16-letter words containing u, m
- unfranked income — any income from an investment that does not qualify as franked investment income
- uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
- unimpressionable — easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
- unimproved value — the valuation of land for rating purposes, disregarding the value of buildings or other development
- union membership — members of a trade union
- union-of-myanmar — Union of, official name of Burma.
- unix manual page — (operating system) (Or "man page") A part of Unix's extensive on-line documentation. To read a manual page from the Unix command line, type: man [-s
] e.g. "man ftp" (the section number can usually be omitted). Pages are traditionally referred to using the notation "page(section)", e.g. ftp(1). Under SunOS (which is fairly typical), Section 1 covers commands, 2 system calls, 3 C library routines, 4 devices and networks, 5 file formats, 6 games and demos, 7 miscellaneous, 8 system administration. Each section has an introduction which can be obtained with, e.g., "man 2 intro". Manual pages are stored as nroff source files. Formatted versions are also usually cached. Man pages for most versions of Unix are available on-line in HTML. - unmarried mother — a woman who has a baby while she is not married
- unsystematically — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
- up-to-the-minute — extending to the present moment, as information, facts, or style: an up-to-the-minute news report.
- upper atmosphere — the portion of the atmosphere above the troposphere.
- uranium trioxide — a radioactive orange powder, UO 3 , used in the manufacture of some ceramics.
- ureterolithotomy — incision of a ureter for removal of a calculus.
- urim and thummim — two objects probably used as oracles and carried in the breastplate of the high priest (Exodus 28:30)
- vapor combustion — Vapor combustion is a closed burn system used for treating liquid waste which contains volatile organic compounds.
- vascular cambium — cambium.
- vaughan williams — Ralph, 1872–1958, English composer.
- vertebral column — spinal column.
- video journalism — the techniques, methods, etc., of preparing and broadcasting informational, social, political, and other nonfiction subjects via news and documentary programs.
- visible spectrum — the range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation that is normally visible, from 380 to 760 nm.
- visual magnitude — Astronomy. magnitude (def 5a).
- visual-magnitude — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- voluntary muscle — muscle whose action is normally controlled by an individual's will; mainly skeletal muscle, composed of parallel bundles of striated, multinucleate fibers.
- walrus moustache — a long thick moustache drooping at the ends
- wheel animalcule — a rotifer.
- wind instruments — a musical instrument sounded by the breath or other air current, as the trumpet, trombone, clarinet, or flute.
- wish fulfillment — gratification of desires.
- without a murmur — If someone does something without a murmur, they do it without complaining.
- without ceremony — in a casual or informal manner
- woman about town — a socially active, sophisticated woman who frequents fashionable nightclubs, theaters, restaurants, etc.
- women's suffrage — right of adult females to vote
- write home about — a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
- zagros mountains — a mountain range in S Iran: has Iran's main oilfields in its W central foothills. Highest peak: Zard Kuh, 4548 m (14 920 ft)
- zygosporangium's — a sporangium that bears a zygospore.