13-letter words containing a, g, e, n, t, i
- metamagnetism — (physics) Any of several effects in which a small change in an applied magnetic field causes a sharp change in magnetization.
- metastasising — Present participle of metastasise.
- metastasizing — Present participle of metastasize.
- method acting — film, theater: acting approach
- micromagnetic — Of or pertaining to micromagnetism.
- microteaching — a scaled-down teaching procedure with a few students under controlled conditions, often videotaped in order to analyze teaching techniques and develop new teaching skills.
- mind-altering — causing marked changes in patterns of mood and behavior, as a hallucinogenic drug.
- miscegenation — marriage or cohabitation between two people from different racial groups, especially, in the U.S., between a black person and a white person: In 1968 the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that state laws prohibiting miscegenation were unconstitutional.
- miscegenative — (rare) Miscegenous.
- mismanagement — The process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly.
- mixing faucet — a single outlet for water from separately controlled hot-water and cold-water taps.
- mood-altering — (especially of drugs) capable of changing one's emotional state.
- moravian gate — a mountain pass between the Sudeten Mountains and the Tatra range of the Carpathians, leading from S Poland into N Moravia in the NE Czech Republic.
- morning after — a period, as in the morning, when the aftereffects of excessive self-indulgence during the previous evening are felt, especially the aftereffects of excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages.
- mount gambier — a city in S Australia.
- mountebanking — Present participle of mountebank.
- mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
- mouthwatering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
- mulligan stew — a stew made of odd bits of meat and vegetables, esp. as prepared by hobos
- multiregional — of, relating to or involving several regions
- mutagenically — in a mutagenic manner
- native tongue — first language
- navy register — (in the US) an annual publication giving genealogical information about the commissioned and warrant officers in the US Navy.
- nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
- necessitating — to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
- negative flag — the letter N in the International Code of Signals, signifying “no” when flown by itself: a square flag having four rows of alternate blue and white squares.
- negative glow — the luminous region between the Crookes dark space and the Faraday dark space in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
- negative lens — a lens that causes a beam of parallel rays to diverge after refraction, as from a virtual image; a lens that has a negative focal length.
- negative pole — the south-seeking pole of a magnet
- negative sign — bad omen
- negotiability — capable of being negotiated: a negotiable salary demand.
- nematological — of or pertaining to nematology
- neoglaciation — a phase of renewed glaciation associated with a readvance of ice sheets between the postglacial phase and the present.
- neologization — The act or process of neologizing; the creation of new forms.
- neonatologist — the study of the development and disorders of newborn children.
- nesting table — one of a set of usually three or four small tables that are graduated in size so that they may be stacked on top of one another.
- newsgathering — of or relating to the process of collecting and reporting the news.
- night crawler — an earthworm.
- night jasmine — Also called hursinghar, sad tree, tree of sadness. a jasminelike, Indian shrub or small tree, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, of the verbena family, having fragrant, white and orange flowers that bloom at night.
- nightcrawlers — Plural form of nightcrawler.
- nightwatchmen — Plural form of nightwatchman.
- nitrogelatine — an explosive, consisting mainly of nitroglycerine, that is used in the production of gelignite
- nitrogen base — Chemistry, Biochemistry. a nitrogen-containing organic compound that has the chemical properties of a base, especially a pyrimidine or purine: Four nitrogen bases are present in a DNA molecule.
- nitrogenation — to combine with nitrogen or add nitrogenous material to.
- non-alignment — Non-alignment is the state or policy of being non-aligned.
- non-designate — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- non-irrigated — to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.
- non-obligated — to bind or oblige morally or legally: to obligate oneself to purchase a building.
- noncollegiate — below the level usually associated with college or university study.
- nondelegation — A failure or refusal to delegate.