12-letter words containing a, m, o, n, t
- musterbation — Alt form musturbation.
- musturbation — (psychology) The compulsive insistence that things ought to be a particular way.
- mutarotation — a gradual change in the optical rotation of freshly prepared solutions of reducing sugars.
- mutationally — In a mutational manner.
- muttonheaded — a slow-witted, foolish, or stupid person; dolt.
- myclobutanil — A triazole fungicide that works by inhibiting ergosterol biosynthesis.
- myofilaments — Plural form of myofilament.
- nanocomputer — (architecture) /nan'oh-k*m-pyoo'tr/ A computer with molecular-sized switching elements. Designs for mechanical nanocomputers which use single-molecule sliding rods for their logic have been proposed. The controller for a nanobot would be a nanocomputer. Some nanocomputers can also be called quantum computers because quantum physics plays a major role in calculations. Richard P. Feynman is still cited today for his work in this area.
- nanomaterial — A material having particles or constituents of nanoscale dimensions, or one that is produced by nanotechnology.
- nationalisms — Plural form of nationalism.
- nematologist — One who studies nematology.
- nemorivagant — Lb rare wandering in the woods.
- neoformation — a new and abnormal growth of tissue; tumor; neoplasm.
- neoplatonism — a philosophical system, originated in the 3rd century a.d. by Plotinus, founded chiefly on Platonic doctrine and Eastern mysticism, with later influences from Christianity. It holds that all existence consists of emanations from the One with whom the soul may be reunited.
- neotribalism — Ideology that humans have evolved to live in a tribal, as opposed to a modern society.
- nestorianism — one of a sect of followers of Nestorius who denied the hypostatic union and were represented as maintaining the existence of two distinct persons in Christ.
- neuroanatomy — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
- nicotinamide — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 6 N 2 O, the amide of nicotinic acid, and a component of the vitamin-B complex, found in meat, liver, fish, whole wheat, and eggs: used in medicine chiefly as an agent for preventing or treating human pellagra or animal black tongue.
- nimbostratus — a cloud of a class characterized by a formless layer that is almost uniformly dark gray; a rain cloud of the layer type, of low altitude, usually below 8000 feet (2440 meters).
- nitromannite — mannitol hexanitrate.
- nitromethane — a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble, poisonous liquid, CH 3 NO 2 , used chiefly as a solvent, rocket fuel, and gasoline additive and in organic synthesis.
- nitrosamines — Plural form of nitrosamine.
- no match for — If one person or thing is no match for another, they are unable to compete successfully with the other person or thing.
- noctambulant — of, relating to, or given to sleepwalking.
- noctambulism — somnambulism.
- noctambulist — somnambulism.
- noctambulous — of, relating to, or given to sleepwalking.
- noematically — in an intellectual manner
- nomadization — the process of becoming like a nomad, or making nomadic in character
- nomenclative — relating to the act of naming
- nomenclators — Plural form of nomenclator.
- nomenclature — a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
- nomenklatura — a select list or class of people from which appointees for top-level government positions are drawn, especially from a Communist Party.
- nominalistic — (philosophy) Having a nominalist character.
- nomothetical — Nomothetic.
- non-aromatic — having an aroma; fragrant or sweet-scented; odoriferous.
- non-dogmatic — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- non-dominant — ruling, governing, or controlling; having or exerting authority or influence: dominant in the chain of command.
- non-empathic — of, relating to, or characterized by empathy, the psychological identification with the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of others: a sensitive, empathetic school counselor.
- non-imitable — capable or worthy of being imitated: She has many good, imitable qualities.
- non-magnetic — of or relating to a magnet or magnetism.
- non-matching — not matching: a nonmatching set of furniture.
- non-material — not material or composed of matter.
- non-metrical — pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- non-militant — vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
- non-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- non-monastic — of or relating to monasteries: a monastic library.
- non-monetary — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- non-ruminant — any even-toed, hoofed mammal of the suborder Ruminantia, being comprised of cloven-hoofed, cud-chewing quadrupeds, and including, besides domestic cattle, bison, buffalo, deer, antelopes, giraffes, camels, and chevrotains.
- non-terminal — situated at or forming the end or extremity of something: a terminal feature of a vista.