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13-letter words containing a, d, m, i, r, n

  • modernisation — Alternative spelling of modernization.
  • modernization — to make modern; give a new or modern character or appearance to: to modernize one's ideas; to modernize a kitchen.
  • molding board — a board upon which bread is kneaded, cookies prepared, etc.
  • mood-altering — (especially of drugs) capable of changing one's emotional state.
  • morris dancer — A morris dancer is a person who takes part in morris dancing.
  • mountainboard — a type of skateboard specially designed for rough terrain and steep slopes, having four large wheels linked by a suspension system
  • mourning band — a piece of black material, esp an armband, worn to indicate that the wearer is in mourning
  • multibranched — Having more than one branch.
  • multistandard — able to process signals from several different systems
  • multistranded — having several strands
  • name-dropping — the introduction into one's conversation, letters, etc., of the names of famous or important people as alleged friends or associates in order to impress others.
  • narrow-minded — having or showing a prejudiced mind, as persons or opinions; biased.
  • neo-darwinism — the theory of evolution as expounded by later students of Charles Darwin, especially Weismann, holding that natural selection accounts for evolution and denying the inheritance of acquired characters.
  • neuraminidase — An enzyme, present in many pathogenic or symbiotic microorganisms, that catalyzes the breakdown of glycosides containing neuraminic acid.
  • nondemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
  • old man river — a name for the Mississippi River
  • orchidomaniac — a person who is obsessed with or has a passion for orchids
  • overdemanding — excessively demanding
  • overdominance — excessive dominance
  • overland mail — a government mail service, started in 1848, for sending mail from the Mississippi to the Far West.
  • panradiometer — an instrument used for measuring radiant heat independently of wavelength
  • pearl molding — a molding having the form of a row of pearls.
  • pedestrianism — the exercise or practice of walking.
  • phrygian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E.
  • platiniridium — a natural alloy composed chiefly of platinum and iridium.
  • preadmonition — a forewarning, premonition; the act of admonishing in advance
  • predicamental — of or relating to a predicament or situation
  • predominantly — having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent.
  • predominately — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
  • predominating — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
  • premandibular — situated in front of the mandible
  • premedication — any drugs administered to sedate and otherwise prepare a patient for general anaesthesia
  • premeditation — an act or instance of premeditating.
  • promised land — Heaven.
  • prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
  • quadrigeminal — Having four parts, or two pairs.
  • quartodeciman — one of a group of early Christians who observed Easter on the day of the Jewish Passover regardless of whether or not it was Sunday
  • radial motion — the component of the motion of a star away from or toward the earth along its line of sight, expressed in miles or kilometers per second and determined by the shift in the wavelength of light emitted by the star.
  • radioactinium — the radioactive isotope of thorium having a mass number 227 and a half-life of 18.8 days. Symbol: RdAc, Th 227.
  • randomization — to order or select in a random manner, as in a sample or experiment, especially in order to reduce bias and interference caused by irrelevant variables; make random.
  • re-admittance — permission or right to enter: admittance into the exhibit room.
  • reminder call — an automated service which you can set up in advance to make a telephone call to you at a fixed time for the purpose of reminding you of something important
  • retransmitted — to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
  • rhadamanthine — Classical Mythology. a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his brothers Minos and Aeacus.
  • rhodesian man — an extinct Pleistocene human whose cranial remains were found at Kabwe, in Zambia: formerly in some classifications Homo rhodesiensis but now considered archaic Homo sapiens.
  • riding master — a person who teaches equitation.
  • roman holiday — a public spectacle or controversy marked by barbarism, vindictiveness, or scandal.
  • romantic lead — a person who plays the main character in a romantic film or play
  • rose mandarin — (in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials, each distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap.
  • rough diamond — gemstone: uncut diamond
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