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15-letter words containing m, u, d

  • mogi das cruzes — a city in SE Brazil, E of São Paulo.
  • molecular cloud — a cool dense interstellar region composed of a wide variety of molecules, mainly hydrogen, plus some dust, in which stars are forming
  • monochlamydeous — (of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla
  • mononucleotides — Plural form of mononucleotide.
  • monosubstituted — containing one substituent.
  • monounsaturated — of or noting a class of fats that lack a hydrogen bond at one point on the carbon chain and that are associated with a low cholesterol content of the blood.
  • moral turpitude — conduct that is regarded as immoral.
  • most up-to-date — in accordance with the latest or newest ideas, standards, techniques, styles, etc.; modern.
  • mouse droppings — 1.   (graphics, operating system, jargon)   Pixels (usually single) that are not properly restored when the mouse pointer moves away from a particular location on the screen, producing the appearance that the mouse pointer has left droppings behind. The major causes for this problem are MS-DOS programs that write to the screen memory corresponding to the mouse pointer's current location without hiding the mouse pointer first, and mouse drivers that do not quite support the graphics mode in use. 2.   (web, jargon)   The client address recorded in a web server's log whenever a client connects to a site. Users may be unaware that their activity is being logged in this way but the potential for misuse of the information is limited.
  • multi-channeled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
  • multidiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
  • multidivisional — Of or pertaining to more than one division.
  • multihomed host — A host which has more than one connection to a network. The host may send and receive data over any of the links but will not route traffic for other nodes.
  • multiple-valued — many-valued.
  • multitudinously — In a multitudinous way.
  • municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
  • murder will out — Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
  • muscat and oman — former name of Oman.
  • muslim calendar — the lunar calendar used by Muslims and reckoned from a.d. 622: the calendar year consists of 354 days and contains 12 months: Moharram, Safar, Rabi I, Rabi II, Jumada I, Jumada II, Rajab, Shaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhu ʾl-Qaʿda, and Dhu ʾl-hijjah. In leap years the month Dhu ʾl-hijjah contains one extra day.
  • mustard plaster — a black mixture of mustard and rubber placed on a cloth and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
  • neurodermatitis — W Lichen simplex chronicus, a skin disorder characterized by chronic itching and scratching, resulting in thick, leathery, brownish skin.
  • neuroectodermal — Of or pertaining to the neuroectoderm.
  • nil desperandum — never despair
  • nomex underwear — /noh'meks uhn'-der-weir/ [Usenet] Synonym asbestos longjohns, used mostly in auto-related mailing lists and newsgroups. NOMEX underwear is an actual product available on the racing equipment market, used as a fire resistance measure and required in some racing series.
  • non-documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
  • non-fundamental — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
  • noncomputerized — not computerized or controlled by computers
  • nonjudgmentally — not judged or judging on the basis of one's personal standards or opinions: They tried to adopt a nonjudgmental attitude that didn't reflect their own biases. My guidance counselor in high school was sympathetic and nonjudgmental.
  • nonmatriculated — not matriculated, not enrolled in an institution, esp a college or university
  • number one wood — driver (def 4).
  • odd permutation — a permutation of a set of n elements, x 1 , x 2 , …, xn, which permutes the product of all differences of the form (xi – xj), where i is less than j, into the negative of the product.
  • odontostomatous — having jaws that resemble teeth
  • oedipus complex — the unresolved desire of a child for sexual gratification through the parent of the opposite sex, especially the desire of a son for his mother. This involves, first, identification with and, later, hatred for the parent of the same sex, who is considered by the child as a rival.
  • omnibus edition — a television or radio programme consisting of two or more programmes broadcast earlier in the week
  • openmouthedness — the state or condition of being filled with amazement and wonder
  • ordinal numbers — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
  • outdoorsmanship — a person devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities, as hiking, hunting, fishing, or camping.
  • pamprodactylous — having all four toes directed forward, as in swifts and colies.
  • pandorae fretum — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
  • parent compound — a compound from which derivatives may be obtained.
  • pendulum effect — Also called pendulum law. Physics. a law, discovered by Galileo in 1602, that describes the regular, swinging motion of a pendulum by the action of gravity and acquired momentum.
  • platinum blonde — a person, especially a girl or woman, whose hair is of a pale blond or silver color, usually colored artificially by bleaching or dyeing.
  • plumbers-friend — Machinery. a pistonlike reciprocating part moving within the cylinder of a pump or hydraulic device.
  • pneumatic drill — a percussive power drill powered by compressed air
  • premanufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
  • premier danseur — the leading male dancer in a ballet company.
  • primary product — a product consisting of a natural raw material; an unmanufactured product
  • primordial soup — the seas and atmosphere as they existed on earth before the existence of life, consisting primarily of an oxygen-free gaseous mixture containing chiefly water, hydrogen, methane, ammonia, and carbon dioxide.
  • product manager — sb who oversees product development
  • protonephridium — a tubular, excretory structure in certain invertebrates, as flatworms, rotifers, and some larvae, usually ending internally in flame cells and having an external pore
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