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15-letter words containing m, u, l, a

  • miscalculations — Plural form of miscalculation.
  • miscellaneously — In a miscellaneous manner.
  • miscue analysis — analysis of the errors a pupil makes while reading
  • mixture quality — Mixture quality is the degree to which a mixture is an ideal mixture.
  • modal auxiliary — Grammar. any of the group of English auxiliary verbs, including can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, and must, that are used with the base form of another verb to express distinctions of mood.
  • modern language — one of the literary languages currently in use in Europe, as French, Spanish, or German, treated as a departmental course of study in a school, college, or university.
  • modulo operator — (mathematics)   (mod) The operator that returns the remainder after integer division of its first argument by its second. Written as "%" in C and some other languages. Where the second argument is a power of two, the result can be calculated much more quickly using bitwise and with the appropriate bit-mask.
  • molecular clock — the changes in the amino acid sequences of proteins that take place during evolution and speciation, and from which the dates of branchings of taxonomic groups can be deduced.
  • molecular cloud — a cool dense interstellar region composed of a wide variety of molecules, mainly hydrogen, plus some dust, in which stars are forming
  • molecular knife — a segment of genetic material that inhibits the reproduction of the AIDS virus by breaking up specific areas of the virus's genes.
  • 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.
  • monochlamydeous — (of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla
  • monoculturalism — The practice of actively preserving a culture to the exclusion of external influences.
  • monomolecularly — In monomolecular terms.
  • monumentalizing — Present participle of monumentalize.
  • moral turpitude — conduct that is regarded as immoral.
  • most honourable — a courtesy title applied to marquesses and members of the Privy Council and the Order of the Bath
  • mother language — a language from which another language is descended; parent language.
  • mount blackburn — a mountain in SE Alaska, the highest peak in the Wrangell Mountains. Height: 5037 m (16 523 ft)
  • mountain laurel — any of various ericaceous shrubs or trees of the genus Kalmia, esp K. latifolia of E North America, which has leathery poisonous leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers
  • mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
  • mulberry family — the plant family Moraceae, characterized by deciduous or evergreen trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants having simple, alternate leaves, often milky sap, dense clusters of small flowers, and fruit in the form of a fleshy berry, usually hollow in the center, and including the fig, mulberry, Osage orange, and rubber plant.
  • mules operation — the surgical removal of folds of skin in the breech of a sheep to reduce blowfly strike
  • multi-channeled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
  • multiarticulate — Able to bend or hinge at more than one point.
  • multical system — E-mail: Richard Snodgrass <[email protected]>.
  • multiculturally — In a multicultural manner.
  • multidivisional — Of or pertaining to more than one division.
  • multiflora rose — a climbing or trailing rose, Rosa multiflora, of Japan and Korea, having hooked prickles and fragrant, dense clusters of flowers.
  • multifunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • multilateralism — having several or many sides; many-sided.
  • multilateralist — Supporting or advocating multilateralism.
  • multilateralize — to open to participation by several nations, organizations, etc.: to multilateralize trade agreements.
  • multilingualism — using or able to speak several or many languages with some facility.
  • multiliteracies — Plural form of multiliteracy.
  • multilocational — found or operating in several locations
  • multimillennial — relating to or encompassing several millennia
  • multinationally — a large corporation with operations and subsidiaries in several countries.
  • multinucleolate — having two or more nucleoli
  • multiphase flow — Multiphase flow is a type of flow that involves more than one fluid, for example a liquid and a gas, or two liquids that do not mix.
  • multiple access — multiplexing
  • multiple allele — any one of a series of three or more alternative or allelic forms of a gene, only two of which can exist in any normal, diploid individual.
  • multiple factor — polygene.
  • multiple master — (text, tool, software)   (Or "Multiple Master Font") A font that is a mixture of two or more other fonts. A Multiple Master font is a single font containing from two to sixteen master designs (the current implementation limit). A weight factor specifies the contribution of each master design for the creation of a multiple master font instance. A Multiple Master instance is a single interpolation of a multiple master font as created by a user or application.
  • multiple-valued — many-valued.
  • multispeciality — Alternative form of multispecialty.
  • multiwavelength — Involving, or composed of, multiple wavelengths.
  • multnomah falls — a waterfall on Multnomah Creek in NW Oregon, E of Portland. 611 feet (186 meters) high.
  • multum in parvo — much in a small space
  • municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
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