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16-letter words containing c, o, a, l, m, i

  • mission-critical — essential for a project to launch
  • mistletoe cactus — a tropical, branched cactus, Rhipsalis baccifera (or cassutha), having cylindrical stems and mistletoelike fruit.
  • mnemotechnically — In a mnemotechnic manner; using mnemotechny.
  • modacrylic fiber — any of various synthetic copolymer textile fibers, as Dynel, containing less than 85 percent but more than 35 percent of acrylonitrile.
  • modern icelandic — the Icelandic language since c1550.
  • molecular weight — the average weight of a molecule of an element or compound measured in units once based on the weight of one hydrogen atom taken as the standard or on 1/16 (0.0625) the weight of an oxygen atom, but after 1961 based on 1/12 (0.083) the weight of the carbon-12 atom; the sum of the atomic weights of all the atoms in a molecule. Abbreviation: mol. wt.
  • molotov cocktail — a crude incendiary grenade consisting of a bottle filled with a flammable liquid and a wick that is ignited before throwing: used originally for setting fire to enemy tanks during the Spanish Civil War.
  • mongolian idiocy — (no longer in technical use) Down syndrome.
  • monopolistically — In a monopolistic manner.
  • monosyllabically — In single syllables.
  • monotheistically — In a monotheistic manner.
  • moulding machine — a machine for pressing sand into a mould
  • mountain climber — someone who climbs or walks up mountains
  • mousseline sauce — a light sauce, made by adding whipped cream or egg whites to hollandaise sauce
  • multidirectional — extending or operating in several directions at the same time; functioning or going in more than one direction: a multidirectional stereo speaker system.
  • multiple factors — polygene.
  • municipalization — (economics) The transfer of corporations or other assets to municipal ownership.
  • musical director — A musical director is the same as a music director.
  • mutual exclusion — (parallel, operating system)   (Or "mutex", plural: "mutexes") A collection of techniques for sharing resources so that different uses do not conflict and cause unwanted interactions. One of the most commonly used techniques for mutual exclusion is the semaphore.
  • mutual induction — the production of an electromotive force in one circuit by a change in current in another circuit.
  • mutual recursion — recursion
  • national costume — traditional dress
  • nevado de colima — a volcano in SW Mexico, in Jalisco state. Height: 4339 m (14 235 ft)
  • nominal sentence — a sentence consisting of a subject and complement without a linking verb, as Very interesting, those books.
  • non-accumulative — tending to accumulate or arising from accumulation; cumulative.
  • non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
  • nuclear emulsion — a photographic emulsion in the form of a thick block, used to record the tracks of elementary particles.
  • occipitotemporal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the occiput and temporal lobe.
  • onomatopoeically — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
  • ophthalmological — Pertaining to ophthalmology.
  • optical computer — an experimental computer that uses photons rather than electrical impulses to process data a thousand times faster than with conventional integrated circuits.
  • overaccumulation — Accumulation of too much.
  • overcomplicating — Present participle of overcomplicate.
  • overdramatically — In an overdramatic manner.
  • oxycalcium light — calcium light.
  • palaeolithic man — any of various primitive types of man, such as Neanderthal man and Java man, who lived in the Palaeolithic
  • paleoclimatology — the branch of paleogeography dealing with the study of paleoclimates.
  • palmitoleic acid — a colorless, unsaturated fatty acid, C 1 6 H 3 0 O 2 , occurring in oils and fats of plants and animals.
  • pascal's limacon — limaçon.
  • pectoralis major — the larger of the two large chest muscles that assist in movements of the shoulder and upper arm
  • pectoralis minor — the smaller of the two large chest muscles that assist in movements of the shoulder and upper arm
  • periodic decimal — repeating decimal.
  • phantasmagorical — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
  • phenomenological — the study of phenomena.
  • physiognomically — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
  • placement office — an office in a university that offers students careers advice and help to find employment
  • plainclothes man — a detective or police officer who wears civilian clothes while on duty
  • pneumonic plague — a form of plague characterized by lung involvement.
  • policy statement — a declaration of the plans and intentions of an organization or government
  • political asylum — asylum provided by one nation to refugees, especially political refugees, from another nation.
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