14-letter words containing u, c, o
- macrostructure — the gross structure of a metal, as made visible to the naked eye by deep etching.
- magic mountain — a novel (1924) by Thomas Mann.
- magic mushroom — a mushroom, Psilocybe mexicana, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., containing the hallucinogen psilocybin.
- make a muck of — to ruin or spoil
- malacophyllous — (of plants living in dry regions) having fleshy leaves in which water is stored
- malfunctioning — failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.
- malpighiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical plants many of which are lianas
- mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
- margaritaceous — resembling mother-of-pearl; pearly.
- margin account — an account opened by a customer with a brokerage house in which listed securities can be purchased on margin.
- melastomaceous — belonging to the family Melastomataceae (also known as Melastomaceae)
- mendaciousness — telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.
- mercapto group — the univalent group –SH.
- mercaptopurine — a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 5 H 4 N 4 S, used in the treatment of leukemia.
- mercuric oxide — a slightly crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous compound, HgO, occurring as a coarse, orange-red powder (red mercuric oxide) or as a fine, orange-yellow powder (yellow mercuric oxide) used chiefly as a pigment in paints and as an antiseptic in pharmaceuticals.
- meretriciously — In a meretricious manner.
- meticulousness — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- microaneurysms — Plural form of microaneurysm.
- microcephalous — Microcephalic.
- microcircuitry — a detailed plan of an integrated circuit or a network of such circuits.
- microcomputers — Plural form of microcomputer.
- microcomputing — the use of microcomputers.
- microevolution — evolutionary change involving the gradual accumulation of mutations leading to new varieties within a species.
- microinsurance — (insurance) A type of microfinancial service aimed at low-income people and communities, and typified by low premiums and coverage limits.
- microminiature — built on an extremely small scale, smaller than subminiature, especially of electronic equipment with small solid-state components in the place of vacuum tubes.
- micronutrients — Plural form of micronutrient.
- micropublisher — a publisher of material in microfilm
- micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
- microstomatous — having an unusually small mouth
- microstructure — the structure of a metal or alloy as observed, after etching and polishing, under a high degree of magnification.
- microtechnique — the art of preparing something so that it can properly be examined using a microscope
- midwall column — a column or the like carrying a wall overhanging it on both sides.
- minicalculator — a very small handheld calculator
- miraculousness — performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency: a miraculous cure.
- miscalculation — An act of miscalculating; an error or misjudgment.
- miscommunicate — (ambitransitive) To communicate incorrectly.
- miscomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
- misconstructed — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstruct.
- miscounselling — the act of giving bad or incorrect counselling
- misgovernaunce — misgovernment
- misinstruction — Wrong or improper instruction.
- mispronouncing — Present participle of mispronounce.
- mispunctuation — incorrect punctuation
- mockumentaries — Plural form of mockumentary.
- molecular beam — a stream of molecules freed from a substance, usually a salt, by evaporation and then passed through a narrow slit for focusing, for investigating the properties of nuclei, atoms, and molecules.
- molecular film — a film or layer one molecule thick.
- money-purchase — relating to a pension scheme in which both employer and employee make contributions to a fund that is used to buy an annuity on retirement. The amount paid as a pension depends on the size of the fund
- mononucleotide — (genetics) A single nucleotide.
- mosquito coast — a coastal region in Central America bordering on the Caribbean Sea, E of Honduras and Nicaragua.
- mother country — the country of one's birth or ancestry.