18-letter words containing a, i, r, o, n, e
- magnetorheological — (physics) describing a substance whose rheological properties are modified by a magnetic field.
- maison-de-molieres — Comédie Française.
- major tranquilizer — antipsychotic (def 2).
- make a beeline for — head directly towards
- make an impression — have impact
- make no difference — to have no effect; not matter
- make someone tired — to annoy or vex someone
- mandelbrot, benoit — Benoit Mandelbrot
- marine archaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the recovery of ancient objects found beneath the sea, as shipwrecks or remains from submerged islands, and with the techniques of underwater exploration, excavation, and retrieval.
- maritime provinces — region in Canada
- market opportunity — a situation in which a company can meet an unsatisfied customer need before its competitors
- marriage encounter — a meeting with a person or thing, especially a casual, unexpected, or brief meeting: Our running into each other was merely a chance encounter.
- maternity hospital — birthing facility
- medical dictionary — a specialized dictionary covering terms used in the health professions by doctors, nurses, and others involved in allied health care services. A dictionary with authoritative spellings and definitions is a particularly crucial resource in medicine, where a misspelling or misunderstanding can have unfortunate consequences for people under care. Print dictionaries in this field may be sorted alphabetically or may be categorized according to medical specializations or by the various systems in the body, as the immune system and the respiratory system. The online Medical Dictionary on Dictionary.com allows alphabetical browsing in the combined electronic versions of more than one authoritative medical reference, insuring access to correct spellings, as well as immediate, direct access to a known search term typed into the search box on the site: A medical dictionary reveals that large numbers of medical terms are formed from the same Latin and Greek parts combined and recombined.
- medical profession — the body of people who work as doctors of medicine
- medicine bow range — a range of the Rocky Mountains, in Wyoming and Colorado. Highest peak, Medicine Bow Peak, 12,014 feet (3662 meters).
- mental reservation — an unexpressed doubt or qualification about a situation, person, etc.
- mental retardation — Usually Offensive. a developmental disorder characterized in varying degrees by a subnormal ability to learn, a substantially low IQ, and impaired social adjustment.
- menthol cigarettes — cigarettes that are flavoured with menthol
- merchant of venice — a comedy (1596?) by Shakespeare.
- metabolic syndrome — Pathology. a group of medical conditions present simultaneously in a patient, as high blood pressure, low HDL cholesterol levels, and an excess of abdominal fat, that increases a person's risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Also called insulin resistance syndrome.
- microencapsulation — the process of enclosing chemical substances in microcapsules.
- microenvironmental — Pertaining to a microenvironment.
- microinvertebrates — Plural form of microinvertebrate.
- micropalaeontology — the branch of palaeontology concerned with the study of microscopic fossils
- microsoft exchange — (messaging) Microsoft's messaging and enterprise collaboration server. Exchange's primary role is as an electronic mail message store but it can also store calendars, task lists, contact details, and other data.
- military policeman — A military policeman is a member of the military police.
- mineralocorticoids — Plural form of mineralocorticoid.
- minister of health — a person appointed to head the government department of health
- minor tranquilizer — antianxiety drug.
- minority programme — a programme that appeals to a minority of the available audience
- misinterpretations — Plural form of misinterpretation.
- misrepresentations — Plural form of misrepresentation.
- misunderestimation — (nonstandard) An inaccurate underestimation, or an act of misunderestimating.
- moccasin telegraph — the transmission of rumour or secret information; the grapevine
- molecular genetics — a subdivision of genetics concerned with the structure and function of genes at the molecular level.
- molecular medicine — the study of disease or injury at the molecular or cellular level.
- monographic series — a series of monographs issued in uniform style or format and related by subject or by issuing agency.
- montgomery village — a city in central Maryland.
- mordovian republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga basin. Capital: Saransk. Pop: 888 700 (2002). Area: 26 200 sq km (10 110 sq miles)
- morning-after pill — a contraceptive pill containing only an estrogen and used by women within a few hours after sexual intercourse.
- morphine addiction — the fact or condition of being addicted to morphine
- mortgage insurance — policy to compensate for property loan payments
- mountain cranberry — cowberry
- moving bed reactor — A moving bed reactor is a reactor in which a layer of catalyst in the form of granules is moved between a reaction area and a regeneration area.
- national agreement — written formal agreements covering rates of pay and other terms and conditions of employment that are the result of collective bargaining at national level between one or more trade unions and employers in a sector of the economy
- national insurance — In Britain, national insurance is the state system of paying money to people who are ill, unemployed, or retired. It is financed by money that the government collects from people who work, or from their employers.
- natural convection — Natural convection is the loss of heat from a hot solid or liquid into air which is not artificially agitated.
- nebular hypothesis — the theory that the solar system evolved from a mass of nebular matter: prominent in the 19th century following its precise formulation by Laplace.
- neighborhood watch — a neighborhood surveillance program or group in which residents keep watch over one another's houses, patrol the streets, etc., in an attempt to prevent crime.