12-letter words containing l, e, m, n
- multianalyte — Multiple analytes.
- multicauline — having multiple stems
- multicentral — having or dependent on several centres; multicentre
- multicentred — Having multiple centres.
- multicentric — pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- multichannel — Employing or possessing many television or communications channels.
- multidentate — having several or many teeth or toothlike processes.
- multielement — having several elements or constituent parts
- multiloquent — Talkative.
- multimegaton — (of a nuclear weapon) having several megatons of explosive power
- multinuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
- multiplexing — having many parts or aspects: the multiplex problem of drug abuse.
- multipotency — (cytology, developmental biology) The ability of a progenitor cell to develop into a limited number of cell types.
- multipresent — able to be present in several places simultaneously
- multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
- multiscience — a broad knowledge
- multisensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- multisession — Involving multiple sessions.
- multivalence — Chemistry. having a valence of three or higher.
- multivoltine — producing several broods in one year, as certain silkworm moths; polyvoltine.
- multungulate — a hoofed animal with three or more toes on each foot
- municipalize — to make a municipality of.
- munificently — In a munificent manner.
- muscle sense — a sense of movement derived from afferent nerves originating in tendons, muscle tissue, skin, and joints; proprioception.
- muscle-bound — having enlarged and inelastic muscles, as from excessive exercise.
- mutable sign — any of the four astrological signs, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, or Pisces, that are grouped together because of their placement at the end of the seasons and characterized by the attribute of adaptability to circumstances.
- myofilaments — Plural form of myofilament.
- myoneuralgia — myalgia.
- name-calling — the use of abusive names to belittle or humiliate another person in a political campaign, an argument, etc.
- namelessness — The state or quality of being nameless.
- nanomaterial — A material having particles or constituents of nanoscale dimensions, or one that is produced by nanotechnology.
- nasal demons — Recognised shorthand on the Usenet group comp.std.c for any unexpected behaviour of a C compiler on encountering an undefined construct. During a discussion on that group in early 1992, a regular remarked "When the compiler encounters [a given undefined construct] it is legal for it to make demons fly out of your nose" (the implication is that the compiler may choose any arbitrarily bizarre way to interpret the code without violating the ANSI C standard). Someone else followed up with a reference to "nasal demons", which quickly became established.
- necrophilism — necrophilia.
- needle match — a bitterly fought contest between two competitors or teams who bear each other a grudge
- nematologist — One who studies nematology.
- neofeudalism — A theorized contemporary rebirth of policies of governance, economy and public life reminiscent of those present in many feudal societies.
- neoplatonism — a philosophical system, originated in the 3rd century a.d. by Plotinus, founded chiefly on Platonic doctrine and Eastern mysticism, with later influences from Christianity. It holds that all existence consists of emanations from the One with whom the soul may be reunited.
- neotribalism — Ideology that humans have evolved to live in a tribal, as opposed to a modern society.
- nephelometer — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- nephelometry — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- netted melon — a variety of muskmelon, Cucumis melo reticulatus, of the gourd family, having reticulate markings on the skin and green to reddish-orange flesh.
- neurilemmoma — A schwannoma.
- neurohumoral — of or pertaining to a neurohumour
- new plymouth — a seaport on W North Island, in New Zealand.
- newly minted — new, recently created
- nielsbohrium — dubnium: symbol, Ns: the name originally proposed by Russian scientists for this element
- nitrate film — film stock using a base of cellulose nitrate: extremely flammable and tending to erode at a relatively early age.
- noble-minded — characterized by morally admirable thought or motives; righteous; worthy.
- noematically — in an intellectual manner
- nom de plume — pen name.