14-letter words containing m, a, n, o
- mourning cloak — a common butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) having purplish-brown wings with a wide yellow border, found throughout Europe and North America
- mouth-watering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
- moving average — one of a succession of averages of data from a time series, where each average is calculated by successively shifting the interval by the same period of time.
- mowing machine — a machine for mowing or cutting down grass, grain, etc.
- multi-location — the state or power of being in more than two places at the same time.
- multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- multicollinear — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting multicollinearity.
- multinationals — Plural form of multinational.
- multiplication — the act or process of multiplying or the state of being multiplied.
- multipotential — able to differentiate along several lines
- multisectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- municipal bond — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- munition armor — armor made in quantity for common soldiers.
- musca volitans — floater (def 6).
- musicalization — the adaptation of a novel, play, etc into a musical form
- muster station — the place on a ship where passengers should assemble in the event of an emergency
- mutton snapper — a snapper, Lutjanus analis, inhabiting the warmer parts of the western Atlantic Ocean, valued as food and game.
- myelencephalon — the posterior section of the hindbrain comprising the medulla oblongata.
- mylonitization — the geological process which causes the formation of mylonite
- naked mole rat — a nearly hairless rodent, Heterocephalus glaber, of eastern African dry steppes and savannas, having two protruding upper and lower front teeth and living entirely underground in colonies, based on a single breeding female and specialized workers of both sexes.
- napalm bombing — the act of attacking with napalm bombs
- narcoterrorism — terrorist tactics employed by dealers in illicit drugs, as against competitors or government agents.
- neil armstrong — (Daniel) Louis ("Satchmo") 1900–71, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
- nelson mandela — Nelson (Rolihlahla) [raw-lee-lah-luh] /ˌrɔ liˈlɑ lə/ (Show IPA), 1918–2013, South African black antiapartheid activist: president of South Africa 1994–99.
- nematodiriasis — the condition, esp in sheep, of having parasitic nematode worms of the genus Nematodirus in the small intestine
- neo-kantianism — Kantianism as modified by various philosophers.
- neo-lamarckism — Lamarckism as expounded by later biologists who hold especially that some acquired characters of organisms may be inherited by descendants, but that natural selection also is a factor in evolution.
- neo-malthusian — a view or doctrine advocating population control, especially by contraception.
- neo-melanesian — a pidgin language based on English and spoken in Melanesia, New Guinea, and NE Australia.
- neo-surrealism — a revival of the 20th-century surrealism movement in art, especially painting and sculpture, depicting the imagery of dreams and the subconscious mind.
- neocolonialism — the policy of a strong nation in seeking political and economic hegemony over an independent nation or extended geographical area without necessarily reducing the subordinate nation or area to the legal status of a colony.
- neoromanticism — (sometimes initial capital letter) Fine Arts. a style of painting developed in the 20th century, chiefly characterized by forms or images that project a sense of nostalgia and fantasy.
- nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
- neuroanatomist — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
- neuroblastomas — Plural form of neuroblastoma.
- neurochemicals — Plural form of neurochemical.
- neurofibromata — a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.
- neuromarketing — the process of researching the brain patterns of consumers to reveal their responses to particular advertisements and products before developing new advertising campaigns and branding techniques
- neuromechanism — the function of the nervous system as it relates to its structure.
- neuromodulator — any of various substances, as certain hormones and amino acids, that influence the function of neurons but do not act as neurotransmitters.
- neutral monism — the theory that mind and matter consist of different relations between entities that are themselves neither mental nor physical.
- new journalism — journalism containing the writer's personal opinions and reactions and often fictional asides as added color.
- new model army — the army established in 1645 during the Civil War by the English parliamentarians, which exercised considerable political power under Cromwell
- newspaperwoman — a woman employed by a newspaper or wire service as a reporter, writer, editor, etc.
- newspaperwomen — Plural form of newspaperwoman.
- nitrobacterium — Any of the several genera of bacteria in soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonium and organic nitrogen compounds to the more soluble nitrite and nitrate.
- no easy matter — If something is no easy matter, it is difficult to do it.
- no matter what — whatever
- no time at all — briefest moment
- noctambulation — Sleepwalking.