12-letter words containing m, a, n, e, r
- norway maple — a European maple, Acer platanoides, having bright-green leaves, grown as a shade tree in the U.S.
- not-a-number — (mathematics) (NaN) An IEEE floating point representation for the result of a numerical operation which cannot return a valid number value. A NaN can result from multiplying an infinity by a zero, or from subtracting one infinity from another [what else?]. NaN is encoded as a special bit pattern [what pattern?] which would otherwise represent a floating-point number. It is used to signal error returns where other mechanisms are not convenient, e.g. a hardware floating-point unit and to allow errors to propagate through a calculation. Similar bit patterns represent positive and negative overflow and underflow and the positive and negative infinities resulting from division by zero.
- nuclear bomb — atomic explosive
- number opera — an opera in which the arias, ensembles, recitatives, and other sections are clearly separated from one another.
- number plate — vehicle's registration panel
- numbers game — Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.
- numerability — the fact of having the ability to be counted
- nurserymaids — Plural form of nurserymaid.
- nurserywoman — a woman who owns or operates a plant nursery.
- nychthemeral — relating to a nychthemeron or to the changes or differences, specifically those relating to day and night, that occur within this span
- oamaru stone — a kind of limestone, of building quality, found at Oamaru on South Island, New Zealand
- oil terminal — a large industrial complex where oil is stored and from which oil is transported elsewhere; an oil depot
- omega baryon — a negative baryon having a mass 3272 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of 8 X 10 -11 seconds.
- on the march — If a group of soldiers are on the march, they are marching somewhere.
- open primary — a direct primary election in which voters need not meet a test of party membership.
- operationism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
- orange march — a parade on Orangemen's day
- organic mode — (programming) A term used by COCOMO to describe a project that is developed in a familiar, stable environment. The product is similar to previously developed products. Most people connected with the project have extensive experience in working with related systems and have a thorough understanding of the project. The project contains a minimum of innovative data processing architectures or algorithms. The product requires little innovation and is relatively small, rarely greater than 50,000 DSIs.
- organigramme — (British, management) An organisation chart.
- ormond beach — a town in NE Florida.
- ornamentally — In an ornamental way.
- outmaneuvers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outmaneuver.
- outmanoeuvre — British. outmaneuver.
- overcramming — excessive cramming
- overdominant — excessively dominant
- overmannered — excessively mannered
- overornament — to decorate excessively
- overtime ban — a refusal by employees to work overtime
- pamperedness — the state of being pampered
- pan-american — of, relating to, or representing all the countries or people of North, Central, and South America.
- panspermatic — relating to panspermia
- pappenheimer — a heavy rapier of the 17th century, having a swept guard with two perforated plates.
- paralipomena — Chronicles.
- paramagnetic — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
- paramorphine — thebaine.
- parathormone — a hormone secreted by the parathyroids, important in the control of the calcium-phosphorus balance of the body
- parchmentize — to treat (paper or the like) so that it resembles parchment.
- parent metal — the metal of components that are being welded by a molten filler metal
- part payment — partial payment; a payment that is not the full price
- patternmaker — a person who makes patterns, as for clothing or metal castings.
- payment card — A payment card is a plastic card which you use like a credit card, but which takes the money directly from your bank account.
- pearl hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
- pelecaniform — of, or having the nature of, an order (Pelecaniformes) of swimming birds having all four toes connected in a webbed foot, including pelicans and cormorants
- permanganate — a salt of permanganic acid, as potassium permanganate.
- persian lamb — the young lamb of the Karakul sheep.
- phanerogamic — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
- phrasemaking — the making up or coining of memorable phrases or slogans
- phrasemonger — phrasemaker (def 2).
- piatra neamt — a city in NE Romania, in Moldavia.
- picrocarmine — a red powder containing carmine and picric acid which is used in staining processes