16-letter words containing i, r, a, t, o, n
- loire-atlantique — a department in NW France. 2695 sq. mi. (6980 sq. km). Capital: Nantes.
- lost river range — a mountain range in E central Idaho. Highest peak, Borah Peak (also highest in the state), 12,662 feet (3862 meters).
- lower palatinate — See under Palatinate (def 1).
- machine operator — someone who operates mechanical equipment
- macro-linguistic — a field of study concerned with language in its broadest sense and including cultural and behavioral features associated with language.
- macroenvironment — (biology) The large-scale and long-term environment and conditions that affect an organism.
- macroinstruction — macro (def 5).
- macrolinguistics — a field of study concerned with language in its broadest sense and including cultural and behavioral features associated with language.
- macrorestriction — In physical gene mapping, the digestion of DNA of high molecular weight with a restriction enzyme having a low number of restriction sites.
- magnesiochromite — (mineral) A chromite species with the formula MgCr2O4.
- magnetic equator — aclinic line.
- magneto-electric — of or relating to the induction of electric current or electromotive force by means of permanent magnets.
- magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
- magnetoresistive — Of or pertaining to magnetoresistance.
- magnetostriction — a change in dimensions exhibited by ferromagnetic materials when subjected to a magnetic field.
- magnetostrictive — Of or pertaining to magnetostriction.
- majority opinion — an opinion in a case that is shared by more than half of the members of a court
- malapportionment — (of a state or other political unit) poorly apportioned, especially divided, organized, or structured in a manner that prevents large sections of a population from having equitable representation in a legislative body.
- margin of safety — therapeutic index.
- marginal costing — a method of cost accounting and decision making used for internal reporting in which only marginal costs are charged to cost units and fixed costs are treated as a lump sum
- marie antoinette — Marie [muh-ree;; French ma-ree] /məˈri;; French maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1755–93, queen of France 1774–93: wife of Louis XVI.
- marine barometer — a barometer for use on shipboard, especially one mounted on gimbals so as to minimize the effects of the motion of the vessel.
- marine biologist — scientist who studies sea life
- maritime command — the naval branch of the Canadian armed forces
- marriage portion — dowry.
- marsupialization — (surgery) The surgical technique of cutting a slit into a cyst and suturing its edges to form a continuous surface from the exterior to the interior of the cyst, allowing it to drain freely.
- mass destruction — devastation on a large scale
- mass observation — the study of the social habits of people through observation, interviews, etc
- mechanochemistry — the field of chemistry that deals with the direct conversion of chemical into mechanical energy.
- mechanoreception — The action of a mechanoreceptor.
- mechanoreceptive — Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch.
- media atropatene — an ancient region in NW Iran, formerly a part of Media.
- megacorporations — Plural form of megacorporation.
- melodic interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- memoria technica — a method or device for assisting the memory
- menometrorrhagia — (pathology) Excessive uterine bleeding occurring outside of the normal menstrual period.
- menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
- mercator sailing — sailing according to rhumb lines, which appear as straight lines on a Mercator chart.
- metamorphization — Process or action of metamorphizing.
- metamorphosising — Present participle of metamorphosise.
- methyl parathion — a synthetic pesticide, C 8 H 1 0 NO 5 PS, used in the control of mites and various insects, as aphids, boll weevils, and cutworms.
- microangiopathic — Of, pertaining to or accompanied by microangiopathy.
- microcirculation — the movement of blood through the arterioles, capillaries, and venules.
- microcrystalline — minutely crystalline; composed of microscopic crystals.
- microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
- micromanipulator — A device, used for micromanipulation, consisting of microscopic needles and instruments viewed through a microscope.
- microminiaturize — (especially of electronic equipment) to make extremely small; subject to microminiaturization.
- micropropagation — the propagation of plants from tissue cultures, often from single cells.
- microtransmitter — a small electronic device which transmits television or radio signals
- military honours — ceremonies performed by troops in honour of royalty, at the burial of an officer, etc