12-letter words containing i, n, c, o, a
- mitochondria — an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production.
- mnemonically — assisting or intended to assist the memory.
- mockingboard — (hardware) A sound and speech board for the Apple II computer, on sale in 1978. See also zxnrbl.
- modification — an act or instance of modifying.
- momification — the transition of a successful career woman into one who is chiefly concerned with homemaking and raising children
- monastically — In a monastic manner.
- monocephalic — bearing one flower head, as the dandelion.
- monodramatic — Relating to a monodrama.
- monomaniacal — (no longer in technical use) a psychosis characterized by thoughts confined to one idea or group of ideas.
- monometallic — of or using one metal.
- monosyllabic — having only one syllable, as the word no.
- monosynaptic — having or relating to a sole synapse
- monothalamic — having a sole cavity or compartment
- monothematic — having a single theme.
- monotrichate — (of bacteria) having a single flagellum at one pole.
- monte bianco — Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- mooring rack — a row of piles, connected at the tops, to which ships or boats can be moored.
- morning coat — a man's cutaway for wear as part of morning dress.
- 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.
- moss campion — cushion pink.
- motor racing — sport: competing in fast cars
- mountain cat — any of various wild feline mammals, such as the bobcat, lynx, or puma
- mucilaginous — of, relating to, or secreting mucilage.
- myclobutanil — A triazole fungicide that works by inhibiting ergosterol biosynthesis.
- nanoparticle — a microscopic particle of matter that is measured on the nanoscale, usually one that measures less than 100 nanometers.
- narcological — Relating to narcology.
- narcotically — In a narcotic manner.
- narcotraffic — Traffic in narcotics.
- nasolacrimal — of or relating to the lacrimal structures and the nose.
- natchitoches — a city in NW Louisiana.
- naturopathic — (alternative medicine) Of or pertaining to naturopathy or to naturopaths.
- nazification — to place under Nazi control or influence.
- necrological — a list of persons who have died within a certain time.
- necrophiliac — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- neo-catholic — of or relating to those Anglicans who avowedly prefer the doctrines, rituals, etc., of the Roman Catholic Church to those of the Anglican communion.
- neoanthropic — neanthropic.
- neoclassical — (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.
- neorealistic — Of or pertaining to neorealism.
- nephropathic — characterized by or relating to nephropathy
- nepotistical — Nepotistic.
- nesosilicate — any silicate, as olivine, in which the SiO 4 tetrahedra are not interlinked.
- neurological — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neurotically — of, relating to, or characteristic of neurosis.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- nicholas iii — (Giovanni Gaetani Orsini) died 1280, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1277–80.
- 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.
- nidification — to build a nest.
- nitroscanate — The ether analogue of amoscanate, used in veterinary medicine as an anthelmintic.
- nitrous acid — an acid, HNO 2 , known only in solution.