13-letter words containing a, n, g, o
- magnitudinous — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- magnoliaceous — belonging to the plant family Magnoliaceae.
- maiden voyage — the first voyage of a ship after its acceptance by the owners from the builders.
- main diagonal — a diagonal line or plane.
- major general — a military officer ranking next below a lieutenant general and next above a brigadier general.
- mallemaroking — (historical, nautical) Carousing on icebound Greenland whaling ships.
- malonyl group — the bivalent group C 3 H 2 O 2 , derived from malonic acid.
- managed bonds — investment in a combination of fixed interest securities, equities, gilts, and property, in which an investment manager, acting on a client's behalf, varies the amount invested in each according to the returns expected
- manganiferous — containing manganese.
- mango chutney — chutney which contains or is made from the fruit mango
- mango madness — the irrational behaviour of a person suffering from the effects of living in tropical heat
- mangrove jack — a predatory food and game fish, Lutjanus argentimaculatus, of Australian rivers and tidal creeks dominated by mangroves
- mannheim gold — a brass alloy used to imitate gold; red brass.
- marching song — a song with the rhythm of a march, esp sung by marching soldiers
- marginal cost — the cost of one additional unit of any item produced or bought in quantity.
- marginal note — aside
- martagon lily — Turk's-cap lily.
- mastigophoran — Also, mastigophore [mas-ti-guh-fawr, -fohr] /ˈmæs tɪ gəˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr/ (Show IPA). a protozoan of the phylum Mastigophora.
- matchboarding — a construction of matchboards.
- mating season — the period during each year when a particular bird, animal, or fish mates
- me generation — the generation, originally in the 1970s, characterized by self-absorption; in the 1980s, characterized by material greed
- measuring rod — ruler, gauge, stick for measuring
- measuringworm — the larva of any geometrid moth, which progresses by bringing the rear end of the body forward and then advancing the front end.
- megalomaniacs — Plural form of megalomaniac.
- megalopolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of a megalopolis.
- megasporangia — a sporangium containing megaspores.
- melanogenesis — the production of melanin
- memorialising — Present participle of memorialise.
- memorializing — Present participle of memorialize.
- meningococcal — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or caused by meningococci.
- metacognition — higher-order thinking that enables understanding, analysis, and control of one’s cognitive processes, especially when engaged in learning.
- metacognitive — higher-order thinking that enables understanding, analysis, and control of one’s cognitive processes, especially when engaged in learning.
- method acting — film, theater: acting approach
- micro-organic — any organism too small to be viewed by the unaided eye, as bacteria, protozoa, and some fungi and algae.
- microcracking — microscopic cracking
- micrognuemacs — (text, tool) (mg) A Public Domain Emacs-style editor modified from MicroEmacs to be more compatible with GNU Emacs. mg is essentially free, it is not associated with the GNU project, and does not have the GNU copyright restrictions. It is a small, fast, portable editor for people who can't run real Emacs thing for one reason or another. It has few if any of the MicroEmacs features that were incompatible with GNU Emacs and adds missing features that seemed essential. MicroGnuEmacs is derived from, and aims to replace, v30 of MicroEmacs, the latest version from the original MicroEmacs author Dave Conroy. The chief contributors were Mike Meyer <[email protected]>, Mic Kaczmarczik <[email protected]>, Bob Larson, and Dave Brower <[email protected]>. mg version 1a of 1986-11-16 works with 4.2BSD, 4.3BSD, Ultrix-32, OS9/68k, VMS, Amiga, System V, Eunice. It is included in base OpenBSD. It should also support MS-DOS, PC-DOS and the Rainbow.
- microgranitic — consisting of, or relating to, microgranite
- micromagnetic — Of or pertaining to micromagnetism.
- micromanaging — Present participle of micromanage.
- microorganism — any organism too small to be viewed by the unaided eye, as bacteria, protozoa, and some fungi and algae.
- 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.
- mid glamorgan — a county in S Wales. 393 sq. mi. (1019 sq. km).
- mimeographing — Present participle of mimeograph.
- mineralogical — Relating to mineralogy.
- minor-leaguer — a member of a minor-league team.
- misallocating — Present participle of misallocate.
- 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.
- misgovernance — to govern or manage badly.
- modern greats — (at Oxford University) the Honour School of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
- molding board — a board upon which bread is kneaded, cookies prepared, etc.