15-letter words containing n, o, m, a, u
- man of the hour — a man who is honored by a group.
- manoeuvrability — The quality of being manoeuvrable.
- manubial column — a triumphal column decorated with spoils of the enemy.
- manukau harbour — an inlet of the Tasman Sea near Auckland in New Zealand on NW North Island
- marathon runner — person who runs in a marathon race
- marcus antonius — Mark (Marcus Antonius) 83?–30 b.c, Roman general: friend of Caesar; member of the second triumvirate and rival of Octavian.
- marine surveyor — a person who carries out surveys of ships to determine seaworthiness, etc
- masculinization — Medicine/Medical. to produce certain male secondary sex characteristics in (a female).
- mass production — the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- maxilloturbinal — (anatomy) Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal regions of the skull.
- measurement ton — a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- measuring spoon — a spoon for measuring amounts, as in cooking, usually part of a set of spoons of different sizes.
- menispermaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Menispermaceae, a family of mainly tropical and subtropical plants, most of which are woody climbers with small flowers
- microsporangium — a sporangium containing microspores.
- miniaturisation — Alternative spelling of miniaturization.
- miniaturization — to make in extremely small size in order to keep volume or weight to a minimum: to miniaturize electronic equipment.
- misarticulation — an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought.
- miscalculations — Plural form of miscalculation.
- miscellaneously — In a miscellaneous manner.
- miscommunicated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscommunicate.
- modern language — one of the literary languages currently in use in Europe, as French, Spanish, or German, treated as a departmental course of study in a school, college, or university.
- molecular knife — a segment of genetic material that inhibits the reproduction of the AIDS virus by breaking up specific areas of the virus's genes.
- monochlamydeous — (of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla
- monoculturalism — The practice of actively preserving a culture to the exclusion of external influences.
- monomolecularly — In monomolecular terms.
- monounsaturated — of or noting a class of fats that lack a hydrogen bond at one point on the carbon chain and that are associated with a low cholesterol content of the blood.
- montes riphaeus — a mountain range in the third quadrant of the visible face of the moon.
- monumentalizing — Present participle of monumentalize.
- moravian church — a Protestant Church originating in Moravia in 1722 as a revival of the sect of Bohemian Brethren. It has close links with the Lutheran Church
- moreton bay bug — a flattish edible shellfish, Thenus orientalis, of Northern Australian waters
- most honourable — a courtesy title applied to marquesses and members of the Privy Council and the Order of the Bath
- mother language — a language from which another language is descended; parent language.
- motor insurance — insurance for a motor vehicle such as a car, which provides protection against loss in the event of an accident, theft, etc
- mount blackburn — a mountain in SE Alaska, the highest peak in the Wrangell Mountains. Height: 5037 m (16 523 ft)
- mount parnassus — a mountain in central Greece, in NW Boeotia: in ancient times sacred to Dionysus, Apollo, and the Muses, with the Castalian Spring and Delphi on its slopes. Height: 2457 m (8061 ft)
- mount suribachi — a volcanic hill in the Volcano Islands, on Iwo Jima: site of a US victory (1945) over the Japanese in World War II
- mount vancouver — a mountain on the border between Canada and Alaska, in the St Elias Mountains. Height: 4785 m (15 700 ft)
- mountain beaver — a burrowing rodent, Aplodontia rufa, of W North America: family Aplodontidae
- mountain laurel — any of various ericaceous shrubs or trees of the genus Kalmia, esp K. latifolia of E North America, which has leathery poisonous leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers
- mountain rescue — search and rescue conducted on a mountain, for example of someone who has fallen, got lost, etc
- mountainousness — The quality of being mountainous.
- mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
- mucosanguineous — containing or made up of blood and mucus
- mucous membrane — a lubricating membrane lining an internal surface or an organ, as the alimentary, respiratory, and genitourinary canals.
- mules operation — the surgical removal of folds of skin in the breech of a sheep to reduce blowfly strike
- multidivisional — Of or pertaining to more than one division.
- multifunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- multilocational — found or operating in several locations
- multinationally — a large corporation with operations and subsidiaries in several countries.
- multinucleolate — having two or more nucleoli