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15-letter words containing m, u, l, i, g

  • magnetic pulley — a magnetic device for separating metal from sand, refuse, etc.
  • mail user agent — (messaging)   (MUA) The program that allows the user to compose and read electronic mail messages. The MUA provides the interface between the user and the Message Transfer Agent. Outgoing mail is eventually handed over to an MTA for delivery while the incoming messages are picked up from where the MTA left it (although MUA's running on single-user machines may pick up mail using POP). Popular MUAs for Unix include elm, mush, pine, and RMAIL.
  • malpighian tube — one of a group of long, slender excretory tubules at the anterior end of the hindgut in insects and other terrestrial arthropods.
  • malpighian tuft — glomerulus (def 2).
  • manual steering — Manual steering is steering in which the driver does all the work, without the help of mechanical power.
  • manual training — training in the various manual arts and crafts, as woodworking.
  • measuring glass — a graduated glass container used to measure quantities of liquid
  • metalinguistics — the study of the relation between languages and the other cultural systems they refer to.
  • metallurgically — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
  • microhomologous — (genetics) Exhibiting microhomology.
  • micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
  • microtunnelling — a technique used to excavate tunnels mechanically for the laying of pipes
  • miles gloriosus — a braggart soldier, esp as a stock figure in comedy
  • minimum tillage — no-tillage.
  • monumentalizing — Present participle of monumentalize.
  • motoring public — the population that drive road vehicles
  • mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
  • multi-binprolog — (language)   A multi-threaded Linda-style parallel extension to BinProlog for Solaris 2.3. Version: 3.30.
  • multilingualism — using or able to speak several or many languages with some facility.
  • multiple voting — the casting of ballots in more than one constituency in one election, as in England before the election reform of 1918.
  • multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
  • multiwavelength — Involving, or composed of, multiple wavelengths.
  • musical evening — a social evening with a musical programme
  • neuroimmunology — a branch of immunology concerned with the interactions between immunological and nervous system functions, especially as they apply to various autoimmune diseases.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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