19-letter words containing m, u

executive committee — the executive committee or board of an organization is a committee within that organization which has the authority to make decisions and ensures that these decisions are carried out
eye make-up remover — a product used to remove cosmetics such as mascara and eyeliner
facultative apomict — a plant that can reproduce sexually or asexually.
feather-duster worm — any tube-dwelling polychaete worm of the families Sabellidae and Serpulidae, the numerous species having a crown of feathery tentacles used in feeding and respiration.
fellow countrywoman — a fellow countrywoman is a female citizen of the same state as the person speaking, writing, or being referred to
female circumcision — clitoridectomy.
financial ombudsman — any of five British ombudsmen: the Banking Ombudsman, set up in 1986 to investigate complaints from bank customers; the Building Society Ombudsman, set up in 1987 to investigate complaints from building society customers; the Insurance Ombudsman, set up in 1981 to investigate complaints by policyholders (since 1988 this ombudsman has also operated a Unit Trust Ombudsman scheme); the Investment Ombudsman set up in 1989 to investigate complaints by investors (the Personal Investment Authority Ombudsman is responsible for investigating complaints by personal investors); and the Pensions Ombudsman, set up in 1993 to investigate complaints regarding pension schemes
first degree murder — the most serious category of murder
first-degree murder — Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
flannelmouth sucker — a sucker, Catostomus latipinnis, of the Colorado River and its tributaries.
four colour theorem — four colour map theorem
four-o'clock family — the plant family Nyctaginaceae, characterized by chiefly tropical herbaceous plants and shrubs having colored, petallike bracts beneath petalless flowers and winged or grooved dry fruit, and including the bougainvillea and four-o'clock.
frameshift mutation — a mutation caused by frameshift.
freeze-frame button — a control button on a remote control device, used to stop a moving image to view it as a still
functional medicine — individualized medical care that recognizes the interactions between genetic and environmental factors and between the body's interconnected systems.
gastrocolic omentum — the peritoneal fold attached to the stomach and the colon and hanging over the small intestine.
geneva nomenclature — an internationally accepted system for naming organic carbon compounds.
geomagnetic equator — an imaginary line on the earth's surface, the plane of which passes through the center and is midway between the geomagnetic poles.
giraldus cambrensis — literary name of Gerald de Barri. ?1146–?1223, Welsh chronicler and churchman, noted for his accounts of his travels in Ireland and Wales
go jump in the lake — a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
go under the hammer — to be offered for sale by an auctioneer
goa, daman, and diu — an administrative territory of India, in the W part: formerly Portuguese India; annexed by India 1961. 1426 sq. mi. (3693 sq. km). Capital: Panjim.
granuloma inguinale — a venereal disease marked by deep ulceration of the skin of the groin and external genitals, caused by the bacterium Calymmatobacterium granulomatis.
green mountain boys — the members of the armed bands of Vermont organized in 1770 to oppose New York's territorial claims. Under Ethan Allen they won fame in the War of American Independence
guillaume de lorris — 13th-century French poet who wrote the first 4058 lines of the allegorical romance, the Roman de la rose, continued by Jean de Meung
hairy cell leukemia — a form of cancer in which abnormal cells with many hairlike cytoplasmic projections appear in the bone marrow, liver, spleen, and blood.
handlebar moustache — a man's moustache having long, curved ends that resemble the handlebars of a bicycle.
hate someone's guts — to hate someone intensely
hatfield-mccoy feud — a blood feud between two mountain clans on the West Virginia–Kentucky border, the Hatfields of West Virginia and the McCoys of Kentucky, that grew out of their being on opposite sides during the Civil War and was especially violent during 1880–90.
heart in your mouth — If your heart is in your mouth, you feel very excited, worried, or frightened.
heat of sublimation — the heat absorbed by one gram or unit mass of a substance in the process of changing, at a constant temperature and pressure, from a solid to a gaseous state. Compare sublime (def 10).
hemidemisemiquavers — Plural form of hemidemisemiquaver.
hermes trismegistus — a name variously ascribed by Neoplatonists and others to an Egyptian priest or to the Egyptian god Thoth, to some extent identified with the Grecian Hermes: various mystical, religious, philosophical, astrological, and alchemical writings were ascribed to him.
hermitian conjugate — adjoint (def 2).
high-pressure steam — High-pressure steam is steam which is at or above 75 pounds per square inch gauge pressure.
homme moyen sensuel — an average man, with average tastes and appetites
hop, skip, and jump — a short distance
hop, step, and jump — triple jump.
housing development — a group of houses or apartments, usually of the same size and design, often erected on a tract of land by one builder and controlled by one management.
human rights abuses — acts that contravene human rights
human rights record — the facts that are known about the tendency of a country, regime, etc, to observe and protect human rights
humanist technology — (philosophy) Technology centered around the interests, needs, and well-being of humans.
hydropneumatization — utilization of air pressure in the housing of a water turbine to keep the level of water that has been used from rising to interfere with the rotor blades.
immunocytochemistry — the detection of chemical components of cells by means of antibodies coupled to substances that can be made visible.
immunohistochemical — (biology) Of, pertaining to, or by means of immunohistochemistry, the use of immunological techniques to study the chemistry of tissues.
immunoprecipitation — the separation of an antigen from a solution by the formation of a large complex with its specific antibody.
imperative language — (language) Any programming language that specifies explicit manipulation of the state of the computer system, not to be confused with a procedural language, which specifies an explicit sequence of steps to perform. An example of an imperative (but non-procedural) language is a data manipulation language for a relational database management system. This specifies changes to the database but does not necessarily require anyone to specify a sequence of steps. Both contrast with declarative languages, which specify neither explicit state manipulation nor a sequence of steps.
imperial war museum — a museum in London, founded in 1920, containing material related to military operations involving British and Commonwealth forces since 1914
in particular terms — If you say something in particular terms, you say it using a particular type or level of language or using language which clearly shows your attitude.
incommensurableness — (rare) Incommensurability.

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