15-letter words containing o, u
- micromicrocurie — a millionth of a microcurie
- micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
- microsporangium — a sporangium containing microspores.
- microstructural — Of or pertaining to a microstructure.
- microstructures — Plural form of microstructure.
- microtunnelling — a technique used to excavate tunnels mechanically for the laying of pipes
- miles gloriosus — a braggart soldier, esp as a stock figure in comedy
- mind how you go — Some people say 'Mind how you go' when they are saying goodbye to someone who is leaving.
- 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.
- mischievousness — maliciously or playfully annoying.
- miscommunicated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscommunicate.
- misconstruction — wrong construction; misinterpretation: to put a misconstruction upon an action.
- misdistribution — Incorrect or unfair distribution.
- modal auxiliary — Grammar. any of the group of English auxiliary verbs, including can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, and must, that are used with the base form of another verb to express distinctions of mood.
- 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.
- modulo operator — (mathematics) (mod) The operator that returns the remainder after integer division of its first argument by its second. Written as "%" in C and some other languages. Where the second argument is a power of two, the result can be calculated much more quickly using bitwise and with the appropriate bit-mask.
- mogi das cruzes — a city in SE Brazil, E of São Paulo.
- mohawk hair cut — a member of a tribe of the most easterly of the Iroquois Five Nations, formerly resident along the Mohawk River, New York.
- molecular clock — the changes in the amino acid sequences of proteins that take place during evolution and speciation, and from which the dates of branchings of taxonomic groups can be deduced.
- molecular cloud — a cool dense interstellar region composed of a wide variety of molecules, mainly hydrogen, plus some dust, in which stars are forming
- 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.
- molecular sieve — a compound with molecule-size pores, as some sodium aluminum silicates, that chemically locks molecules in them: used in purification and separation processes.
- moment of truth — the moment in a bullfight at which the matador is about to make the kill.
- monkey business — frivolous or mischievous behavior.
- 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.
- mononucleotides — Plural form of mononucleotide.
- monosubstituted — containing one substituent.
- 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.
- moral turpitude — conduct that is regarded as immoral.
- 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
- more fool (you) — If you say to someone 'More fool you' when they tell you what they have done or what they plan to do, you are indicating that you think that it is silly and shows a lack of judgment.
- moreton bay bug — a flattish edible shellfish, Thenus orientalis, of Northern Australian waters
- mortiferousness — deadliness
- most honourable — a courtesy title applied to marquesses and members of the Privy Council and the Order of the Bath
- most up-to-date — in accordance with the latest or newest ideas, standards, techniques, styles, etc.; modern.
- mother language — a language from which another language is descended; parent language.
- mother superior — the head of a Christian religious community for women.
- motor insurance — insurance for a motor vehicle such as a car, which provides protection against loss in the event of an accident, theft, etc
- motorcycle club — a club of motorcycle enthusiasts
- motoring public — the population that drive road vehicles
- mount blackburn — a mountain in SE Alaska, the highest peak in the Wrangell Mountains. Height: 5037 m (16 523 ft)
- mount cook lily — a large white buttercup, Ranunculus lyallii, of the South Island alpine country of New Zealand