13-letter words containing i, n, c, a, l
- microplankton — plankton visible as individual organisms only with the aid of a microscope, which excludes most animal plankton.
- microtonalism — The use of microtones in music.
- microtonality — any musical interval smaller than a semitone, specifically, a quarter tone.
- milk saucepan — a type of small saucepan often used for heating milk
- mine-clearing — the process of disarming and removing explosive mines from an area
- mineral pitch — asphalt.
- mineralogical — Relating to mineralogy.
- misallocating — Present participle of misallocate.
- misallocation — to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.
- miscellaneous — consisting of members or elements of different kinds; of mixed character: a book of miscellaneous essays on American history.
- mise en place — (in a restaurant kitchen) the preparation of equipment and food before service begins
- mitochondrial — (cytology) Of, or relating to mitochondria.
- mole fraction — the ratio of the number of moles of a given component of a mixture to the total number of moles of all the components.
- mollification — to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
- monarchically — In a monarchic or monarchical fashion.
- monoclonality — Biology, Biotechnology. the state or condition of having one specific type of antibody.
- monogenically — In a monogenic manner.
- monogynoecial — (of a fruit) developing from a single pistil.
- monosyllabics — Plural form of monosyllabic.
- monotonically — of, relating to, or uttered in a monotone: a monotonic delivery of a lecture.
- much-maligned — If you describe someone or something as much-maligned, you mean that they are often criticized by people, but you think the criticism is unfair or exaggerated because they have good qualities too.
- multibranched — Having more than one branch.
- multilocation — the state or power of being in more than two places at the same time.
- multinucleate — having a nucleus.
- multiplicands — Plural form of multiplicand.
- multitracking — the process of recording separate audio tracks for later mixing into a single audio track.
- municipalized — Simple past tense and past participle of municipalize.
- mutagenically — in a mutagenic manner
- nail clippers — tool for cutting finger- and toenails
- nail scissors — small scissors with short curved blades for trimming the fingernails or toenails.
- nanoparticles — Plural form of nanoparticle.
- narcoanalysis — a method of psychological investigation in which the conscious or unconscious unwillingness of a subject to express memories or feelings is diminished by the use of a barbiturate drug.
- national city — a city in SW California, near San Diego.
- nationalistic — a person devoted to nationalism.
- natural child — Law. an illegitimate child; one born of illicit intercourse. (especially in Louisiana) an illegitimate child who has been lawfully acknowledged by its father.
- nautical mile — a unit of distance used chiefly in navigation, equal to 6080.20 feet (1853.25 meters) in the U.S., now replaced by the international nautical mile.
- naval officer — member of navy staff
- necromantical — Alternative form of necromantic.
- necrophiliacs — Plural form of necrophiliac.
- nematological — of or pertaining to nematology
- neo-classical — (sometimes initial capital letter) belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture.
- neocapitalism — a politico-economic theory combining elements of capitalism and socialism
- neocapitalist — a person who advocates neocapitalism
- neoclassicism — (often initial capital letter) Architecture. the trend or movement prevailing in the architecture of Europe, America, and various European colonies at various periods during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, characterized by the introduction and widespread use of Greek orders and decorative motifs, the subordination of detail to simple, strongly geometric overall compositions, the presence of light colors or shades, frequent shallowness of relief in ornamental treatment of façades, and the absence of textural effects.
- neoclassicist — (sometimes initial capital letter) belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture.
- neoglaciation — a phase of renewed glaciation associated with a readvance of ice sheets between the postglacial phase and the present.
- 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.
- nephrological — of or relating to nephrology
- neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
- neurochemical — of or relating to neurochemistry.