15-letter words containing r, u, m, n, e
- leptosporangium — (botany) A sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell.
- linear argument — (theory) A function argument which is used exactly once by the function. If the argument is used at most once then it is safe to inline the function and replace the single occurrence of the formal parameter with the actual argument expression. If the argument was used more than once this transformation would duplicate the argument expression, causing it to be evaluated more than once. If the argument is sure to be used at least once then it is safe to evaluate it in advance (see strictness analysis) whereas if the argument was not used then this would waste work and might prevent the program from terminating.
- linear momentum — force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events: The car gained momentum going downhill. Her career lost momentum after two unsuccessful films.
- lobar pneumonia — pneumonia (def 2).
- lumbar puncture — Medicine/Medical. puncture into the arachnoid membrane of the spinal cord, in the lumbar region, and withdrawal of spinal fluid, performed for diagnosis of the fluid, injection of dye for imaging, or administration of anesthesia or medication.
- luminous energy — light1 (def 2a).
- macroprudential — Of or pertaining to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.
- magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
- mail user agent — (messaging) (MUA) The program that allows the user to compose and read electronic mail messages. The MUA provides the interface between the user and the Message Transfer Agent. Outgoing mail is eventually handed over to an MTA for delivery while the incoming messages are picked up from where the MTA left it (although MUA's running on single-user machines may pick up mail using POP). Popular MUAs for Unix include elm, mush, pine, and RMAIL.
- make the rounds — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- man of the hour — a man who is honored by a group.
- manasseh cutler — Manasseh, 1742–1823, U.S. Congregational clergyman and scientist: promoted settlement of Ohio; congressman 1801–05.
- maneuverability — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- manoeuvrability — The quality of being manoeuvrable.
- manual steering — Manual steering is steering in which the driver does all the work, without the help of mechanical power.
- marathon runner — person who runs in a marathon race
- marine surveyor — a person who carries out surveys of ships to determine seaworthiness, etc
- markup language — a set of standards, as HTML or SGML, used to create an appropriate markup scheme for an electronic document, as to indicate its structure or format.
- masculine rhyme — a rhyme of but a single stressed syllable, as in disdain, complain.
- matta echaurren — Roberto Antonio Sebastián [raw-ver-taw ahn-taw-nyaw se-vahs-tyahn] /rɔˈvɛr tɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ ˌsɛ vɑsˈtyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1911–2002, Chilean painter.
- measurelessness — The state or condition of being measureless.
- 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 chain — a flexible length of metal links used in calculating distances
- measuring glass — a graduated glass container used to measure quantities of liquid
- measuring spoon — a spoon for measuring amounts, as in cooking, usually part of a set of spoons of different sizes.
- medullary canal — the central area of a bone, containing marrow
- member function — A method in C++.
- 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
- 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
- meritoriousness — The property of being meritorious.
- mersenne number — a number of the form, 2 p −1, where p is a prime number.
- methylene group — the bivalent organic group >CH 2 , derived from methane.
- microbusinesses — Plural form of microbusiness.
- microcentrifuge — A centrifuge used in laboratories to separate materials from small samples (especially of biological material).
- microtunnelling — a technique used to excavate tunnels mechanically for the laying of pipes
- miner's lettuce — winter purslane.
- mis-measurement — the act of measuring.
- mistrustfulness — Quality of being mistrustful.
- 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.
- moment of truth — the moment in a bullfight at which the matador is about to make the kill.
- 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.
- 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
- 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 vancouver — a mountain on the border between Canada and Alaska, in the St Elias Mountains. Height: 4785 m (15 700 ft)