15-letter words containing u, n, s
- leukaemogenesis — the development of leukaemia
- licensing hours — hours during which alcoholic drinks may be sold legally
- light in august — a novel (1932) by William Faulkner.
- lignocellulosic — (biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from lignocellulose; used especially to describe the products of biomass.
- 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.
- lissencephalous — having the cephalic disorder of a lack of developed brain folds
- listed building — (in Britain) a building officially recognized as having special historical or architectural interest and therefore protected from demolition or alteration
- living quarters — accommodation
- lleyn peninsula — a peninsula in NW Wales between Cardigan Bay and Caernarfon Bay
- loaded question — a question containing a hidden trap or implication
- lobster newburg — (sometimes lowercase) lobster cooked in a thick seasoned cream sauce made with sherry or brandy.
- long-sufferance — long-suffering.
- lons-le-saunier — a department in E France. 1952 sq. mi. (5055 sq. km). Capital: Lons-le-Saunier.
- lopez y fuentes — Gregorio [gre-gaw-ryaw] /grɛˈgɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1966, Mexican writer.
- loudspeaker van — a motor vehicle carrying a public address system
- louis d'orleans — Louis Philippe Joseph [lwee fee-leep zhaw-zef] /lwi fiˈlip ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), Duc (Philippe Égalité) 1747–93, French political leader.
- louis of nassau — 1538–74, a leader (1568–74) of the revolt of the Netherlands against Spain: died in battle
- louisiana heron — tricolored heron.
- luminous energy — light1 (def 2a).
- luncheon basket — a basket that you put food in and take somewhere for a picnic
- lung specialist — doctor specializing in lung conditions
- lung transplant — a medical operation in which the lungs are taken out of someone who has died and are placed into another person's body
- lusatian neisse — a river in E Europe, rising near Liberec in the Czech Republic and flowing north to join the Oder: forms part of the German-Polish border. Length: 225 km (140 miles)
- luster painting — a method of decorating glazed pottery with metallic pigment, originated in Persia, popular from the 9th through the mid-19th centuries.
- macrosporangium — megasporangium.
- magnanimousness — The quality of being magnanimous.
- magnesium light — the strongly actinic white light produced when magnesium is burned: used in photography, signaling, pyrotechnics, etc.
- magnesium oxide — magnesia.
- magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
- mail user agent — (messaging) (MUA) The program that allows the user to compose and read electronic mail messages. The MUA provides the interface between the user and the Message Transfer Agent. Outgoing mail is eventually handed over to an MTA for delivery while the incoming messages are picked up from where the MTA left it (although MUA's running on single-user machines may pick up mail using POP). Popular MUAs for Unix include elm, mush, pine, and RMAIL.
- make the rounds — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- malay peninsula — a peninsula in SE Asia, consisting of W (mainland) Malaysia and the S part of Thailand.
- maldistribution — bad or unsatisfactory distribution, as of wealth, among a population or members of a group.
- male chauvinism — the beliefs, attitudes, or behavior of male chauvinists (men who patronize, disparage, or otherwise denigrate females in the belief that they are inferior to males and thus deserving of less than equal treatment or benefit).
- male chauvinist — a male who patronizes, disparages, or otherwise denigrates females in the belief that they are inferior to males and thus deserving of less than equal treatment or benefit.
- manasseh cutler — Manasseh, 1742–1823, U.S. Congregational clergyman and scientist: promoted settlement of Ohio; congressman 1801–05.
- manual steering — Manual steering is steering in which the driver does all the work, without the help of mechanical power.
- marcus antonius — Mark (Marcus Antonius) 83?–30 b.c, Roman general: friend of Caesar; member of the second triumvirate and rival of Octavian.
- marine surveyor — a person who carries out surveys of ships to determine seaworthiness, etc
- masculine rhyme — a rhyme of but a single stressed syllable, as in disdain, complain.
- masculinization — Medicine/Medical. to produce certain male secondary sex characteristics in (a female).
- mass production — the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- maundy thursday — the Thursday of Holy Week, commemorating Jesus' Last Supper and His washing of the disciples' feet upon that day.
- 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.
- medical student — trainee doctor