11-letter words containing c, m, o, n
- monadically — Biology. any simple, single-celled organism. any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- monarchical — of, like, or pertaining to a monarch or monarchy.
- monarchists — Plural form of monarchist.
- monasticism — the monastic system, condition, or mode of life.
- monchiquite — a type of rock made up of large crystals of, among other constituents, olivine and amphibole and which is found in an analcite groundmass
- monday club — (in Britain) a club made up of right-wing Conservatives who originally met together for lunch on Monday: founded in 1961
- monergistic — the doctrine that the Holy Ghost acts independently of the human will in the work of regeneration. Compare synergism (def 3).
- money cowry — a tropical marine gastropod, Cypraea moneta
- monoblastic — having a single layer, as an embryo in the blastula stage or developing from a single layer.
- monocardian — a creature that has only one heart
- monocarpous — having a gynoecium that forms only a single ovary.
- monocentric — Having a single centre.
- monochasial — Relating to the monochasium.
- monochasium — a form of cymose inflorescence in which the main axis produces only a single branch.
- monochromat — One whose vision exhibits monochromacy; one who is completely color blind.
- monochromes — Plural form of monochrome.
- monochromic — a painting or drawing in different shades of a single color.
- monochronic — Characterized by a system where things are done one at a time.
- monoclinous — (of a plant, species, etc.) having both the stamens and pistils in the same flower.
- monocracies — Plural form of monocracy.
- monocrystal — A single crystal.
- monocularly — In a monocular manner.
- monoculture — the use of land for growing only one type of crop.
- monodactyly — having only one digit or claw.
- monodelphic — having a sole set of reproductive organs
- monogastric — (biology) Having a simple single-chambered stomach.
- monogenetic — of or relating to monogenesis; monogenous.
- monogrammic — Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a monogram.
- monographic — a treatise on a particular subject, as a biographical study or study of the works of one artist.
- monological — a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker: a comedian's monologue.
- monomorphic — Biology. having only one form.
- mononuclear — Also, mononucleate. Cell Biology. having only one nucleus.
- monotechnic — of or offering instruction in a single scientific or technical subject.
- monozygotic — developed from a single fertilized ovum, as identical twins.
- monstrances — Plural form of monstrance.
- mont cervin — Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of the Matterhorn.
- monte carlo — a town in Monaco principality, in SE France: gambling resort.
- monte corno — a mountain in central Italy: highest peak in the Apennines, 9585 feet (2922 meters).
- monticolous — existing or having a habitat in or on mountains
- monticulate — having low rising mounds or protrusions
- montmorency — Anne [an;; French an] /æn;; French an/ (Show IPA), Duc de, 1493–1567, French marshal: constable of France 1537.
- morgan city — a city in S Louisiana: headquarters for offshore oil drilling and base for shrimp fleet.
- moronically — Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment: I wonder why they elected that narrow-minded moron to Congress.
- morphogenic — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
- most-centum — belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family of languages that show distinctive preservation of the Proto-Indo-European labiovelars and that show a historical development of velar articulations, as the sounds (k) or [kh] /x/ (Show IPA) from Proto-Indo-European palatal phonemes. The centum branches are Germanic, Celtic, Italic, Hellenic, Anatolian, and Tocharian.
- most-pontic — pertaining to the Pontus Euxinus or to Pontus.
- mountenance — a quantity, amount, duration, or value
- moving coil — denoting an electromechanical device in which a suspended coil is free to move in a magnetic field. A current passing through the coil causes it to move, as in loudspeakers and electrical measuring instruments, or movement of the coil gives rise to induced currents, as in microphones and some record-player pick-ups
- muck around — moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
- mucoprotein — a protein that yields carbohydrates as well as amino acids on hydrolysis.