11-letter words containing c, o, l, r, m
- microneedle — a very fine needle that is used in the performance of delicate procedures, esp biological ones
- micronuclei — Plural form of micronucleus.
- microphylls — Plural form of microphyll.
- microrelief — surface features of the earth of small dimensions, commonly less than 50 feet (15 meters).
- microtubule — a hollow cylindrical structure in the cytoplasm of most cells, involved in intracellular shape and transport.
- microvessel — (medicine) A very small blood vessel, such as a capillary or arteriole.
- microvillar — Of or pertaining to a microvillus.
- microvillus — any of the small, fingerlike projections of the surface of an epithelial cell.
- millimicron — a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a micron; one-billionth of a meter. Symbol: mμ.
- mills cross — a type of radio telescope consisting of two arrays of antennas perpendicular to each other.
- 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.
- mitre block — a block of wood with slots for cutting mitre joints with a saw
- molecularly — of or relating to or caused by molecules: molecular structure.
- monarchical — of, like, or pertaining to a monarch or monarchy.
- monocrystal — A single crystal.
- monocularly — In a monocular manner.
- monoculture — the use of land for growing only one type of crop.
- mononuclear — Also, mononucleate. Cell Biology. having only one nucleus.
- monte carlo — a town in Monaco principality, in SE France: gambling resort.
- morcellated — Simple past tense and past participle of morcellate.
- moronically — Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment: I wonder why they elected that narrow-minded moron to Congress.
- morphologic — Of or pertaining to morphology; morphological.
- morrill act — an act of Congress (1862) granting each state 30,000 acres (12,000 hectares) of land for each member it had in Congress, 90 percent of the gross proceeds of which were to be used for the endowment and maintenance of colleges and universities teaching agricultural and mechanical arts and other subjects.
- most-caller — (of fruit, fish, vegetables, etc.) fresh; recently picked or caught.
- motorcycled — Simple past tense and past participle of motorcycle.
- motorcycles — Plural form of motorcycle.
- motorically — motor (def 11).
- mouth ulcer — oral sore
- mucociliary — Of or pertaining to the action of cilia in transporting mucus.
- multicarbon — having several carbon atoms
- multichrome — chromium.
- multicolour — (chiefly, British, and, Canada) alternative spelling of multicolor.
- multicourse — a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- multifactor — Of or pertaining to more than one factor.
- multisource — Employing multiple sources.
- mural crown — a golden crown formed with indentations to resemble a battlement, bestowed by the ancient Romans on the soldiers who first mounted the wall of a besieged place and there lodged a standard.
- music lover — sb who enjoys listening to music
- myoelectric — of or relating to electrical impulses, generated by muscles of the body, which may be amplified and used especially to control artificial limbs.
- myrmecology — the branch of entomology dealing with ants.
- 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).
- nomenclator — a person who assigns names, as in scientific classification; classifier.
- noncriminal — of the nature of or involving crime.
- nonmetrical — (music) Without the constraints of a metronome; not played or sung with a strict underlying rhythmic method.
- oligochrome — the brand name of a light filtering device used in photography
- oscillogram — the record produced by the action of an oscillograph or oscilloscope.
- overcomplex — composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite: a complex highway system.
- overmuscled — having muscles developed to excess
- palindromic — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- paracetamol — painkilling drug
- parcel bomb — explosive device in a package