13-letter words containing c, o, t, r, a, n
- intrathoracic — (anatomy) Within the thorax.
- intratropical — Within the tropics.
- it governance — information technology governance
- john mccarthy — (person, artificial intelligence) A pioneer of artificial intelligence (he coined ther term). He invented Lisp at MIT in the late 1950s and later worked at SAIL. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- keratinocytes — Plural form of keratinocyte.
- lactoproteins — Plural form of lactoprotein.
- land contract — a contract for the purchase and sale of land.
- lantern clock — an English bracket clock of the late 16th and 17th centuries, having a brass case with corner columns supporting pierced crestings on the sides and front.
- laryngectomee — someone who has had a laryngectomy
- logarithmancy — Divination using logarithms.
- lycanthropous — Lycanthropic.
- macro-segment — a stretch of speech preceded and followed but not interrupted by a pause.
- macromutation — a mutation that has a profound effect on the resulting organism, as a change in a regulatory gene that controls the expression of many structural genes.
- macronucleate — having a macronucleus.
- macronutrient — Nutrition. any of the nutritional components of the diet that are required in relatively large amounts: protein, carbohydrate, fat, and the macrominerals.
- macroplankton — planktonic organisms of about 1 mm in length.
- magnetic core — Computers. core1 (def 12a).
- magnetometric — Pertaining to, or employed in, the measurement of magnetic forces; obtained by means of a magnetometer; as, 'magnetometric' instruments; 'magnetometric' measurements.
- malacostracan — belonging or pertaining to the crustacean subclass Malacostraca, which includes the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, etc.
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- marginal cost — the cost of one additional unit of any item produced or bought in quantity.
- matchboarding — a construction of matchboards.
- matriculation — to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.
- mercerisation — A process of treating cotton with sodium hydroxide in order to make it more lustrous.
- mercerization — to treat (cotton yarns or fabric) with caustic alkali under tension, in order to increase strength, luster, and affinity for dye.
- metrification — metrication.
- microfilament — a minute, narrow tubelike cell structure composed of a protein similar to actin, occurring singly and in bundles, involved in cytoplasmic movement and changes in cell shape.
- microgranitic — consisting of, or relating to, microgranite
- micromagnetic — Of or pertaining to micromagnetism.
- micronisation — The process by which a material is reduced in size, often to micrometer proportions.
- micronization — (US) alternative spelling of micronisation.
- micronucleate — having a micronucleus.
- micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
- microperation — (processor) An elementary operation performed on data stored in registers or in memory. Microperations are classified as transfer, arithmetic, logic, or shift/rotate.
- microplankton — plankton visible as individual organisms only with the aid of a microscope, which excludes most animal plankton.
- microteaching — a scaled-down teaching procedure with a few students under controlled conditions, often videotaped in order to analyze teaching techniques and develop new teaching skills.
- microtonalism — The use of microtones in music.
- microtonality — any musical interval smaller than a semitone, specifically, a quarter tone.
- mid-victorian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the middle portion (about 1850 to 1890) of the reign of Queen Victoria (reigned 1837–1901) in England: mid-Victorian writers.
- miscoordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- mitochondrial — (cytology) Of, or relating to mitochondria.
- mole fraction — the ratio of the number of moles of a given component of a mixture to the total number of moles of all the components.
- monochromated — Fitted with a monochromator.
- monochromatic — of or having one color.
- monochromator — a spectroscope with a slit that can be moved across the spectrum for viewing individual spectral bands.
- monogrammatic — a design consisting of two or more alphabetic letters combined or interlaced, commonly one's initials, often printed on stationery, embroidered on clothing, etc.
- monstre sacré — a venerable or popular public figure who is considered above criticism or attack despite eccentricity, controversy, etc.
- monterey jack — a mild, light-yellow, semisoft cheese
- montes claros — a city in E Brazil.
- morning watch — the watch from 4 a.m. until 8 a.m.