13-letter words containing i, n, t, r, a, c
- michelin star — a mark of distinction awarded by the Michelin travel guides to a restaurant in recognition of the high quality of its cooking. A restaurant may receive one, two, or three stars, representing very good, exceptional, or exquisite cuisine, respectively
- microfilament — a minute, narrow tubelike cell structure composed of a protein similar to actin, occurring singly and in bundles, involved in cytoplasmic movement and changes in cell shape.
- microgranitic — consisting of, or relating to, microgranite
- micromagnetic — Of or pertaining to micromagnetism.
- micronisation — The process by which a material is reduced in size, often to micrometer proportions.
- micronization — (US) alternative spelling of micronisation.
- micronucleate — having a micronucleus.
- micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
- microperation — (processor) An elementary operation performed on data stored in registers or in memory. Microperations are classified as transfer, arithmetic, logic, or shift/rotate.
- microplankton — plankton visible as individual organisms only with the aid of a microscope, which excludes most animal plankton.
- microteaching — a scaled-down teaching procedure with a few students under controlled conditions, often videotaped in order to analyze teaching techniques and develop new teaching skills.
- microtonalism — The use of microtones in music.
- microtonality — any musical interval smaller than a semitone, specifically, a quarter tone.
- mid-victorian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the middle portion (about 1850 to 1890) of the reign of Queen Victoria (reigned 1837–1901) in England: mid-Victorian writers.
- mineral pitch — asphalt.
- miniaturistic — Employing or suggesting miniaturism; small and detailed.
- misadvertence — inadvertence
- miscoordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- mistranscribe — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- 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.
- monochromatic — of or having one color.
- monogrammatic — a design consisting of two or more alphabetic letters combined or interlaced, commonly one's initials, often printed on stationery, embroidered on clothing, etc.
- morning watch — the watch from 4 a.m. until 8 a.m.
- mortification — a feeling of humiliation or shame, as through some injury to one's pride or self-respect.
- multibranched — Having more than one branch.
- multitracking — the process of recording separate audio tracks for later mixing into a single audio track.
- nanochemistry — (chemistry) The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale.
- nanoparticles — Plural form of nanoparticle.
- narcissistics — Plural form of narcissistic.
- narcotization — to subject to or treat with a narcotic; stupefy.
- narrowcasting — Present participle of narrowcast.
- 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.
- necessitarian — a person who advocates or supports necessitarianism (distinguished from libertarian).
- necktie party — a lynching or other execution by hanging.
- necromantical — Alternative form of necromantic.
- nectariferous — producing nectar.
- nectarivorous — feeding on nectar
- neuroanatomic — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
- neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
- night crawler — an earthworm.
- nightcrawlers — Plural form of nightcrawler.
- nitrification — the act of nitrifying.
- nitrobacteria — Plural form of nitrobacterium.
- nitrolic acid — any of several weak acids formed when nitrous acid reacts with a nitroparaffin
- non-accretive — an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
- non-cathartic — of or relating to catharsis.
- non-christian — (of a person, country, etc) not adhering to the Christian faith
- non-chromatic — pertaining to color or colors.
- non-lucrative — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.