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14-letter words containing e, n, t, r, o

  • macronutrients — Plural form of macronutrient.
  • magnetic force — the repelling or attracting force between a magnet and a ferromagnetic material, between a magnet and a current-carrying conductor, etc.
  • magnetic north — north as indicated by a magnetic compass, differing in most places from true north.
  • magnetic storm — a temporary disturbance of the earth's magnetic field, induced by radiation and streams of charged particles from the sun.
  • magnetospheres — Plural form of magnetosphere.
  • magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
  • magnox reactor — a nuclear reactor using carbon dioxide as the coolant, graphite as the moderator, and uranium cased in magnox as the fuel
  • maine-et-loire — a department in W France. 2787 sq. mi. (7220 sq. km). Capital: Angers.
  • make a fortune — win, earn a vast amount of money
  • make no secret — If you make no secret of something, you tell others about it openly and clearly.
  • malapportioned — (of a state or other political unit) poorly apportioned, especially divided, organized, or structured in a manner that prevents large sections of a population from having equitable representation in a legislative body.
  • malnourishment — Malnutrition, undernourishment.
  • man of letters — highly educated man
  • managed forest — a sustainable forest in which usually at least one tree is planted for every tree felled
  • mandelbrot set — (mathematics, graphics)   (After its discoverer, Benoit Mandelbrot) The set of all complex numbers c such that | z[N] | < 2 for arbitrarily large values of N, where z[0] = 0 z[n+1] = z[n]^2 + c The Mandelbrot set is usually displayed as an Argand diagram, giving each point a colour which depends on the largest N for which | z[N] | < 2, up to some maximum N which is used for the points in the set (for which N is infinite). These points are traditionally coloured black. The Mandelbrot set is the best known example of a fractal - it includes smaller versions of itself which can be explored to arbitrary levels of detail.
  • manometrically — Using a manometer.
  • map projection — a projecting or protruding part. Synonyms: overhang, protrusion, jut.
  • market economy — a capitalistic economic system in which there is free competition and prices are determined by the interaction of supply and demand.
  • masonry cement — a mix typically of Portland cement, hydrated lime, and other materials, used to improve the water retention and workability of the cement in masonry work.
  • master workman — a worker in charge.
  • maternity home — a house in which a pregnant woman can live until her baby is born, esp one for women who became pregnant out of wedlock and whose baby is going to be put up for adoption
  • matrimony vine — any plant belonging to the genus Lycium, of the nightshade family, species of which are cultivated for their foliage, flowers, and berries.
  • mechanotherapy — curative treatment by mechanical means.
  • melton mowbray — a town in central England, in Leicestershire: pork pies and Stilton cheese. Pop: 25 554 (2001)
  • menage a trois — a domestic arrangement in which three people having sexual relations occupy the same household.
  • mercaptopurine — a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 5 H 4 N 4 S, used in the treatment of leukemia.
  • merionethshire — a historic county in Gwynedd, in N Wales.
  • metamorphizing — Present participle of metamorphize.
  • metamorphosing — to change the form or nature of; transform.
  • methoxyflurane — a potent substance, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 F 2 O, used as an analgesic in minor surgical procedures and less frequently as a general anesthetic.
  • metronomically — a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
  • microcomponent — a hi-fi component considerably smaller than a minicomponent and much smaller than a standard-size component.
  • microcontinent — An isolated fragment of continental crust forming part of a small crust plate.
  • microdetection — the measurement of small quantities
  • microevolution — evolutionary change involving the gradual accumulation of mutations leading to new varieties within a species.
  • microfilaments — Plural form of microfilament.
  • microinjection — injection performed under a microscope, especially of a solution or gene transplant into a cell or cell part.
  • micromagnetism — (physics) The study of magnetism at the sub-micrometre scale.
  • micromarketing — the marketing of products or services designed to meet the needs of a very small section of the market
  • microminiature — built on an extremely small scale, smaller than subminiature, especially of electronic equipment with small solid-state components in the place of vacuum tubes.
  • micronutrients — Plural form of micronutrient.
  • microtechnique — the art of preparing something so that it can properly be examined using a microscope
  • migrant-worker — migrating, especially of people; migratory.
  • mind the store — to tend to business
  • mineralisation — Alternative spelling of mineralization.
  • mineralization — to convert into a mineral substance.
  • miniature golf — a game or amusement modeled on golf and played with a putter and golf ball, in which each very short, grassless “hole” constitutes an obstacle course, consisting of wooden alleys, tunnels, bridges, etc., through which the ball must be driven to hole it.
  • minor prophets — a subdivision of the books constituting the second main part of the Hebrew Bible which in Christian tradition are alone called the Prophets
  • minor sentence — any sentence that is not a true full sentence; a transformation by deletion from a full sentence.
  • mis-coordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
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