18-letter words containing l, a, m, i, n

mobility allowance — an allowance paid by the government to help people who have limited mobility
moccasin telegraph — the transmission of rumour or secret information; the grapevine
modelling language — (language) Possibly a kind of programming language designed for describing models and their behaviour. See also data modelling, object relational model, simulation, UML, VRML.
molecular genetics — a subdivision of genetics concerned with the structure and function of genes at the molecular level.
molecular medicine — the study of disease or injury at the molecular or cellular level.
montgomery village — a city in central Maryland.
mordovian republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga basin. Capital: Saransk. Pop: 888 700 (2002). Area: 26 200 sq km (10 110 sq miles)
morning-after pill — a contraceptive pill containing only an estrogen and used by women within a few hours after sexual intercourse.
mount saint helens — a city in Merseyside, in NW England, near Liverpool.
mozambique channel — a channel in SE Africa, between Mozambique and Madagascar. 950 miles (1530 km) long; 250–550 miles (400–885 km) wide.
mozilla foundation — (body, web, open source) The body set up by Netscape in January 1998 to coordinate development of the Mozilla browser and to provide a point of contact.
multicast backbone — (MBONE) A virtual network on top of the Internet which supports routing of IP multicast packets, intended for multimedia transmission. MBONE gives public access desktop video communications. The quality is poor with only 3-5 frames per second instead of the 30 frames per second of commercial television. Its advantage is that it avoids all telecommunications costs normally associated with teleconferencing. An interesting innovation is the use of MBONE for audio communications and an electronic "whiteboard" where the computer screen becomes a shared workspace where two physically remote parties can draw on and edit shared documents in real-time.
multifunctionality — The condition of being multifunctional.
multimedia machine — machines that allow users to control and manipulate sound, video, text and graphics
musical instrument — music
national agreement — written formal agreements covering rates of pay and other terms and conditions of employment that are the result of collective bargaining at national level between one or more trade unions and employers in a sector of the economy
national guardsman — guardsman (def 2).
national socialism — the principles and practices of the Nazi party in Germany.
new american bible — an English translation of the Bible based on the original languages, prepared by Catholic Biblical scholars, and first published in 1970.
nickel-and-dime it — to succeed or obtain something gradually by the repeated expenditure of small sums or the slow gathering of votes, power, money, etc. in small increments
nickeled-and-dimed — of little or no importance; trivial; petty: a nickel-and-dime business that soon folded.
no laughing matter — sth serious
nocturnal emission — the release of semen during sleep, often during a sexual dream.
non-circumstantial — of pertaining to, or derived from circumstances: a circumstantial result.
non-denominational — of or relating to a denomination or denominations.
non-fundamentalist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts, especially within American Protestantism and Islam.
non-inertial frame — a frame of reference that moves with the object, so that the moving object appears to violate Newton's laws of motion since it accelerates despite having no horizontal forces on it.
nonpharmacological — Not pharmacological.
nonpreferentialism — of, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies.
nonstriated muscle — smooth muscle
nonvolatile memory — computer memory that can retain stored information even when not powered, for example read-only memory
normally aspirated — A normally aspirated or naturally aspirated engine breathes air at atmospheric pressure.
nova scotia salmon — an Atlantic salmon, especially from the waters off Nova Scotia, cured in the local manner.
numerical analysis — the branch of mathematics dealing with methods for obtaining approximate numerical solutions of mathematical problems.
numerical aperture — a measure of the resolving power of a microscope, equal to the index of refraction of the medium in which the object is placed multiplied by the sine of the angle made with the axis by the most oblique ray entering the instrument, the resolving power increasing as the product increases. Abbreviation: N.A.
numerical identity — the relation that holds between two relata when they are the selfsame entity, that is, when the terms designating them have the same reference
numerical taxonomy — classification of organisms by a comparison of large numbers of observable characteristics that are given equal value instead of being weighted according to possible evolutionary significance.
offensive material — any published or broadcast content (such as articles, photographs, films, or websites) that is likely to be upsetting, insulting, or objectionable to some or most people
oil of catechumens — holy oil used in baptism, the ordination of a cleric, the coronation of a sovereign, or in the consecration of a church.
on automatic pilot — If you are on automatic pilot or on autopilot, you are acting without thinking about what you are doing, usually because you have done it many times before.
once in a lifetime — extremely rarely
optimum population — a population that is sufficiently large to provide an adequate workforce with minimal unemployment
oriental almandine — a variety of corundum resembling almandine in colour and used as a gemstone
overnight telegram — a type of domestic telegram sent at a reduced rate with a minimum charge for 10 words or less and accepted until midnight for delivery the following day.
parallactic motion — the apparent motion of stars due to the earth's orbital motion.
parallel computing — parallel processing
parallel importing — the importing of certain goods, esp pharmaceutical drugs, by dealers who undersell local manufacturers
parliamentarianism — advocacy of a parliamentary system of government.
passing modulation — a modulation of a temporary nature.
pathologic anatomy — the branch of pathology dealing with the morphologic changes in tissues.

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