They thought him an interesting speaker.
old contemptibles — the British expeditionary force to France in 1914
old norman french — Norman French (sense 1)
old-man-and-woman — houseleek (def 1).
olympic mountains — a mountain range in NW Washington: part of the Coast Range. Highest peak: Mount Olympus, 2427 m (7965 ft)
olympic peninsula — a large peninsula of W Washington
omphalomesenteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.
on one's lonesome — on one's own
on someone's tail — following or shadowing someone closely
one-parent family — A one-parent family is a family that consists of one parent and his or her children living together.
onomatopoetically — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
optical astronomy — the branch of observational astronomy using telescopes to observe or photograph celestial objects in visible light.
optical computing — (hardware) (Or "Optical Signal Processing") Operating on data represented using electromagnetic radiation, e.g. visible light, instead of the electrical signals used in a conventional electronic digital computer. Electronic digital computers are built from transistors. These form components that store data and logic gates that perform the low-level Boolean operations such as AND, OR and NOT that are the basis of all digital computation. The optical equivalent requires material with a non-linear refractive index such that light beams can interact with each other to perform the same Boolean operations. Though the photons that carry optical signals offer some theoretical advantages over the electrons that carry electronic signals, there are many practical problems that would have to be overcome before optical computing could compete in terms of cost, power and speed.
organized militia — a former military organization functioning under both state and federal authority.
orthogonal matrix — a matrix that is the inverse of its transpose so that any two rows or any two columns are orthogonal vectors
outline agreement — a contract, etc, setting out the preliminary terms or guidelines for an agreement; a preliminary agreement
palette of narmer — a king of Egypt identified by modern scholars as the Menes of tradition and depicted as the unifier of Upper and Lower Egypt on an ancient slate tablet (Narmer Palette or Palette of Narmer) c3200 b.c. with relief carvings on both sides.
panama canal zone — Canal Zone.
parliamentary law — the body of rules, usages, and precedents that governs proceedings of legislative and deliberative assemblies.
parts per million — the number of units (of a substance) present in a million units of another substance
pashmina politics — the adoption of political policies immediately after they have gone out of fashion
pastoral symphony — the Symphony No. 6 in F major (1807–08) by Ludwig van Beethoven.
paymaster general — a government minister responsible for making payments by government departments
penitential psalm — any of the Psalms (the 6th, 32nd, 38th, 51st, 102nd, 130th, and 143rd) that give expression to feelings of penitence and that are used in various Christian liturgical services.
personal computer — a compact computer that uses a microprocessor and is designed for individual use, as by a person in an office or at home or school, for such applications as word processing, data management, financial analysis, or computer games. Abbreviation: PC.
personnel manager — head of Human Resources department
phantom limb pain — a phenomenon characterized by the experience of pain, discomfort, or other sensation in the area of a missing limb or other body part, as a breast.
phenylformic acid — benzoic acid.
photoluminescence — luminescence induced by the absorption of infrared radiation, visible light, or ultraviolet radiation.
phumiphon aduldet — (Phumiphon Aduldet; Bhumibol Adulyadej) born 1927, king of Thailand since 1946.
physical medicine — the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury by means of physical agents, as manipulation, massage, exercise, heat, or water.
physical pendulum — any apparatus consisting of a body of possibly irregular shape allowed to rotate freely about a horizontal axis on which it is pivoted (distinguished from simple pendulum).
plains of abraham — a high plain adjoining the city of Quebec, Canada: battlefield where the English under Wolfe defeated the French under Montcalm in 1759.
ploughman's lunch — a light lunch consisting of bread and cheese, and sometimes pickled onions.
plumbing fixtures — things such as pipes, sinks, toilets that are fixed in position in a building
plymouth brethren — a religious sect founded c. 1827, strongly Puritanical in outlook and prohibiting many secular occupations for its members. It combines elements of Calvinism, Pietism, and millenarianism, and has no organized ministry
police department — A police department is an official organization which is responsible for making sure that people obey the law.
political economy — a social science dealing with political policies and economic processes, their interrelations, and their influence on social institutions.
polymorphonuclear — (of a leukocyte) having a lobulate nucleus.
portfolio manager — a person employed by others to make investments for them
postmillennialism — the doctrine or belief that the second coming of Christ will follow the millennium.
pre-enlightenment — the act of enlightening.
prealternate molt — the molt by which many birds replace only some and rarely all of the feathers assumed at the prebasic molt, usually occurring prior to breeding.
presentationalism — a style of production in which the audience is addressed directly with songs, skits, exposition, etc., and no attempt is made at realism.
prime ministerial — of or relating to the head of a parliamentary government
private placement — a sale of an issue of securities by the issuing company directly to a limited number of investors, often only one or two large institutional investors, such as a bank or an insurance company (opposed to public offering): required to be cleared but not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
pro-environmental — the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu.
product placement — Product placement is a form of advertising in which a company has its product placed where it can be clearly seen during a film or television programme.
professional army — an army of trained soldiers
profile component — attainment targets in different subjects brought together for the general assessment of a pupil

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