15-letter words containing u, n, m, a, t, c
- phantom circuit — a circuit derived from two suitably arranged pairs of wires, each pair being a circuit (side circuit) and also acting as one half of an additional derived circuit, the entire system providing the capabilities of three circuits while requiring wires for only two.
- picture-framing — the job of framing photos, paintings etc
- pneumatic drill — a percussive power drill powered by compressed air
- premanufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- product manager — sb who oversees product development
- program counter — (hardware) (PC) A register in the central processing unit that contains the addresss of the next instruction to be executed. After each instruction is fetched, the PC is automatically incremented to point to the following instruction. It is not normally manipulated like an ordinary register but instead, special instructions are provided to alter the flow of control by writing a new value to the PC, e.g. JUMP, CALL, RTS.
- pseudo-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- pullman kitchen — a kitchenette, often recessed into a wall and concealed by double doors or a screen.
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- redocumentation — The creation or revision of a semantically equivalent representation within the same relative abstraction level. The resulting forms of representation are usually considered alternate views intended for a human audience.
- rocky mountains — mountain range in USA and Canada
- sarcenchymatous — relating to the connective tissue of some sponges
- schola cantorum — an ecclesiastical choir or choir school.
- semi-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- semidocumentary — a film or television programme that is fictional but includes many factual events or details
- semimanufacture — a product which forms an intermediate stage in the manufacture of another, often more complex product
- semitranslucent — imperfectly or almost translucent.
- spanish customs — irregular practices among a group of workers to gain increased financial allowances, reduced working hours, etc
- stand-up comedy — telling jokes to an audience
- storm insurance — insurance cover against damage caused by windstorms
- tandem-compound — (of a compound engine or turbine) having high-pressure and low-pressure units in tandem.
- telecommunicate — to transmit (data, sound, images, etc.) by telecommunications.
- tissue-matching — identification of specific genetically linked antigens in tissue in order to minimize antigenic differences between donor and recipient tissue in organ transplantation.
- truman doctrine — the policy of President Truman, as advocated in his address to Congress on March 12, 1947, to provide military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey and, by extension, to any country threatened by Communism or any totalitarian ideology.
- ultra-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- un-come-at-able — not accessible
- un-romanticized — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- unaccommodating — easy to deal with; eager to help or please; obliging.
- uncommunicating — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
- uncommunicative — not inclined to talk or disclose information; reserved; taciturn.
- uncompassionate — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
- uncomplaisantly — in an uncomplaisant manner
- uncomplementary — forming a complement; completing.
- uncomplimentary — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- undercompensate — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- ungrammatically — in an ungrammatical manner
- unidiomatically — in a way that is not idiomatic
- unmaterialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
- unsanctimonious — Obsolete. holy; sacred.
- utility company — a company which supplies utilities, such as gas, electricity, phones, etc
- vacuum concrete — concrete from which excess moisture and air are sucked to quicken hardening and increase strength.
- victor emmanuel — 1869–1947, king of Italy 1900–46.
- virtual machine — Also called system virtual machine. a self-contained operating environment that behaves as if it is a separate computer, with no access to the host operating system: When an application runs in a virtual machine, there is little chance that it will damage files or applications in the host system.
- wreathed column — a column having a twisted or spiral form.