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15-letter words containing u, n, m, a, r

  • marine surveyor — a person who carries out surveys of ships to determine seaworthiness, etc
  • markup language — a set of standards, as HTML or SGML, used to create an appropriate markup scheme for an electronic document, as to indicate its structure or format.
  • masculine rhyme — a rhyme of but a single stressed syllable, as in disdain, complain.
  • mass production — the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • matta echaurren — Roberto Antonio Sebastián [raw-ver-taw ahn-taw-nyaw se-vahs-tyahn] /rɔˈvɛr tɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ ˌsɛ vɑsˈtyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1911–2002, Chilean painter.
  • maundy thursday — the Thursday of Holy Week, commemorating Jesus' Last Supper and His washing of the disciples' feet upon that day.
  • maxilloturbinal — (anatomy) Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal regions of the skull.
  • measurelessness — The state or condition of being measureless.
  • measurement ton — a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
  • measuring chain — a flexible length of metal links used in calculating distances
  • measuring glass — a graduated glass container used to measure quantities of liquid
  • measuring spoon — a spoon for measuring amounts, as in cooking, usually part of a set of spoons of different sizes.
  • medullary canal — the central area of a bone, containing marrow
  • menispermaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Menispermaceae, a family of mainly tropical and subtropical plants, most of which are woody climbers with small flowers
  • menstrual cycle — (in women of reproductive age) the cycle of physiological changes affecting the reproductive organs that takes place typically over a month and includes ovulation, thickening of the lining of the womb and menstruation if fertilization of the egg has not occurred
  • microsporangium — a sporangium containing microspores.
  • miniaturisation — Alternative spelling of miniaturization.
  • miniaturization — to make in extremely small size in order to keep volume or weight to a minimum: to miniaturize electronic equipment.
  • mis-measurement — the act of measuring.
  • misarticulation — an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought.
  • modern language — one of the literary languages currently in use in Europe, as French, Spanish, or German, treated as a departmental course of study in a school, college, or university.
  • molecular knife — a segment of genetic material that inhibits the reproduction of the AIDS virus by breaking up specific areas of the virus's genes.
  • monoculturalism — The practice of actively preserving a culture to the exclusion of external influences.
  • monomolecularly — In monomolecular terms.
  • monounsaturated — of or noting a class of fats that lack a hydrogen bond at one point on the carbon chain and that are associated with a low cholesterol content of the blood.
  • montes riphaeus — a mountain range in the third quadrant of the visible face of the moon.
  • moravian church — a Protestant Church originating in Moravia in 1722 as a revival of the sect of Bohemian Brethren. It has close links with the Lutheran Church
  • moreton bay bug — a flattish edible shellfish, Thenus orientalis, of Northern Australian waters
  • most honourable — a courtesy title applied to marquesses and members of the Privy Council and the Order of the Bath
  • mother language — a language from which another language is descended; parent language.
  • motor insurance — insurance for a motor vehicle such as a car, which provides protection against loss in the event of an accident, theft, etc
  • mount blackburn — a mountain in SE Alaska, the highest peak in the Wrangell Mountains. Height: 5037 m (16 523 ft)
  • mount parnassus — a mountain in central Greece, in NW Boeotia: in ancient times sacred to Dionysus, Apollo, and the Muses, with the Castalian Spring and Delphi on its slopes. Height: 2457 m (8061 ft)
  • mount suribachi — a volcanic hill in the Volcano Islands, on Iwo Jima: site of a US victory (1945) over the Japanese in World War II
  • mount vancouver — a mountain on the border between Canada and Alaska, in the St Elias Mountains. Height: 4785 m (15 700 ft)
  • mountain beaver — a burrowing rodent, Aplodontia rufa, of W North America: family Aplodontidae
  • mountain laurel — any of various ericaceous shrubs or trees of the genus Kalmia, esp K. latifolia of E North America, which has leathery poisonous leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers
  • mountain rescue — search and rescue conducted on a mountain, for example of someone who has fallen, got lost, etc
  • mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
  • mucous membrane — a lubricating membrane lining an internal surface or an organ, as the alimentary, respiratory, and genitourinary canals.
  • mules operation — the surgical removal of folds of skin in the breech of a sheep to reduce blowfly strike
  • multum in parvo — much in a small space
  • 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.
  • muscle relaxant — A muscle relaxant is any drug which relaxes muscles and may be used to treat muscle spasms and muscle pain.
  • mushroom anchor — a stockless anchor having a bowlike head, used chiefly for semipermanent moorings.
  • muslim calendar — the lunar calendar used by Muslims and reckoned from a.d. 622: the calendar year consists of 354 days and contains 12 months: Moharram, Safar, Rabi I, Rabi II, Jumada I, Jumada II, Rajab, Shaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhu ʾl-Qaʿda, and Dhu ʾl-hijjah. In leap years the month Dhu ʾl-hijjah contains one extra day.
  • naismith's rule — a rule of thumb for calculating the time needed for a climbing expedition, allowing 1 hour for every 3 miles of distance plus 1 hour for every 2000 feet of height
  • name resolution — (networking)   The process of mapping a name into its corresponding address. The Domain Name System is the system which does name resolution on the Internet.
  • natural realism — naive realism.
  • negative number — a number that is less than 0
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