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11-letter words containing m, a, r, i, n

  • banjermasin — a seaport on the S coast of Borneo, in Indonesia.
  • barking mad — If you say that someone is barking mad, you mean that they are insane or are acting very strangely.
  • barnyardism — a smutty or indecent word or expression.
  • barramundis — Plural form of barramundi.
  • barthianism — the theological doctrines and principles of Karl Barth and his followers, especially in reference to neoorthodoxy.
  • basicranium — (anatomy) The inferior region of the skull.
  • beam riding — a method of missile guidance in which the missile steers itself along the axis of a conically scanned microwave beam
  • bimillenary — marking a two-thousandth anniversary
  • binary form — a structure consisting of two sections, each being played twice
  • bismarckian — of, relating to, or resembling Otto von Bismarck, especially in respect to his aggressiveness in politics and diplomacy.
  • blue marlin — a large marlin, Makaira nigricans, occurring worldwide in warm and temperate seas, highly prized in sportfishing and as a food fish.
  • bonapartism — a political system resembling the rules of the Bonapartes, esp Napoleon I and Napoleon III: centralized government by a military dictator, who enjoys popular support given expression in plebiscites
  • boring clam — piddock
  • brahminical — Hinduism. Brahman1 (def 1).
  • branchiform — shaped like a gill.
  • brand image — The brand image of a particular brand of product is the image or impression that people have of it, usually created by advertising.
  • brandy mint — peppermint.
  • brickmaking — the activity of making bricks
  • brisingamen — the magic necklace worn by Freya.
  • californium — a metallic transuranic element artificially produced from curium. Symbol: Cf; atomic no: 98; half-life of most stable isotope, 251Cf: 800 years (approx.)
  • calumniator — to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
  • camel train — a series of camels tied in single file, used to transport goods or passengers
  • cameroonian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Republic of Cameroon or its inhabitants
  • camino real — a main road; highway.
  • campaigners — Plural form of campaigner.
  • campaniform — shaped like a bell
  • campestrian — Relating to open fields; growing in a field, or open ground.
  • canis major — a constellation in the S hemisphere close to Orion, containing Sirius, the brightest star in the sky
  • canis minor — a small constellation in the N hemisphere close to Orion, containing the first magnitude star Procyon
  • car bombing — an instance when a bomb which someone has hidden under or in a car explodes
  • carbamidine — guanidine.
  • carbylamine — any of a group of organic cyanides containing the radical NC
  • carcinomata — Plural form of carcinoma.
  • carminative — able to relieve flatulence
  • carnivorism — flesh-eating: A dog is a carnivorous animal.
  • carpogonium — the female sex organ of red algae, consisting of a swollen base containing the ovum and a long neck down which the male gametes pass
  • cashierment — the action of rejecting or dismissing
  • centigramme — Alternative spelling of centigram.
  • centimorgan — a unit of chromosome length, used in genetic mapping, equal to the length of chromosome over which crossing over occurs with 1 per cent frequency
  • ceremonials — Plural form of ceremonial.
  • cga monitor — a type of (early) computer monitor designed to operate with CGA technology
  • chamberlain — A chamberlain is the person who is in charge of the household affairs of a king, queen, or person of high social rank.
  • charientism — (rhetoric) A figure of speech wherein a taunting expression is softened by a jest; an insult veiled in grace.
  • chiromancer — A palm reader, one who practices chiromancy.
  • chiromantic — relating to chiromancy
  • chloramines — Plural form of chloramine.
  • chrismation — a rite of initiation involving anointing with chrism and taking place at the same time as baptism
  • chromatinic — Of or pertaining to chromatin.
  • chrominance — the quality of light that causes the sensation of colour. It is determined by comparison with a reference source of the same brightness and of known chromaticity
  • cine camera — a camera in which a strip of film moves past the lens, usually to give 16 or 24 exposures per second, thus enabling moving pictures to be taken
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