17-letter words containing m, u, l, r

selkirk mountains — a mountain range in SW Canada, in SE British Columbia. Highest peak: Mount Sir Sandford, 3533 m (11 590 ft)
sexual dimorphism — the condition in which the males and females in a species are morphologically different, as with many birds.
sexual harassment — unwelcome sexual advances made by an employer or superior, especially when compliance is made a condition of continued employment or advancement.
shubra al khaymah — a city in NE Egypt, a Cairo suburb.
silk manufacturer — a person or business that is involved in the manufacture of silk thread and fabric
simulated leather — fake leather that is an imitation of real leather and is usually made from a cheaper material
small waved umber — a brownish geometrid moth, Horisme vitalbata, that is cryptically marked to merge with tree bark
sodium-vapor lamp — an electric lamp in which sodium vapor is activated by current passing between two electrodes, producing a yellow, glareless light: used on streets and highways.
south farmingdale — a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
spectrum analyser — an instrument that splits an input waveform into its frequency components, which are then displayed
spectrum analysis — the determination of the constitution or condition of bodies and substances by means of the spectra they produce.
square millimeter — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one millimeter on each side. 2 , sq. mm. Abbreviation: mm.
star-of-jerusalem — meadow salsify.
stretch limousine — a limousine that has been lengthened to provide extra seating accommodation and more legroom
super-nationalism — an extreme or fanatical loyalty or devotion to a nation.
superalimentation — nourishment; nutrition.
supercolumniation — the placing of one order of columns above another.
supra-nationalism — outside or beyond the authority of one national government, as a project or policy that is planned and controlled by a group of nations.
supralapsarianism — the doctrine that the decree of election preceded human creation and the Fall (opposed to infralapsarianism).
telephone numbers — extremely large numbers, esp in reference to salaries or prices
temporomandibular — of, relating to, or situated near the hinge joint formed by the lower jaw and the temporal bone of the skull.
terminal juncture — a form of juncture consisting of a change in pitch before a pause, marking the end of an utterance or a break between utterances, as between clauses. Compare close juncture, juncture (def 7), open juncture.
textual criticism — lower criticism.
the major leagues — the two main leagues of professional baseball clubs in the U.S., the National League and the American League
the new jerusalem — the de facto capital of Israel (recognition of this has been withheld by the United Nations), situated in the Judaean hills: became capital of the Hebrew kingdom after its capture by David around 1000 bc; destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon in 586 bc; taken by the Romans in 63 bc; devastated in 70 ad and 135 ad during the Jewish rebellions against Rome; fell to the Arabs in 637 and to the Seljuk Turks in 1071; ruled by Crusaders from 1099 to 1187 and by the Egyptians and Turks until conquered by the British (1917); centre of the British mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948, when the Arabs took the old city and the Jews held the new city; unified after the Six Day War (1967) under the Israelis; the holy city of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Pop: 693 200 (2003 est)
the underemployed — underemployed people
thermal diffusion — the separation of constituents, often isotopes, of a fluid under the influence of a temperature gradient.
thermal pollution — a rise in the temperature of rivers or lakes that is injurious to water-dwelling life and is caused by the disposal of heated industrial waste water or water from the cooling towers of nuclear power plants.
thermal underwear — underwear designed to retain body heat in cold temperatures.
thermocoagulation — the coagulation of tissue by heat-producing high-frequency electric currents, used therapeutically to remove small growths or to create specific lesions in the brain.
three-course meal — A three-course meal is a meal that consists of three parts served one after the other.
to lose your mind — If you say that someone is losing their mind, you mean that they are becoming mad.
to slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget it.
tolpuddle martyrs — six farm workers sentenced to transportation for seven years in 1834 for administering an unlawful oath to form a trade union in the village of Tolpuddle, Dorset
trailing geranium — an ivy-leaved variety of geranium, Pelargonium peltatum
triangular matrix — a square matrix in which either all the entries above the principal diagonal, or all the entries below the principal diagonal, are zero.
triboluminescence — luminescence produced by friction, usually within a crystalline substance.
tropical aquarium — an aquarium designed for the maintenance and breeding of tropical fish and kept at a suitably warm temperature.
trouble came back — (jargon) (TCB) An IBM term for an intermittent or difficult-to-reproduce problem that has failed to respond to neglect or shotgun debugging. Compare heisenbug.
trucial sheikdoms — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Capital: Abu Dhabi. Abbreviation: U.A.E.
ultimate strength — the quantity of the utmost tensile, compressive, or shearing stress that a given unit area of a certain material is expected to bear without failing.
ultrametamorphism — metamorphism during which the temperature of a rock exceeds its melting point.
ultramicrobalance — a balance for weighing precisely, to a hundredth of a microgram or less, minute quantities of material.
uncircumscribable — to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map.
uncomfortableness — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
uncomprehendingly — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
unemployment rate — percentage of population without jobs
unipalm group plc — (company) A company floated in March 1994.
universal grammar — a grammar that attempts to establish the properties and constraints common to all possible human languages.
unprofessionalism — not professional; not pertaining to or characteristic of a profession.

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?