14-letter words containing m, u, l, r, o
- self-composure — calmness and self-possession
- semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
- semilunar bone — lunate (def 2).
- serum globulin — the blood serum component consisting of proteins with a larger molecular weight than serum albumin
- service module — (often initial capital letters) U.S. Aerospace. the section of an Apollo spacecraft containing the principal propulsion system, electrical system, water, and other supplies.
- simpson's rule — a method for approximating the value of a definite integral by approximating, with parabolic arcs, the area under the curve defined by the integrand.
- slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget about it.
- somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
- son et lumiere — sound-and-light show.
- stumble across — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- sugared almond — Sugared almonds are nuts which have been covered with a hard sweet coating.
- sulphur-bottom — blue whale.
- summer clothes — light clothes which are suitable for summer
- superimposable — to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
- supramolecular — having an organization more complex than that of a molecule.
- tailor's dummy — a mannequin used to help tailor or fit clothes
- tcl consortium — (body) A non-profit agency dedicated to promoting Tcl.
- telejournalism — the writing and broadcasting of journalism for television
- terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies
- thermophyllous — relating to deciduous plants or trees that bear leaves only during the warmer times of the year
- thermoregulate — to maintain regular temperature, esp regular body temperature
- time simulator — (simulation) (Tsim) A stack-based simulation language. Contact: ZOLA Technologies.
- transpulmonary — of or relating to the lungs.
- traumatologist — a branch of surgery dealing with major wounds caused by accidents or violence.
- trombiculiasis — the condition of being infested with chiggers.
- trumpet flower — any of various plants with pendent flowers shaped like a trumpet.
- tunny emulator — (hardware, cryptography) A special-purpose computer designed at Bletchley Park (UK) based upon the reverse engineering of the Lorenz Cypher. The Lorenz Cypher was used by the German army to encrypt high command orders for transmission via teleprinter (the Enigma was a field-use cypher). Once the key to a message was discovered (by the computer Colossus) the Tunny machine would be set to decrypt the message. The process took about four days from intercept to printout. The original Tunny machine was built about 1943 and scrapped after the war. In 2011 a working model was re-built at Bletchley Park where it is on display.
- ultimogeniture — postremogeniture.
- ultracompetent — extremely competent
- ultraglamorous — extremely glamorous
- ultramicrotome — a microtome capable of producing very fine slices of tissue or cellular specimens for electron microscopic examination.
- ultramicrotomy — the practice of using an ultramicrotome
- ultramontanism — the policy of the party in the Roman Catholic Church that favors increasing and enhancing the power and authority of the pope.
- umbilical cord — Anatomy. a cord or funicle connecting the embryo or fetus with the placenta of the mother and transporting nourishment from the mother and wastes from the fetus.
- undemonstrable — not able to be made evident
- under-employed — employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities.
- unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
- unprogrammable — not able to be programmed
- unremorsefully — in an unremorseful or impenitent manner
- unromantically — in an unromantic manner
- unsurmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- ural mountains — a mountain system in W central Russia, extending over 2000 km (1250 miles) from the Arctic Ocean towards the Aral Sea: forms part of the geographical boundary between Europe and Asia; one of the richest mineral areas in the world, with many associated major industrial centres. Highest peak: Mount Narodnaya, 1894 m (6214 ft)
- virtual memory — a system whereby addressable memory is extended beyond main storage through the use of secondary storage managed by system software in such a way that programs can treat all of the designated storage as addressable main storage.
- volume control — switch used to adjust level of sound
- volumetrically — of or relating to measurement by volume.
- volunteer army — a military force composed entirely of enlistees.
- you're welcome — You say 'You're welcome' to someone who has thanked you for something in order to acknowledge their thanks in a polite way.
- yttrocolumbite — Yttrotantalite.
- zonal geranium — a widely cultivated plant, Pelargonium hortorum, having white, pink, or red flowers and rounded leaves that are sometimes banded or blotched with contrasting colors.