15-letter words containing m, u, y, c
- flavourdynamics — as in quantum flavour dynamics, a mathematical model used to describe the interaction of flavoured particles (weak force) through the exchange of intermediate vector bosons
- flying dutchman — a legendary Dutch ghost ship supposed to be seen at sea, especially near the Cape of Good Hope.
- french mulberry — a shrub, Callicarpa americana, of the verbena family, of the south-central U.S. and the West Indies, having violet-colored fruit and bluish flowers.
- fuzzy computing — fuzzy logic
- gated community — a group of houses or apartment buildings protected by gates, walls, or other security measures.
- guidance system — The guidance system of a missile or rocket is the device which controls its course.
- haulage company — a firm that transports goods by lorry
- hermeneutically — of or relating to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
- hillbilly music — folk music combined with elements of popular music in which the banjo, fiddle, and guitar are principal instruments: a type of music that originated in mountain regions of the southern U.S.
- homochlamydeous — (of a plant) having a perianth in which the sepals and petals are fused together and indistinguishable
- hybrid computer — a computer system containing both analog and digital hardware.
- hydraulic motor — a motor that converts the kinetic or potential energy of a fluid into mechanical energy.
- hydroxycoumarin — (organic compound) Any of several isomeric hydroxy derivatives of coumarin, some of which are the basis of pharmaceuticals.
- hypoinsulinemic — Having hypoinsulinemia.
- immunochemistry — the study of the chemistry of immunologic substances and reactions.
- immunologically — the branch of science dealing with the components of the immune system, immunity from disease, the immune response, and immunologic techniques of analysis.
- inch of mercury — a unit of atmospheric pressure, being the pressure equal to that exerted by a column of mercury one inch high under standard conditions of temperature and gravity: 33.864 millibars. Abbreviation: in. Hg.
- incommensurably — In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
- incommutability — The quality or state of being incommutable.
- intramuscularly — In an intramuscular manner; within a muscle.
- janissary music — music characteristic of or imitative of that played by a Turkish military band, typically employing cymbals, triangles, bass drum, and Turkish crescents.
- kalmyk republic — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the Caspian Sea: became subject to Russia in 1646. Capital: Elista. Pop: 292 400 (2002). Area: 76 100 sq km (29 382 sq miles)
- lump uncurrying — Chin's generalisation of uncurrying. A curried function taking several tuples as arguments can be transformed to take a single tuple containing all the components of the original tuples.
- magnetic pulley — a magnetic device for separating metal from sand, refuse, etc.
- masculine rhyme — a rhyme of but a single stressed syllable, as in disdain, complain.
- medullary canal — the central area of a bone, containing marrow
- menstrual cycle — (in women of reproductive age) the cycle of physiological changes affecting the reproductive organs that takes place typically over a month and includes ovulation, thickening of the lining of the womb and menstruation if fertilization of the egg has not occurred
- metallurgically — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- methylcellulose — a grayish-white powder prepared from cellulose that swells to a highly viscous colloidal solution in water: used as a food additive and in water paints, leather tanning, and cosmetics.
- miscellaneously — In a miscellaneous manner.
- miscue analysis — analysis of the errors a pupil makes while reading
- monochlamydeous — (of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla
- monomolecularly — In monomolecular terms.
- motorcycle club — a club of motorcycle enthusiasts
- mount cook lily — a large white buttercup, Ranunculus lyallii, of the South Island alpine country of New Zealand
- multical system — E-mail: Richard Snodgrass <[email protected]>.
- multiculturally — In a multicultural manner.
- multispeciality — Alternative form of multispecialty.
- murphy-o'connor — Cormac. born 1932, British cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster (2000–09)
- muzzle velocity — the speed of a projectile, usually expressed in feet or meters per second, as it leaves the muzzle of a gun.
- myristicivorous — feeding on nutmeg
- neurochemically — In a neurochemical manner or context.
- non-documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- northcountryman — a native or inhabitant of the North of England
- obituary column — the division of a publication reserved for obituaries
- pamprodactylous — having all four toes directed forward, as in swifts and colies.
- plymouth colony — the colony established in SE Massachusetts by the Pilgrims in 1620.
- primary product — a product consisting of a natural raw material; an unmanufactured product
- pubic symphysis — the fixed joint at the front of the pelvic girdle where the halves of the pubis meet.
- rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm