12-letter words containing d, i, m, n, e
- misdiagnoses — to make an incorrect diagnosis.
- misdirecting — Present participle of misdirect.
- misdirection — a wrong or incorrect direction, guidance, or instruction.
- miseducation — to educate improperly.
- misery index — an unofficial indication of a nation's economic health, derived by adding the percentage rate of inflation to the percentage of unemployed workers: With inflation running at 15 percent and unemployment at 8 percent, the misery index is 23 percent.
- misfashioned — Simple past tense and past participle of misfashion.
- misjudgement — Alternative form of misjudgment.
- misjudgments — Plural form of misjudgment.
- misknowledge — a misunderstanding or misconception
- misleadingly — In a misleading manner.
- mispleadings — Plural form of mispleading.
- mixed number — a number consisting of a whole number and a fraction or decimal, as 4½ or 4.5.
- modern latin — the Latin that has come into use since about 1500, chiefly in scientific literature
- molybdenosis — a disease of ruminants, especially cattle, caused by dietary intake of excessive molybdenum with resultant copper deficiency, characterized by persistent diarrhea and, especially around the eyes, a fading of coat pigment.
- money spider — any of certain small shiny brownish spiders of the family Linyphiidae
- moneylending — The action of lending money.
- monochloride — a chloride containing one atom of chlorine with one atom of another element or a group.
- monodelphian — any placental mammal that is a member of the group Monodelphia
- monodisperse — (of a colloid) Having particles of (approximately) the same size.
- monofluoride — (chemistry) any fluoride containing a single fluorine atom in each molecule.
- morris dance — a rural folk dance of north English origin, performed in costume traditionally by men who originally represented characters of the Robin Hood legend, especially in May Day festivities.
- motor-driven — propelled or made to function by means of a motor
- motor-minded — disposed to perceive one's environment in terms of mechanical or muscular activity.
- mountain dew — moonshine; whisky that has been illegally distilled
- mountainside — The sloping surface of a mountain.
- multicentred — Having multiple centres.
- multidentate — having several or many teeth or toothlike processes.
- multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
- muttonbirder — a person who hunts muttonbirds
- namib desert — a desert region in SW Africa, extending along the coast from SW Angola to W South Africa. 1200 miles (1930 km) long, 30–100 miles (48–160 km) wide; 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km).
- narrowminded — Alternative spelling of narrow-minded.
- neofeudalism — A theorized contemporary rebirth of policies of governance, economy and public life reminiscent of those present in many feudal societies.
- new paradigm — a set of beliefs that replaces another set which is believed no longer to apply
- newly minted — new, recently created
- nicotinamide — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 6 N 2 O, the amide of nicotinic acid, and a component of the vitamin-B complex, found in meat, liver, fish, whole wheat, and eggs: used in medicine chiefly as an agent for preventing or treating human pellagra or animal black tongue.
- noble-minded — characterized by morally admirable thought or motives; righteous; worthy.
- non-domestic — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- non-remedial — affording remedy; tending to remedy something.
- noncommitted — not committed
- nondeforming — not causing deformity
- nondemanding — not demanding
- nondomiciled — of, relating to, or denoting a person who is not domiciled in his or her country of origin
- nonmedically — In a nonmedical manner.
- nonmedicinal — Not medicinal.
- nonmotorized — not equipped with a motor
- nonpigmented — a dry insoluble substance, usually pulverized, which when suspended in a liquid vehicle becomes a paint, ink, etc.
- nurserymaids — Plural form of nurserymaid.
- old mine cut — a brilliant cut, common in the 19th century, retaining a relatively high proportion of the original stone and having a large culet and small table compared to modern brilliants.
- oleandomycin — a macrolide antibiotic used to treat skin infections
- omnidistance — the distance between an omnirange station and a receiver.