15-letter words containing s, l, o, c, u, m
- jukebox musical — a musical play or film that is based around a series of well-known popular songs
- linguistic form — any meaningful unit of speech, as a sentence, phrase, word, morpheme, or suffix.
- macrostructural — relating to or resembling a macrostructure
- masculinization — Medicine/Medical. to produce certain male secondary sex characteristics in (a female).
- mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- medical tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
- 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.
- microhomologous — (genetics) Exhibiting microhomology.
- micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
- microstructural — Of or pertaining to a microstructure.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- mononucleotides — Plural form of mononucleotide.
- multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
- multiprocessors — Plural form of multiprocessor.
- municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- musculoskeletal — concerning, involving, or made up of both the muscles and the bones: the musculoskeletal system.
- no-claims bonus — law: insurance premium reduction
- non combustible — not flammable.
- non-combustible — not flammable.
- nonmucilaginous — Not mucilaginous.
- oedipus complex — the unresolved desire of a child for sexual gratification through the parent of the opposite sex, especially the desire of a son for his mother. This involves, first, identification with and, later, hatred for the parent of the same sex, who is considered by the child as a rival.
- opus anglicanum — fine embroidery, esp of church vestments, produced in England c.1200–c.1350; characterized by the rich materials used, esp silver gilt thread
- pamprodactylous — having all four toes directed forward, as in swifts and colies.
- pectoral muscle — muscle of the chest
- personal column — The personal column in a newspaper or magazine contains messages for individual people and advertisements of a private nature.
- plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
- positive column — the luminous region between the Faraday dark space and the anode glow in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
- prism binocular — Usually, prism binoculars. Optics. binocular (def 1).
- pseudo-chemical — of, used in, produced by, or concerned with chemistry or chemicals: a chemical formula; chemical agents.
- pseudocoelomate — having a pseudocoel.
- residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
- rules committee — a special committee of a legislature, as of the U.S. House of Representatives, having the authority to establish rules or methods for expediting legislative action, and usually determining the date a bill is presented for consideration.
- samuel prescott — Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
- schola cantorum — an ecclesiastical choir or choir school.
- schone mullerin — a song cycle (1823), by Franz Schubert, consisting of 20 songs set to poems by Wilhelm Müller.
- school-gate mum — a young family-oriented working mother, considered by political parties as forming a significant part of the electorate
- sclerodermatous — Zoology. covered with a hardened tissue, as scales.
- self-combustion — the act or process of burning.
- semi-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- sodium chlorate — a colorless, water-soluble solid, NaClO 3 , cool and salty to the taste, used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives and matches, as a textile mordant, and as an oxidizing and bleaching agent.
- sodium chloride — salt1 (def 1).
- sodium silicate — a substance having the general formula, Na2O.xSiO2, where x varies between 3 and 5, existing as an amorphous powder or present in a usually viscous aqueous solution
- source material — original, authoritative, or basic materials utilized in research, as diaries or manuscripts.
- specific volume — volume per unit mass; the reciprocal of density.
- steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.