13-letter words containing e, m, p, n
- monomorphemic — containing only one morpheme, as the words wait and gorilla.
- monophosphate — a salt containing only one phosphate group.
- monopolylogue — a theatrical entertainment in which the same performer plays several parts or characters.
- monotelephone — a telephone that communicates a specific frequency of sound
- monoterpenoid — (chemistry) a terpenoid having a C10 skeleton.
- monotherapies — Plural form of monotherapy.
- mont-de-piete — a public pawnbroking establishment that lends money on reasonable terms, especially to the poor.
- monte perdido — a mountain in NE Spain, in the central Pyrenees. Height: 3352 m (10 997 ft)
- monterey park — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
- monterey pine — a pine tree, Pinus radiata, native to coastal California, having cones that open to germinate only in the heat of a forest fire, used for reforestation and as a timber tree.
- morning paper — a paper published the night before for distribution in the morning (as opposed to an evening paper)
- morphogenesis — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
- morphogenetic — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
- morphophoneme — an abstract phonological unit representing corresponding phonemes in different allomorphs of one morpheme. In English the symbol F may be used to represent a morphophoneme occurring in two related allomorphs, as f in leaf, but v in the plural leaves.
- mountain pine — a European pine tree which grows on mountains
- mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
- mule spinning — a process of spinning that produces extremely fine yarn by drawing and twisting the roving, and winding the resultant yarn onto a bobbin or spindle in the form of a cop.
- mulier puisne — the legitimate son of parents whose first son was illegitimate.
- multipresence — the quality or state of being multipresent
- municipalized — Simple past tense and past participle of municipalize.
- murder weapon — the weapon that was used in a murder
- name-dropping — the introduction into one's conversation, letters, etc., of the names of famous or important people as alleged friends or associates in order to impress others.
- nanocomposite — Denoting a composite material that has a grain size measured in nanometers.
- naphthylamine — (organic compound) Either of two isomeric primary amines derived from naphthalene; they occur in crude oil, and are used in the preparation of dyes and other compounds.
- neo-platonism — a philosophical system which was first developed in the 3rd century ad as a synthesis of Platonic, Pythagorean, and Aristotelian elements, and which, although originally opposed to Christianity, later incorporated it. It dominated European thought until the 13th century and re-emerged during the Renaissance
- neocapitalism — a politico-economic theory combining elements of capitalism and socialism
- neoplasticism — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- neopositivism — A resurgent positivism, or an updated version of it.
- nephelometers — Plural form of nephelometer.
- nephelometric — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- nephrectomies — Plural form of nephrectomy.
- nephrectomize — to perform a nephrectomy upon.
- nerve impulse — a progressive wave of electric and chemical activity along a nerve fiber that stimulates or inhibits the action of a muscle, gland, or other nerve cell.
- neurocomputer — a computer or a software program that uses a neural network simulating the human brain and can be trained to perform specific tasks, as pattern recognition.
- new hampshire — a state in the NE United States. 9304 sq. mi. (24,100 sq. km). Capital: Concord. Abbreviation: NH (for use with zip code), N.H.
- nincompoopery — a fool or simpleton.
- non-composite — Nautical. noting a vessel having frames of one material and shells and decking of another, especially one having iron or steel frames with shells and decks planked.
- non-empirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
- non-ephemeral — lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood.
- non-implement — any article used in some activity, especially an instrument, tool, or utensil: agricultural implements.
- non-imputable — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
- noncomparable — not comparable
- noncompatible — Not compatible.
- noncompetitor — a person or group that is not a competitor
- noncompletion — Lack of completion; failure to finish.
- noncompliance — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
- nonemployment — Unemployment.
- nonmembership — the fact or condition of being a nonmember
- nonparametric — (of a test or method) not requiring assertions about parameters or about the form of the underlying distribution.
- nonperforming — not performing well or properly.