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12-letter words containing e, m, a, n

  • moneychanger — a person whose business is the exchange of currency, usually of different countries, at a fixed or official rate.
  • monkey bread — the gourdlike fruit of the baobab, eaten by monkeys.
  • monkey gland — the testicle of an ape or monkey, said to have a revitalizing effect on humans when administered by grafting or adding the essence to the bloodstream
  • monkey trial — John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
  • monocephalic — bearing one flower head, as the dandelion.
  • monodelphian — any placental mammal that is a member of the group Monodelphia
  • monofilament — Also, monofil [mon-uh-fil] /ˈmɒn əˌfɪl/ (Show IPA). a single, generally large filament of synthetic fiber. Compare multifilament (def 2).
  • monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
  • monometallic — of or using one metal.
  • monopetalous — gamopetalous.
  • monosepalous — gamosepalous.
  • monostearate — a stearate containing one stearoyl group.
  • monosyllable — a word of one syllable, as yes or no.
  • monothematic — having a single theme.
  • monotrichate — (of bacteria) having a single flagellum at one pole.
  • monte bianco — Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
  • montebrasite — a mineral, lithium aluminum hydroxyl phosphate, LiAlPO 4 (OH), isomorphous with amblygonite, used as an ore of lithium.
  • monterey bay — an inlet of the Pacific in W California. 26 miles (42 km) long.
  • montessorian — a system for teaching young children, in which the fundamental aim is self-motivated education by the children themselves, as they are encouraged to move freely through individualized instruction and physical exercises, accompanied by special emphasis on the training of the senses and the early development of reading and writing skills.
  • montezuma ii — c1470–1520, last Aztec emperor of Mexico 1502–20.
  • montparnasse — a district in S Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine: noted for its cafés and the artists and writers who have frequented and lived in the area.
  • monumentally — resembling a monument; massive or imposing.
  • morigeration — (obsolete) obsequiousness; obedience.
  • mornay sauce — a rich white sauce to which grated cheese, usually Swiss or Parmesan, and seasonings have been added
  • 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.
  • mother-naked — stark naked; as naked as when born.
  • motoneuronal — of or pertaining to a motoneuron
  • mount carmel — a mountain ridge in NW Israel, extending from the Samarian Hills to the Mediterranean. Highest point: about 540 m (1800 ft)
  • mount kazbek — an extinct volcano in N Georgia in the central Caucasus Mountains. Height: 5047 m (16 558 ft)
  • mountain dew — moonshine; whisky that has been illegally distilled
  • mountaineers — Plural form of mountaineer.
  • mountainlike — Resembling a mountain or some aspect of one.
  • mountainness — The property of being a mountain, or of being mountainlike.
  • mountainside — The sloping surface of a mountain.
  • mountebanked — Simple past tense and past participle of mountebank.
  • mouse around — To explore public portions of a large system, especially a network such as Internet via FTP or TELNET, looking for interesting stuff to snarf.
  • moveableness — The quality of being moveable.
  • movie rating — a classification of a film as according to the age of viewers thought suitable to see it, and which can differ according to the level in the film of violent content, sexual content, etc
  • muddle along — If you muddle along, you live or exist without a proper plan or purpose in your life.
  • multi-garnet — A better constraint system for Garnet. Version 2.1 by Michael Sannella <[email protected]>.
  • multianalyte — Multiple analytes.
  • multicauline — having multiple stems
  • multicentral — having or dependent on several centres; multicentre
  • multichannel — Employing or possessing many television or communications channels.
  • multidentate — having several or many teeth or toothlike processes.
  • multimegaton — (of a nuclear weapon) having several megatons of explosive power
  • multinuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
  • multivalence — Chemistry. having a valence of three or higher.
  • multungulate — a hoofed animal with three or more toes on each foot
  • municipalize — to make a municipality of.
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