11-letter words containing i, l, c, o
- millimicron — a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a micron; one-billionth of a meter. Symbol: mμ.
- millisecond — one thousandth of a second. Abbreviation: msec.
- mills cross — a type of radio telescope consisting of two arrays of antennas perpendicular to each other.
- minocycline — a long-acting, broad-spectrum, semisynthetic antibiotic drug, C 2 3 H 2 7 N 3 O 7 , derived from tetracycline.
- minor scale — Also called harmonic minor scale. a scale having half steps between the second and third, fifth and sixth, and seventh and eighth degrees, with whole steps for the other intervals.
- misallocate — to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.
- mislocation — to misplace.
- mitotically — the usual method of cell division, characterized typically by the resolving of the chromatin of the nucleus into a threadlike form, which condenses into chromosomes, each of which separates longitudinally into two parts, one part of each chromosome being retained in each of two new cells resulting from the original cell.
- mitre block — a block of wood with slots for cutting mitre joints with a saw
- moclobemide — A drug used to treat depression and social anxiety.
- modal logic — (logic) An extension of propositional calculus with operators that express various "modes" of truth. Examples of modes are: necessarily A, possibly A, probably A, it has always been true that A, it is permissible that A, it is believed that A. "It is necessarily true that A" means that things being as they are, A must be true, e.g. "It is necessarily true that x=x" is TRUE while "It is necessarily true that x=y" is FALSE even though "x=y" might be TRUE. Adding modal operators [F] and [P], meaning, respectively, henceforth and hitherto leads to a "temporal logic". Flavours of modal logics include: Propositional Dynamic Logic (PDL), Propositional Linear Temporal Logic (PLTL), Linear Temporal Logic (LTL), Computational Tree Logic (CTL), Hennessy-Milner Logic, S1-S5, T. C.I. Lewis, "A Survey of Symbolic Logic", 1918, initiated the modern analysis of modality. He developed the logical systems S1-S5. JCC McKinsey used algebraic methods (Boolean algebras with operators) to prove the decidability of Lewis' S2 and S4 in 1941. Saul Kripke developed the relational semantics for modal logics (1959, 1963). Vaughan Pratt introduced dynamic logic in 1976. Amir Pnuelli proposed the use of temporal logic to formalise the behaviour of continually operating concurrent programs in 1977.
- monadically — Biology. any simple, single-celled organism. any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- monarchical — of, like, or pertaining to a monarch or monarchy.
- monoblastic — having a single layer, as an embryo in the blastula stage or developing from a single layer.
- monochasial — Relating to the monochasium.
- monoclinous — (of a plant, species, etc.) having both the stamens and pistils in the same flower.
- monodelphic — having a sole set of reproductive organs
- monological — a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker: a comedian's monologue.
- monticolous — existing or having a habitat in or on mountains
- monticulate — having low rising mounds or protrusions
- moronically — Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment: I wonder why they elected that narrow-minded moron to Congress.
- morphologic — Of or pertaining to morphology; morphological.
- morrill act — an act of Congress (1862) granting each state 30,000 acres (12,000 hectares) of land for each member it had in Congress, 90 percent of the gross proceeds of which were to be used for the endowment and maintenance of colleges and universities teaching agricultural and mechanical arts and other subjects.
- mosaic gold — Chemistry. stannic sulfide.
- mostaccioli — penne
- motorically — motor (def 11).
- moustachial — (of a stripe on a beak or snout of an animal) resembling a moustache
- moving coil — denoting an electromechanical device in which a suspended coil is free to move in a magnetic field. A current passing through the coil causes it to move, as in loudspeakers and electrical measuring instruments, or movement of the coil gives rise to induced currents, as in microphones and some record-player pick-ups
- mucociliary — Of or pertaining to the action of cilia in transporting mucus.
- multicarbon — having several carbon atoms
- multichoice — Multiple-choice.
- multichrome — chromium.
- multicoated — having more than one coating of a substance
- multicolour — (chiefly, British, and, Canada) alternative spelling of multicolor.
- multicolumn — having or relating to several columns
- multicounty — involving or relating to several counties
- multicourse — a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- multifactor — Of or pertaining to more than one factor.
- multifocals — multifocal spectacles
- multisource — Employing multiple sources.
- musculation — (anatomy) The muscular system of an animal, or of any of its parts.
- music lover — sb who enjoys listening to music
- music stool — a stool you sit on when playing a musical instrument
- musical box — music box.
- mycological — Of or pertaining to mycology.
- mycologists — Plural form of mycologist.
- myelopathic — any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
- myoelectric — of or relating to electrical impulses, generated by muscles of the body, which may be amplified and used especially to control artificial limbs.
- narcoleptic — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- nasological — the scientific study of noses.