11-letter words containing m, a, l, r, i, o
- monarchical — of, like, or pertaining to a monarch or monarchy.
- monolatrism — Belief in multiple deities but worship of only one.
- montbéliard — an industrial town in E France: former capital of the duchy of Burgundy. Pop: 27 570 (1999)
- moon pillar — a halo phenomenon in which a vertical streak of light appears above and below the moon, believed to be caused by the reflection of moonlight by ice crystals with vertical axes.
- moral fiber — Moral fiber is the quality of being determined to do what you think is right.
- moral fibre — Moral fibre is the quality of being determined to do what you think is right.
- morgan hill — a town in W California.
- moronically — Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment: I wonder why they elected that narrow-minded moron to Congress.
- morrill act — an act of Congress (1862) granting each state 30,000 acres (12,000 hectares) of land for each member it had in Congress, 90 percent of the gross proceeds of which were to be used for the endowment and maintenance of colleges and universities teaching agricultural and mechanical arts and other subjects.
- mortal mind — the illusion that mind and life arise from matter and are subject to death. Compare mind (def 19).
- mortalities — Plural form of mortalitie.
- mortalizing — Present participle of mortalize.
- motorically — motor (def 11).
- motorsailer — A boat equipped with both sails and an engine.
- mucociliary — Of or pertaining to the action of cilia in transporting mucus.
- multiauthor — having numerous or many authors
- multicarbon — having several carbon atoms
- multifactor — Of or pertaining to more than one factor.
- multifloral — Of or relating to more than one (variety of) flower.
- multiformat — Accessible in more than one format.
- multiparous — of or relating to a multipara.
- mustard oil — oil expressed from the seed of mustard, used chiefly in making soap.
- naupliiform — shaped like a nauplius larva
- neo-realism — art, cinema: social realist style
- nominal par — an equality in value or standing; a level of equality: The gains and the losses are on a par.
- non-mineral — any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usually comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usually of definite crystal structure, but sometimes also including rocks formed by these substances as well as certain natural products of organic origin, as asphalt or coal.
- noncriminal — of the nature of or involving crime.
- nonmaterial — not material or composed of matter.
- nonmetrical — (music) Without the constraints of a metronome; not played or sung with a strict underlying rhythmic method.
- nonmilitary — Not belonging to, characteristic of, or involving the armed forces; civilian.
- nonterminal — Alternative spelling of non-terminal.
- normal time — the standard length of time allowed for a match before any extra time, such as injury time, is added
- normalising — Present participle of normalise.
- normalities — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- normalizing — Present participle of normalize.
- normatively — of or relating to a norm, especially an assumed norm regarded as the standard of correctness in behavior, speech, writing, etc.
- oil embargo — a prohibition of the trade of petroleum from one country to another
- orientalism — a peculiarity or idiosyncrasy of the peoples of Asia, especially the East.
- originalism — The principle or belief that the original intent of an author should be adhered to in later interpretations of a work.
- oscillogram — the record produced by the action of an oscillograph or oscilloscope.
- palindromic — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- papilliform — resembling a papilla.
- paralimnion — the region of a lake floor between the shoreline or water's edge and the zone of rooted vegetation
- parlourmaid — In former times, a parlourmaid was a female servant in a private house whose job involved serving people at table.
- pastoralism — the practice of herding as the primary economic activity of a society.
- patelliform — having the form of a patella; shaped like a saucer, kneecap, or limpet shell.
- patrimonial — an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
- pelargonium — any plant of the genus Pelargonium, the cultivated species of which are usually called geranium. Compare geranium (def 2).
- peroxisomal — of or relating to a peroxisome; of the nature of a peroxisome
- personalism — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.