15-letter words containing m, u, t, o, n, c
- norman conquest — the conquest of England by the Normans, under William the Conqueror, in 1066.
- northcountryman — a native or inhabitant of the North of England
- obituary column — the division of a publication reserved for obituaries
- open-cut mining — mining by excavating from the surface
- 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.
- overcommunicate — to communicate excessively
- overconsumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- parent compound — a compound from which derivatives may be obtained.
- pergamentaceous — (esp of plants) resembling parchment, whether in texture or composition
- phantom circuit — a circuit derived from two suitably arranged pairs of wires, each pair being a circuit (side circuit) and also acting as one half of an additional derived circuit, the entire system providing the capabilities of three circuits while requiring wires for only two.
- plymouth colony — the colony established in SE Massachusetts by the Pilgrims in 1620.
- positive column — the luminous region between the Faraday dark space and the anode glow in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
- pre-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- product manager — sb who oversees product development
- program counter — (hardware) (PC) A register in the central processing unit that contains the addresss of the next instruction to be executed. After each instruction is fetched, the PC is automatically incremented to point to the following instruction. It is not normally manipulated like an ordinary register but instead, special instructions are provided to alter the flow of control by writing a new value to the PC, e.g. JUMP, CALL, RTS.
- pseudo-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- redocumentation — The creation or revision of a semantically equivalent representation within the same relative abstraction level. The resulting forms of representation are usually considered alternate views intended for a human audience.
- resurrectionism — the exhumation and stealing of dead bodies, especially for dissection.
- rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
- roche moutonnee — a rounded, glacially eroded rock outcrop, usually one of a group, resembling a sheep's back.
- rocky mountains — mountain range in USA and Canada
- sarcenchymatous — relating to the connective tissue of some sponges
- schola cantorum — an ecclesiastical choir or choir school.
- scpi consortium — (body) A body established to promote Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments. Address: 8380 Hercules Drive, Suite P3, La Mesa, CA 91942, USA.
- self-combustion — the act or process of burning.
- semi-conductive — Semi-conductive describes a component which conducts electricity less well than a good conductor but better than an insulator.
- semi-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- semidocumentary — a film or television programme that is fictional but includes many factual events or details
- source document — a document that has been or will be transcribed to a word processor or to the memory bank of a computer
- spanish customs — irregular practices among a group of workers to gain increased financial allowances, reduced working hours, etc
- stand-up comedy — telling jokes to an audience
- steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
- storm insurance — insurance cover against damage caused by windstorms
- stumbling block — an obstacle or hindrance to progress, belief, or understanding.
- tandem-compound — (of a compound engine or turbine) having high-pressure and low-pressure units in tandem.
- telecommunicate — to transmit (data, sound, images, etc.) by telecommunications.
- thermionic tube — a vacuum tube in which the cathode is heated electrically to cause the emission of electrons by thermal agitation.
- truman doctrine — the policy of President Truman, as advocated in his address to Congress on March 12, 1947, to provide military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey and, by extension, to any country threatened by Communism or any totalitarian ideology.
- un-come-at-able — not accessible
- un-romanticized — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- unaccommodating — easy to deal with; eager to help or please; obliging.
- uncommunicating — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
- uncommunicative — not inclined to talk or disclose information; reserved; taciturn.
- uncompassionate — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
- uncomplaisantly — in an uncomplaisant manner
- uncomplementary — forming a complement; completing.
- uncomplimentary — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- undercompensate — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- unidiomatically — in a way that is not idiomatic