13-letter words containing a, t, o, p, r
- merleau-ponty — Maurice, 1908–61, French phenomenological philosopher.
- metallography — the study of the structure of metals and alloys by means of microscopy.
- metamorphosed — to change the form or nature of; transform.
- metamorphoses — a series of mythological tales or legends in verse (a.d. 7–8) by Ovid.
- metamorphosis — Biology. a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly. Compare complete metamorphosis.
- metamorphotic — Of or relating to metamorphosis.
- metaphoricity — The power of a metaphor.
- methylpropane — (organic compound) isobutane.
- metropolitans — Plural form of metropolitan.
- microchip art — (hardware) (chip art, chip graffiti) Images etched on integrated circuits purely for decoration, visible only under a microscope.
- microparasite — a parasitic microorganism.
- microparticle — An extremely small particle.
- micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
- microperation — (processor) An elementary operation performed on data stored in registers or in memory. Microperations are classified as transfer, arithmetic, logic, or shift/rotate.
- microplankton — plankton visible as individual organisms only with the aid of a microscope, which excludes most animal plankton.
- military coup — a coup organized and carried out by members of the armed forces
- minor penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player from play for two minutes, no substitute for the player being permitted.
- misanthropist — a hater of humankind.
- moderatorship — The position or office of a moderator.
- monotherapies — Plural form of monotherapy.
- monterey park — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
- moose pasture — land considered to be worthless, esp when lacking in extractable mineral deposits
- moral support — emotional assistance, encouragement
- morality play — an allegorical form of the drama current from the 14th to 16th centuries and employing such personified abstractions as Virtue, Vice, Greed, Gluttony, etc.
- morpho-syntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
- mount palomar — Mount, a mountain in S California, NE of San Diego: site of observatory. 6126 feet (1867 meters) high.
- mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
- multiplatform — Compatible with or involving more than one type of computer or operating system.
- multipolarity — The condition of being multipolar.
- multitemporal — (music) Having multiple tempos.
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
- myringoplasty — (surgery) The closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane.
- mythographies — Plural form of mythography.
- nanoparticles — Plural form of nanoparticle.
- national park — an area of scenic beauty, historical importance, or the like, owned and maintained by a national government for the use of the people.
- natural slope — the maximum angle at which soil will lie in a bank without slipping
- nephropathies — Plural form of nephropathy.
- neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
- newport beach — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
- nitroparaffin — any of a class of compounds derived from the methane series in which a hydrogen atom is replaced by a nitro group.
- non-corporate — of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
- non-reputable — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
- nonabsorptive — Not absorptive.
- nonadsorptive — Not adsorptive.
- noncooperator — A person who does not cooperate.
- nonparametric — (of a test or method) not requiring assertions about parameters or about the form of the underlying distribution.
- nonpejorative — Not pejorative.
- nonpracticing — not currently practicing one's profession, religion, etc.: a nonpracticing physician.
- nonpractising — of or relating to a person who no longer observes or pursues his or her religious faith
- nonprofitable — Not profitable; not making profit.