15-letter words containing m, u, f, l, e
- non-fundamental — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- 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.
- plumbers-friend — Machinery. a pistonlike reciprocating part moving within the cylinder of a pump or hydraulic device.
- purslane family — the plant family Portulacaceae, characterized by chiefly herbaceous plants having simple, often fleshy leaves, sometimes showy flowers, and capsular fruit, and including bitterroot, purslane, red maids, rose moss, and spring beauty.
- qualifying exam — any examination that one needs to pass in order to begin or continue with a course of study
- run of the mill — merely average; commonplace; mediocre: just a plain, run-of-the-mill house; a run-of-the-mill performance.
- run-of-the-mill — merely average; commonplace; mediocre: just a plain, run-of-the-mill house; a run-of-the-mill performance.
- samuel fb morse — Jedidiah [jed-i-dahy-uh] /ˌdʒɛd ɪˈdaɪ ə/ (Show IPA), 1761–1826, U.S. geographer and Congregational clergyman (father of Samuel F. B. Morse).
- self fulfilment — the act or fact of fulfilling one's ambitions, desires, etc., through one's own efforts.
- self-adjustment — adjustment of oneself or itself, as to the environment.
- self-combustion — the act or process of burning.
- self-fulfilment — the act or fact of fulfilling one's ambitions, desires, etc., through one's own efforts.
- self-mutilation — to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
- self-punishment — the act of punishing.
- semi-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- semi-successful — achieving or having achieved success.
- sigmoid flexure — Zoology. an S -shaped curve in a body part.
- simple fracture — a fracture in which the bone does not pierce the skin.
- sodium fluoride — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, NaF, used chiefly in the fluoridation of water, as an insecticide, and as a rodenticide.
- specific volume — volume per unit mass; the reciprocal of density.
- st. ulmo's fire — St. Elmo's fire.
- strombuliferous — having organs coiled as spirals
- summer flounder — a flounder, Paralichthys dentatus, inhabiting shallow waters from Cape Cod to South Carolina, valued as food.
- the magic flute — an opera (1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- ultramicrofiche — ultrafiche.
- unbosom oneself — to tell or reveal one's feelings, secrets, etc.
- unfamiliarities — not familiar; not acquainted with or conversant about: to be unfamiliar with a subject.
- uninformatively — in an uninformative manner
- van diemen gulf — an inlet of the Timor Sea in N Australia, in the Northern Territory
- well-formulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- wish fulfilment — (in Freudian psychology) any successful attempt to fulfil a wish stemming from the unconscious mind, whether in fact, in fantasy, or by such disguised means as sublimation