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12-letter words containing e, n, d, m, o

  • monadelphous — (of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
  • mond process — a process for obtaining nickel by heating the ore in carbon monoxide to produce nickel carbonyl vapour, which is then decomposed at a higher temperature to yield the metal
  • money spider — any of certain small shiny brownish spiders of the family Linyphiidae
  • moneylenders — Plural form of moneylender.
  • moneylending — The action of lending money.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
  • monohydrogen — relating to a molecule in which there is a single hydrogen ion for each combining ion
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • mount desert — island off the S coast of Me.: resort: c. 100 sq mi (259 sq km)
  • mountain dew — moonshine; whisky that has been illegally distilled
  • 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.
  • muddle along — If you muddle along, you live or exist without a proper plan or purpose in your life.
  • multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
  • muscle-bound — having enlarged and inelastic muscles, as from excessive exercise.
  • muttonbirder — a person who hunts muttonbirds
  • muttonheaded — a slow-witted, foolish, or stupid person; dolt.
  • name-dropper — a person who indulges in name-dropping.
  • narrowminded — Alternative spelling of narrow-minded.
  • nasal demons — Recognised shorthand on the Usenet group comp.std.c for any unexpected behaviour of a C compiler on encountering an undefined construct. During a discussion on that group in early 1992, a regular remarked "When the compiler encounters [a given undefined construct] it is legal for it to make demons fly out of your nose" (the implication is that the compiler may choose any arbitrarily bizarre way to interpret the code without violating the ANSI C standard). Someone else followed up with a reference to "nasal demons", which quickly became established.
  • neofeudalism — A theorized contemporary rebirth of policies of governance, economy and public life reminiscent of those present in many feudal societies.
  • netted melon — a variety of muskmelon, Cucumis melo reticulatus, of the gourd family, having reticulate markings on the skin and green to reddish-orange flesh.
  • newspaperdom — The realm or sphere of newspaper publishing or journalism.
  • 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.
  • no harm done — If you say that there is no harm done, you are telling someone not to worry about something that has happened because it has not caused any serious injury or damage.
  • noble-minded — characterized by morally admirable thought or motives; righteous; worthy.
  • nom de plume — pen name.
  • 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.
  • nonautomated — not automated or operated by machines
  • 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.
  • nonsegmented — one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section: a segment of an orange.
  • normed space — any vector space on which a norm is defined.
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