11-letter words containing a, r, g, o
- microwaving — Present participle of microwave.
- migrational — the process or act of migrating.
- mimeographs — Plural form of mimeograph.
- mimographer — a writer of mimes
- misorganize — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- mock orange — Also called syringa. any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Philadelphus, of the saxifrage family, especially P. coronarius, a widely cultivated species having fragrant white flowers.
- molly-guard — /mol'ee-gard/ [University of Illinois] A shield to prevent tripping of some Big Red Switch by clumsy or ignorant hands. Originally used of the plexiglass covers improvised for the BRS on an IBM 4341 after a programmer's toddler daughter (named Molly) frobbed it twice in one day. Later generalised to covers over stop/reset switches on disk drives and networking equipment.
- mondo grass — any of several plants belonging to the genus Ophiopogon, of the lily family, native to western Asia, especially O. japonicus, having grasslike leaves and lavender or white flowers.
- monogastric — (biology) Having a simple single-chambered stomach.
- monogermane — (chemistry) Germanium tetrahydride.
- monogrammed — Past participle of monogram.
- monogrammer — One who monograms.
- monogrammic — Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a monogram.
- monographed — Simple past tense and past participle of monograph.
- monographic — a treatise on a particular subject, as a biographical study or study of the works of one artist.
- moore graph — A graph which achieves the Moore bound. These are complete graphs, polygon graphs (regular graphs of degree 2) and three others: (nodes, degree, diameter) = (10,3,2), (50,7,2) and the possible but undiscovered (3250,57,2).
- morgan city — a city in S Louisiana: headquarters for offshore oil drilling and base for shrimp fleet.
- morgan hill — a town in W California.
- morning tea — a mid-morning snack with a cup of tea
- morningstar — Alternative spelling of morning star.
- morphograph — A logical fragment of a word, such as prefix or suffix, used in teaching spelling.
- mortalizing — Present participle of mortalize.
- mount guard — If you mount guard or if you mount a guard, you organize people to watch or protect a person or place.
- mouth guard — protective shield for teeth
- mouth organ — harmonica (def 1).
- moving part — a part in a machine that has power to move
- museography — The systematic description of objects in museums.
- myelography — the production of myelograms.
- myographist — a person who has expert knowledge of muscles
- mythography — a written collection of myths.
- narcotizing — Present participle of narcotize.
- narratology — The study of narrative structure.
- nasi goreng — a dish, originating in Malaysia, consisting of rice fried with a selection of other ingredients
- nasogastric — of, relating to, or involving the nose and stomach.
- nearshoring — the practice of moving one's employees or business activities from a distant country back to a country that is nearby: The U.S.-based company is focusing on the nearshoring of its customer-service operations from India to Canada. Compare offshoring.
- necrophagan — (zoology) Any of the tribe Necrophaga of beetles whose larvae feed on carrion.
- necrophagia — the eating of dead bodies; esp., the practice of feeding on carrion
- negotiators — Plural form of negotiator.
- negotiatory — Of or pertaining to negotiation.
- negotiatrix — (obsolete) A female negotiator.
- negrophobia — strong fear or dislike of black people.
- new georgia — a group of islands in the Solomon Islands.
- nitrogenase — an enzyme complex that catalyzes the reduction of molecular nitrogen in the nitrogen-fixation process of bacteria.
- nitrogenate — (transitive) to treat something with nitrogen gas, especially with the intent of replacing gaseous oxygen.
- nomographer — the art of or a treatise on drawing up laws.
- non-fragile — easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
- non-germane — closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent: Please keep your statements germane to the issue.
- non-gravity — the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth.
- nonallergic — not having an allergy; not sensitive to a particular antigen.
- nonargument — a fallacious or flawed argument