15-letter words containing m, u, l, g
- nonmucilaginous — Not mucilaginous.
- numismatologist — One versed in numismatology.
- optical pumping — a method for increasing the number of atoms or molecules occupying higher energy levels by irradiating them with light of the proper frequencies to raise them to those levels.
- opus anglicanum — fine embroidery, esp of church vestments, produced in England c.1200–c.1350; characterized by the rich materials used, esp silver gilt thread
- organomercurial — an organic compound containing mercury
- photofluorogram — a recording on photographic film of images produced by a fluoroscopic examination.
- plagiostomatous — plagiostome
- plug compatible — of or relating to computers or peripheral devices that are functionally equivalent to, and may be substituted for, other models.
- plug-compatible — of or relating to computers or peripheral devices that are functionally equivalent to, and may be substituted for, other models.
- plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
- plural marriage — (broadly) any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating partners mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities and including, for example, opposite-sex marriage, same-sex marriage, plural marriage, and arranged marriage: Anthropologists say that some type of marriage has been found in every known human society since ancient times. See Word Story at the current entry.
- poultry farming — breeding and keeping fowl
- qualifying exam — any examination that one needs to pass in order to begin or continue with a course of study
- radioimmunology — the study of biological substances or processes with the aid of antigens or antibodies labeled with a radioactive isotope.
- regular premium — A regular premium is money paid to buy insurance coverage in installments at particular time intervals, such as monthly or annually.
- regulation time — the standard duration of a sports game, before the addition of any extra time to determine a winner, etc
- rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
- right of asylum — the right of alien fugitives to protection or nonextradition in a country or its embassy.
- saguia el hamra — the N part of Western Sahara.
- school-gate mum — a young family-oriented working mother, considered by political parties as forming a significant part of the electorate
- sigmoid flexure — Zoology. an S -shaped curve in a body part.
- solution mining — removal of a soluble mineral by dissolving it and leaching it out, as in the Frasch process.
- south glamorgan — a county in SE Wales. 161 sq. mi. (416 sq. km).
- steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
- stumbling block — an obstacle or hindrance to progress, belief, or understanding.
- summer triangle — a group of three first-magnitude stars (Deneb, Vega, and Altair) visible during the summer in the N skies
- supporting film — a film that accompanies the main feature film in a film programme
- system building — a method of building in which prefabricated components are used to speed the construction of buildings
- the magic flute — an opera (1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- training manual — instructional book
- traumatological — relating to traumatology
- tumbling barrel — a rotating drum for subjecting materials or small manufactured objects, loosely placed inside, to a tumbling action, as to mix materials or to polish objects by friction with one another or with an abrasive.
- uncomplainingly — in an unresentful or resigned manner
- ungentlemanlike — unlike a gentleman
- ungrammatically — in an ungrammatical manner
- unmanageability — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
- utility program — system software used to perform standard operations, as sorting data or copying data from one file to another, for application programs or other system software.
- van diemen gulf — an inlet of the Timor Sea in N Australia, in the Northern Territory
- young's modulus — a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between a stress that acts to change the length of a body and the fractional change in length caused by this force.