13-letter words containing i, n, s, c, a
- micronisation — The process by which a material is reduced in size, often to micrometer proportions.
- microorganism — any organism too small to be viewed by the unaided eye, as bacteria, protozoa, and some fungi and algae.
- micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
- microtonalism — The use of microtones in music.
- milk saucepan — a type of small saucepan often used for heating milk
- miniaturistic — Employing or suggesting miniaturism; small and detailed.
- misadvertence — inadvertence
- misallocating — Present participle of misallocate.
- misallocation — to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.
- miscegenation — marriage or cohabitation between two people from different racial groups, especially, in the U.S., between a black person and a white person: In 1968 the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that state laws prohibiting miscegenation were unconstitutional.
- miscegenative — (rare) Miscegenous.
- miscellaneous — consisting of members or elements of different kinds; of mixed character: a book of miscellaneous essays on American history.
- miscoordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- mise en place — (in a restaurant kitchen) the preparation of equipment and food before service begins
- misgovernance — to govern or manage badly.
- misobservance — a failure to observe thoroughly or properly
- missa cantata — a Mass whose music is equivalent to that of the High Mass but that is less elaborate in its celebration.
- mistranscribe — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- modifications — Plural form of modification.
- monarchianism — any of several doctrines of the Christian church in the 2nd and 3rd centuries a.d., emphasizing the unity of God by maintaining that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are three manifestations or aspects of God.
- monosyllabics — Plural form of monosyllabic.
- monte cassino — a monastery at Cassino, Italy: founded a.d. c530 by St. Benedict and destroyed by Allied bombings in 1944.
- montefiascone — a town in central Italy: wine-growing area.
- morris dancer — A morris dancer is a person who takes part in morris dancing.
- mosaic vision — a type of vision hypothesized for the insect compound eye, in which the image is formed by hundreds of separate ommatidia.
- multiplicands — Plural form of multiplicand.
- mystification — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- nail clippers — tool for cutting finger- and toenails
- nail scissors — small scissors with short curved blades for trimming the fingernails or toenails.
- nanochemistry — (chemistry) The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale.
- nanocomposite — Denoting a composite material that has a grain size measured in nanometers.
- nanoparticles — Plural form of nanoparticle.
- narcissistics — Plural form of narcissistic.
- 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.
- narcohypnosis — the use of drugs to induce hypnosis
- narrowcasting — Present participle of narrowcast.
- nationalistic — a person devoted to nationalism.
- necessariness — being essential, indispensable, or requisite: a necessary part of the motor.
- necessitarian — a person who advocates or supports necessitarianism (distinguished from libertarian).
- necessitating — to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
- necessitation — to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
- necessitative — to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
- necrophiliacs — Plural form of necrophiliac.
- nectariferous — producing nectar.
- nectarivorous — feeding on nectar
- 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.