15-letter words containing t, u, r, i, c, l
- intravascularly — Within a blood vessel.
- iridocapsulitis — inflammation of the iris and the capsule of the lens.
- lateran council — any of the five ecumenical councils (1123, 1139, 1179, 1215, 1512–17) held in the Lateran Palace.
- lean production — Lean production is the same as lean manufacturing.
- leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
- linear function — linear transformation.
- 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.
- liquorice stick — a long, stick-shaped, liquorice-flavoured sweet, often dipped in sherbet, etc
- listed security — a security that is quoted on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and appears in its Official List of Securities
- lithium citrate — a white crystalline solid sometimes used in the treatment of manic-depressive illness and mania. Formula: Li3C6H5O7
- local authority — council, local government
- locutionary act — the act of uttering a sentence considered only as such
- lubricating oil — an oily substance that is used to cover or treat machinery so as to lessen friction
- macroprudential — Of or pertaining to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.
- 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.
- metallic luster — luster1 (def 8).
- metallurgically — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- microstructural — Of or pertaining to a microstructure.
- microtunnelling — a technique used to excavate tunnels mechanically for the laying of pipes
- miner's lettuce — winter purslane.
- misarticulation — an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought.
- monoculturalism — The practice of actively preserving a culture to the exclusion of external influences.
- motoring public — the population that drive road vehicles
- multiarticulate — Able to bend or hinge at more than one point.
- multiculturally — In a multicultural manner.
- multiliteracies — Plural form of multiliteracy.
- multiple factor — polygene.
- multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
- multiprocessors — Plural form of multiprocessor.
- municipal court — a court whose jurisdiction is confined to a city or municipality, with criminal jurisdiction usually corresponding to that of a police court and civil jurisdiction over small causes.
- national church — an independent church within a country, usually representing the prevalent religion.
- natural justice — accepted moral principles
- natural science — a science or knowledge of objects or processes observable in nature, as biology or physics, as distinguished from the abstract or theoretical sciences, as mathematics or philosophy.
- neuroanatomical — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
- neurolinguistic — pertaining to neurolinguistics
- neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
- neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
- neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
- neurotoxicology — the science that deals with the effects of poisons on the nervous system.
- non-putrescible — liable to become putrid.
- nonagricultural — not applied to or generally practicing agriculture: a nonagricultural nation.
- nonmatriculated — not matriculated, not enrolled in an institution, esp a college or university
- nuclear testing — the process of carrying out a test on a nuclear weapon to determine effectiveness, etc
- obituary column — the division of a publication reserved for obituaries
- ostreiculturist — a person who breeds oysters
- outside caliper — a caliper whose legs turn inward so that it can measure outside dimensions, as the diameter of a rod.
- over-articulate — excessively articulate
- over-cultivated — to prepare and work on (land) in order to raise crops; till.
- over-particular — of or relating to a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than to others or all; special rather than general: one's particular interests in books.