15-letter words containing m, o, t, l, a
- assimilationism — the theory of promoting the incorporation and mixing of different groups in society
- assimilationist — a person who favours and promotes the incorporation and mixing of different groups in society
- atlantic salmon — a valuable food and game fish, Salmo salar, mainly of northern coastal Atlantic waters or, when spawning, in freshwater streams tributary to the ocean.
- atlas mountains — a mountain system of N Africa, between the Mediterranean and the Sahara. Highest peak: Mount Toubkal, 4165 m (13 664 ft)
- atmospherically — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
- atomic cocktail — an aqueous solution of radioactive substance administered orally as part of the treatment for cancer
- autocannibalism — The eating of part of one's own body.
- autocollimation — the process used in an autocollimator.
- automatic pilot — An automatic pilot or an autopilot is a device in an aircraft that automatically keeps it on a particular course.
- automatic rifle — a type of light machine gun capable of firing automatically or in single shots.
- automorphically — in an automorphic manner
- ball ammunition — live small-arms ammunition
- balloon payment — a large payment that concludes a series of smaller payments, for example in order to repay a loan
- bathroom scales — scales typically kept in a bathroom for people to weigh themselves
- bioaccumulation — the process in which industrial waste, toxic chemicals, etc. gradually accumulate in living tissue
- biomathematical — relating to biomathematics
- bituminous coal — a soft black coal, rich in volatile hydrocarbons, that burns with a smoky yellow flame. Fixed carbon content: 46–86 per cent; calorific value: 1.93 × 107 – 3.63 × 107 J/kg
- black guillemot — a common guillemot, Cepphus grylle: its summer plumage is black with white wing patches and its winter plumage white with greyish wings
- black mountains — a mountain range running from N Monmouthshire and SE Powys (Wales) to SW Herefordshire (England). Highest peak: Waun Fach, 811 m (2660 ft)
- bouillotte lamp — a table lamp of the 18th century, having two or three adjustable candle brackets and a common shade sliding on a central shaft.
- bowel complaint — bowel disease or condition
- break the mould — If you say that someone breaks the mould, you mean that they do completely different things from what has been done before or from what is usually done.
- brown-tail moth — a white moth, Nygmia phaerrhoea, having a brown tuft at the end of the abdomen, the larvae of which feed on the foliage of various shade and fruit trees.
- calamine lotion — a soothing lotion containing calamine
- calcium oxalate — a white, crystalline powder, CaC 2 O 4 , insoluble in water, used in making oxalic acid.
- camelot library — (library)
- camphorated oil — a liniment consisting of camphor and peanut oil, used as a counterirritant
- capitulationism — advocacy or approval of capitulation.
- carpometacarpal — Anatomy. of or relating to the carpus and the metacarpus.
- cephalohematoma — A hemorrhage of blood between the skull and periosteum of a newborn baby secondary to rupture of blood vessels crossing the periosteum.
- chamois leather — soft cleaning cloth
- chartophylacium — (in a medieval church) a place for the keeping of records and documents.
- chemical toilet — a toilet in which waste is treated with chemicals
- chemosterilants — Plural form of chemosterilant.
- cholesterolemia — the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the blood.
- christmas carol — a joyful hymn or religious song, celebrating the birth of Christ
- chromatic scale — a twelve-note scale including all the semitones of the octave
- chromium-plated — having been plated with chromium
- circumvallation — surrounded by or as if by a rampart.
- city councilman — a member of a city council
- cleistogamously — in a cleistogamous manner
- climate control — air conditioning in a building or vehicle
- climb indicator — an instrument that shows the rate of ascent or descent of an aircraft, operating on a differential pressure principle.
- coenzymatically — from a coenzymatic point of view
- coleman lantern — a gasoline lantern that gives a bright light, used by campers
- collective farm — (chiefly in Communist countries) a farm or group of farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community
- collective mark — a trademark or service mark used by the members of a cooperative, a union, or other collective association to identify themselves as members.
- collenchymatous — Relating to collenchyma.
- combinatorially — in a combinatorial manner
- comfort blanket — a blanket that a young child is very attached to