11-letter words containing c, o, i, l, n
- microkernel — (operating system) An approach to operating system design emphasising small modules that implement the basic features of the system kernel and can be flexibly configured.
- microlender — A person or company in the business of microlending.
- microneedle — a very fine needle that is used in the performance of delicate procedures, esp biological ones
- micronuclei — Plural form of micronucleus.
- millimicron — a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a micron; one-billionth of a meter. Symbol: mμ.
- millisecond — one thousandth of a second. Abbreviation: msec.
- minocycline — a long-acting, broad-spectrum, semisynthetic antibiotic drug, C 2 3 H 2 7 N 3 O 7 , derived from tetracycline.
- minor scale — Also called harmonic minor scale. a scale having half steps between the second and third, fifth and sixth, and seventh and eighth degrees, with whole steps for the other intervals.
- mislocation — to misplace.
- 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.
- monoblastic — having a single layer, as an embryo in the blastula stage or developing from a single layer.
- monochasial — Relating to the monochasium.
- monoclinous — (of a plant, species, etc.) having both the stamens and pistils in the same flower.
- monodelphic — having a sole set of reproductive organs
- monological — a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker: a comedian's monologue.
- monticolous — existing or having a habitat in or on mountains
- monticulate — having low rising mounds or protrusions
- moronically — Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment: I wonder why they elected that narrow-minded moron to Congress.
- 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
- multicarbon — having several carbon atoms
- multicolumn — having or relating to several columns
- multicounty — involving or relating to several counties
- musculation — (anatomy) The muscular system of an animal, or of any of its parts.
- narcoleptic — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- nasological — the scientific study of noses.
- necrologies — Plural form of necrology.
- necrologist — a list of persons who have died within a certain time.
- necrophilia — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necrophilic — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necropoleis — Plural form of necropolis.
- nematocidal — Acting as a nematocide; fatal to nematodes.
- neocolonial — the policy of a strong nation in seeking political and economic hegemony over an independent nation or extended geographical area without necessarily reducing the subordinate nation or area to the legal status of a colony.
- neocortical — the largest and evolutionarily most recent portion of the cerebral cortex, composed of complex, layered tissue, the site of most of the higher brain functions.
- neologistic — a new word, meaning, usage, or phrase.
- neoplatonic — a philosophical system, originated in the 3rd century a.d. by Plotinus, founded chiefly on Platonic doctrine and Eastern mysticism, with later influences from Christianity. It holds that all existence consists of emanations from the One with whom the soul may be reunited.
- neosilicate — (chemistry) any simple silicate mineral in which the SiO4 tetrahedra are isolated and have metal ions as neighbours.
- neotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.
- neuroleptic — (chiefly of a drug) tending to reduce nervous tension by depressing nerve functions.
- nicholas ii — (Gérard de Bourgogne) died 1061, pope 1058–61.
- nicholas iv — (Girolamo Masci) died 1292, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1288–92.
- nickelodeon — an early motion-picture theater where a film or a variety show could be seen, usually for the admission price of a nickel.
- nicol prism — one of a pair of prisms used to produce and analyze plane-polarized light in a polarizing microscope. Also called Nicol. Compare polarizer (def 1).
- nitro-chalk — a chemical fertilizer containing calcium carbonate and ammonium nitrate
- noctilucent — (of high-altitude clouds) visible during the short night of the summer.
- noctilucous — (obsolete) Shining in the night; luminescent.
- nomadically — of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
- nomological — the science of law or laws.
- non-allelic — any of several forms of a gene, usually arising through mutation, that are responsible for hereditary variation.
- non-citable — to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority: He cited the Constitution in his defense.