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13-letter words containing e, d, m, u, n, i

  • indirect jump — (programming)   A jump via an indirect address, i.e. the jump instruction contains the address of a memory location that contains the address of the next instruction to execute. The location containing the address to jump to is sometimes called a vector. Indirect jumps make normal code hard to understand because the jump target is a run-time property of the program that depends on the execution history. They are useful for, e.g. allowing user code to replace operating system code or setting up event handlers.
  • inductothermy — the production of fever by means of electromagnetic induction.
  • introducement — (obsolete) introduction.
  • judgmentalism — Judgmental behaviour or attitude.
  • machinegunned — Simple past tense and past participle of machinegun.
  • magnetic drum — a cylinder coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
  • malfunctioned — Simple past tense and past participle of malfunction.
  • malleoincudal — Of or relating to both the malleus and the incus.
  • mean latitude — the latitude of the point that is midway between two parallels on the same side of the equator.
  • measuring rod — ruler, gauge, stick for measuring
  • medicamentous — of or relating to medicaments
  • melodiousness — The property of being melodious.
  • metatoluidine — a colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 7 H 9 N, the meta isomer of toluidine, used in the manufacture of dyes and other organic compounds.
  • middle ground — an intermediate position, area, or recourse between two opposites or extremes; a halfway or neutral standpoint.
  • midnight blue — Something that is midnight blue is a very dark blue colour, almost black.
  • minimum order — A minimum order is the smallest amount or number that may be ordered in one delivery, usually to spread delivery costs over an economical number of units.
  • misadjustment — Wrong or unsuitable adjustment.
  • misadventured — (obsolete) unfortunate.
  • misadventurer — a person who experiences misadventure or misfortune
  • misadventures — Plural form of misadventure.
  • misconfigured — Simple past tense and past participle of misconfigure.
  • miscounselled — having bad or incorrect counselling
  • misdemeanours — Plural form of misdemeanour.
  • misguidedness — The state or condition of being misguided.
  • mispronounced — Said wrongly.
  • misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
  • misunderstood — improperly understood or interpreted.
  • modus vivendi — manner of living; way of life; lifestyle.
  • mound builder — a member of one of the various American Indian tribes who, in prehistoric and early historic times, erected the burial mounds and other earthworks of the Mississippi drainage basin and southeastern U.S.
  • mound-builder — a member of one of the various American Indian tribes who, in prehistoric and early historic times, erected the burial mounds and other earthworks of the Mississippi drainage basin and southeastern U.S.
  • mountainsides — Plural form of mountainside.
  • mourning dove — variety of pigeon
  • much-maligned — If you describe someone or something as much-maligned, you mean that they are often criticized by people, but you think the criticism is unfair or exaggerated because they have good qualities too.
  • mud wrestling — sport: physical combat in mud
  • mud-wrestling — wrestling in an enclosure with a floor or base of wet mud, staged as a public display and competitive event.
  • multibranched — Having more than one branch.
  • multicylinder — having more than one cylinder, as an internal-combustion or steam engine.
  • multistranded — having several strands
  • multitalented — having talent or special ability; gifted.
  • mundificative — a cleansing medicine or preparation
  • municipalized — Simple past tense and past participle of municipalize.
  • muzzleloading — Of a gun, having ammunition loaded from the front of the barrel where it will exit.
  • neuraminidase — An enzyme, present in many pathogenic or symbiotic microorganisms, that catalyzes the breakdown of glycosides containing neuraminic acid.
  • nurse-midwife — a nurse skilled in assisting women in the prenatal period and in childbirth, especially at home or in another nonhospital setting.
  • perichondrium — the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
  • premandibular — situated in front of the mandible
  • premium bonds — (in Britain) bonds issued by the Treasury since 1956 for purchase by the public. No interest is paid but there is a monthly draw for cash prizes of various sums
  • prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
  • pumpkinheaded — a slow or dim-witted person; dunce.
  • quadrigeminal — Having four parts, or two pairs.
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