15-letter words containing t, u, n, g
- 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.
- linguistic area — a geographical area in which several languages sharing common features are spoken.
- linguistic form — any meaningful unit of speech, as a sentence, phrase, word, morpheme, or suffix.
- liquid nitrogen — nitrogen in a liquid state
- listed building — (in Britain) a building officially recognized as having special historical or architectural interest and therefore protected from demolition or alteration
- living quarters — accommodation
- lobster newburg — (sometimes lowercase) lobster cooked in a thick seasoned cream sauce made with sherry or brandy.
- lubricating oil — an oily substance that is used to cover or treat machinery so as to lessen friction
- lung specialist — doctor specializing in lung conditions
- lung transplant — a medical operation in which the lungs are taken out of someone who has died and are placed into another person's body
- luster painting — a method of decorating glazed pottery with metallic pigment, originated in Persia, popular from the 9th through the mid-19th centuries.
- magnesium light — the strongly actinic white light produced when magnesium is burned: used in photography, signaling, pyrotechnics, etc.
- magnetic bubble — a tiny mobile magnetized area within a magnetic material, the basis of one type of solid-state storage medium (magnetic bubble memory)
- magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
- magnetic pickup — a phonograph pickup in which the vibrations of the stylus cause variations in or motions of a coil in a magnetic field that produces corresponding variations in an electrical voltage.
- magnetic pulley — a magnetic device for separating metal from sand, refuse, etc.
- 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.
- malpighian tube — one of a group of long, slender excretory tubules at the anterior end of the hindgut in insects and other terrestrial arthropods.
- malpighian tuft — glomerulus (def 2).
- manual steering — Manual steering is steering in which the driver does all the work, without the help of mechanical power.
- manual training — training in the various manual arts and crafts, as woodworking.
- metalinguistics — the study of the relation between languages and the other cultural systems they refer to.
- methylene group — the bivalent organic group >CH 2 , derived from methane.
- 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
- minimum tillage — no-tillage.
- monumentalizing — Present participle of monumentalize.
- moreton bay bug — a flattish edible shellfish, Thenus orientalis, of Northern Australian waters
- mother language — a language from which another language is descended; parent language.
- motoring public — the population that drive road vehicles
- mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
- multi-binprolog — (language) A multi-threaded Linda-style parallel extension to BinProlog for Solaris 2.3. Version: 3.30.
- multilingualism — using or able to speak several or many languages with some facility.
- multiple voting — the casting of ballots in more than one constituency in one election, as in England before the election reform of 1918.
- multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
- multiwavelength — Involving, or composed of, multiple wavelengths.
- nation-building — Journalists sometimes use nation-building to refer to government policies that are designed to create a strong sense of national identity.
- national league — the older of the two major professional U.S. baseball leagues, established in 1876. Abbreviation: N.L.
- native language — first language, mother tongue
- natural english — Programming in normal, spoken English. [Sammet 1969, p.768].
- natural wastage — Natural wastage is the process of employees leaving their jobs because they want to retire or move to other jobs, rather than because their employer makes them leave.
- negative equity — If someone who has borrowed money to buy a house or flat has negative equity, the amount of money they owe is greater than the present value of their home.
- negative number — a number that is less than 0
- negro spiritual — a type of religious song originating among Black slaves in the American South
- neurolinguistic — pertaining to neurolinguistics
- neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
- neurotoxicology — the science that deals with the effects of poisons on the nervous system.
- nitramino group — the univalent group –NHNO 2 .
- non-functioning — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- nonagricultural — not applied to or generally practicing agriculture: a nonagricultural nation.