10-letter words containing a, n, u, m
- mudanjiang — a city in Heilongjiang province, NE China.
- mudcapping — the process or act of blasting a rock surface with explosives
- muffin man — (formerly) an itinerant seller of muffins
- muffin pan — an individual cup-shaped quick bread made with wheat flour, cornmeal, or the like, and baked in a pan (muffin pan) containing a series of cuplike forms.
- muffin-pan — an individual cup-shaped quick bread made with wheat flour, cornmeal, or the like, and baked in a pan (muffin pan) containing a series of cuplike forms.
- mujahadeen — Alternative spelling of mujahideen.
- mujahedeen — Alternative spelling of mujahideen.
- mujahideen — Guerrilla fighters in Islamic countries, especially those who are fighting against non-Muslim forces.
- mule train — a line of pack mules or a line of wagons drawn by mules.
- multichain — comprising or involving several chains, esp (in chemistry) of a linear polymer
- multigrain — a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- multinodal — pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- multiorgan — Involving multiple organs of the body.
- multipaned — having or comprising more than one pane, esp of glass
- multiplane — Consisting of several planes or surfaces.
- multiplant — comprising or involving more than one plant
- multirange — having several ranges
- munchausen — Karl Friedrich Hieronymus [kahrl free-drikh hee-ey-roh-ny-moo s] /kɑrl ˈfri drɪx ˌhi eɪˈroʊ nüˌmʊs/ (Show IPA), Baron von [fuh n] /fən/ (Show IPA), 1720–97, German soldier, adventurer, and teller of tales.
- municipals — Plural form of municipal.
- muscadines — Plural form of muscadine.
- muscardine — any of several fungi which cause disease in silkworms
- muscarinic — of or relating to muscarine.
- muscle man — Informal. a man with a muscular or brawny physique, especially a bodybuilder.
- muscle-man — Informal. a man with a muscular or brawny physique, especially a bodybuilder.
- musicianer — (slang) musician.
- musicianly — In the manner of a musician.
- musk plant — a perennial North American plant (Mimulus moschatus) of the figwort family, with yellow tubular flowers and, sometimes, a musky odor
- mutagenize — to subject (cells, DNA, etc) to mutagens to induce mutations
- mutational — Of, pertaining to, or the result of mutation.
- mutilating — Present participle of mutilate.
- mutilation — to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
- muttonhead — a slow-witted, foolish, or stupid person; dolt.
- mutualness — The property of being mutual; mutuality.
- nasturtium — any plant of the genus Tropaeolum, cultivated for its showy, usually orange, red, or yellow flowers or for its fruit, which is pickled and used like capers.
- natal plum — a southern African bushy shrub, Carissa grandiflora, of the dogbane family, having forked spines, white flowers, and egg-shaped, red berries.
- natatorium — a swimming pool, especially one that is indoors.
- naturalism — Literature. a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions. a deterministic theory of writing in which it is held that a writer should adopt an objective view toward the material written about, be free of preconceived ideas as to form and content, and represent with clinical accuracy and frankness the details of life. Compare realism (def 4b). a representation of natural appearances or natural patterns of speech, manner, etc., in a work of fiction. the depiction of the physical environment, especially landscape or the rural environment.
- naumachiae — Plural form of naumachia.
- naumannite — a mineral, silver-lead selenide, (Ag 2 Pb)Se, usually occurring in iron-black cubic crystals.
- neopallium — neocortex.
- neurilemma — the delicate outermost membrane of the myelin sheath of a myelinated nerve cell.
- neurinomas — Plural form of neurinoma.
- neuroimage — (transitive) To produce an image of the structure or function of part of the brain.
- neurolemma — (neurology) the outermost nucleated cytoplasmic layer of Schwann cells that surrounds the axon of the neuron.
- neuroplasm — the cytoplasm of a nerve cell.
- neutralism — the policy or advocacy of maintaining strict neutrality in foreign affairs.
- nidamentum — an egg capsule, the material used to construct an egg receptacle or nest
- non-manual — done, operated, worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device: a manual gearshift.
- non-mature — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- nondualism — The belief that dualism or dichotomy are illusory phenomena; that things such as mind and body may remain distinct while not actually being separate.