13-letter words containing c, n, s, t, i
- magnetic disk — Also called disk, hard disk. a rigid disk coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
- magnetic lens — Physics. an electron lens using magnetic fields for focusing an electron beam.
- magnetic star — a star having a strong magnetic field.
- magnetooptics — the branch of physics that deals with magnetooptic phenomena.
- magnetostatic — Of or pertaining to magnetostatics.
- maiden castle — an ancient fortification in Dorsetshire, England, first erected c250 b.c. over the remains of Neolithic and Bronze Age settlements of c2000–c1500 b.c.
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- mare nectaris — (Sea of Nectar) a dark plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 26,000 sq. mi. (67,000 sq. km).
- marginal cost — the cost of one additional unit of any item produced or bought in quantity.
- masculinities — Plural form of masculinity.
- mass catering — the trade of supplying food and drink to large numbers of customers at the same time
- massification — the practice of making luxury products available to the mass market
- match fitness — the condition of being match-fit
- maternalistic — of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.
- mean distance — the arithmetic mean of the greatest and least distances of a planet from the sun, used in stating the size of an orbit; the semimajor axis.
- mechanisation — Alternative spelling of mechanization.
- medicamentous — of or relating to medicaments
- mercerisation — A process of treating cotton with sodium hydroxide in order to make it more lustrous.
- merchant ship — law: commercial vessel
- metafunctions — Plural form of metafunction.
- metallic lens — an arrangement of louvres used to direct and focus electromagnetic or sound waves
- metaphysician — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
- metasemantics — (linguistics) The part of metalanguage that deals with semantics.
- michelin star — a mark of distinction awarded by the Michelin travel guides to a restaurant in recognition of the high quality of its cooking. A restaurant may receive one, two, or three stars, representing very good, exceptional, or exquisite cuisine, respectively
- microeinstein — The unit equal to one millionth of an einstein.
- microelements — Plural form of microelement.
- micronisation — The process by which a material is reduced in size, often to micrometer proportions.
- micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
- microtonalism — The use of microtones in music.
- miniaturistic — Employing or suggesting miniaturism; small and detailed.
- minicomputers — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
- misadvertence — inadvertence
- misallocating — Present participle of misallocate.
- misallocation — to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.
- 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.
- miscegenative — (rare) Miscegenous.
- miscegenistic — Miscegenous.
- misconception — an erroneous conception; mistaken notion.
- misconjecture — the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.
- misconnecting — Present participle of misconnect.
- misconnection — the act or state of connecting.
- misconstruing — Present participle of misconstrue.
- miscoordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- miscorrection — a wrong correction
- misperception — to understand or perceive incorrectly; misunderstand.
- missa cantata — a Mass whose music is equivalent to that of the High Mass but that is less elaborate in its celebration.
- mistranscribe — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- mnemotechnics — the process or technique of improving or developing the memory.
- modifications — Plural form of modification.
- monkey tricks — mischievous behaviour or acts, such as practical jokes