16-letter words containing m, a, s, o, n

monosyllabically — In single syllables.
monotheistically — In a monotheistic manner.
monotransitivity — (grammar) The state or quality of being monotransitive.
montagu's blenny — a small blenny, Coryphoblennius galerita, found among rocks in shallow water
montes apenninus — a mountain range in the first and second quadrants of the visible face of the moon, forming the SE border of Mare Imbrium: about 600 miles (970 km) long.
month of sundays — a long time
monumental mason — a person who makes gravestones and suchlike
morris plan bank — a private banking organization, formerly common in the U.S., designed primarily to grant small loans to industrial workers.
most wanted list — an actual or supposed listing of the names of persons who are urgently being sought for a specific reason, as apprehension for an alleged crime.
mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
mount erymanthus — a mountain in SW Greece, in the NW Peloponnese. Height: 2224 m (7297 ft)
mount washington — a mountain in N New Hampshire, in the White Mountains: the highest peak in the northeast US; noted for extreme weather conditions. Height: 1917 m (6288 ft)
mourne mountains — a mountain range in SE Northern Ireland. Highest peak: Slieve Donard, 853 m (2798 ft)
mousseline sauce — a light sauce, made by adding whipped cream or egg whites to hollandaise sauce
mover and shaker — a person who has power and influence, esp., a member of a group having power and influence
movies on demand — Movies on demand is a service that allows you to choose and watch a movie on your television.
moving staircase — Also called moving staircase, moving stairway. a continuously moving stairway on an endless loop for carrying passengers up or down.
multidimensional — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
multifariousness — (uncountable) The characteristic of being multifarious.
multinationalism — a large corporation with operations and subsidiaries in several countries.
musculocutaneous — of, relating to, or supplying the muscles and skin
mutation testing — (testing) A method to determine test set thoroughness by measuring the extent to which a test set can discriminate the program from slight variants of the program.
mutual exclusion — (parallel, operating system) (Or "mutex", plural: "mutexes") A collection of techniques for sharing resources so that different uses do not conflict and cause unwanted interactions. One of the most commonly used techniques for mutual exclusion is the semaphore.
mutual recursion — recursion
narrowmindedness — Alternative spelling of narrow-mindedness.
national costume — traditional dress
neo-conservatism — (in the US) a right-wing tendency that originated amongst supporters of the political left and has become characterized by its support of hawkish foreign policies
neurotransmitter — any of several chemical substances, as epinephrine or acetylcholine, that transmit nerve impulses across a synapse to a postsynaptic element, as another nerve, muscle, or gland.
new frontiersman — an advocate or follower of the New Frontier, especially one in public service.
nitrogen mustard — any of the class of poisonous, blistering compounds, as C 5 H 1 1 Cl 2 N, analogous in composition to mustard gas but containing nitrogen instead of sulfur: used in the treatment of cancer and similar diseases; mechlorethamine.
nominal sentence — a sentence consisting of a subject and complement without a linking verb, as Very interesting, those books.
non-assimilation — the act or process of assimilating, or of absorbing information, experiences, etc.: the need for quick assimilation of the facts.
non-consummation — the act of consummating; completion.
non-instrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
noncompassionate — Not compassionate.
nontransmissible — Not transmissible.
nontransmittable — Not transmittable.
norodom sihanouk — Prince Norodom [nawr-uh-dom,, -duh m] /ˈnɔr əˌdɒm,, -dəm/ (Show IPA), 1922–2004, Cambodian statesman: premier 1952–60; chief of state 1960–70 and 1975–76.
north massapequa — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
north vietnamese — relating to North Vietnam or its people
northamptonshire — a county in central England. 914 sq. mi. (2365 sq. km).
not by any means — in no way, by no method
not miss a trick — to be very alert
nuclear emulsion — a photographic emulsion in the form of a thick block, used to record the tracks of elementary particles.
obsequent stream — a stream flowing in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the local strata.
ohmic resistance — resistance (def 3a).
okefenokee swamp — a large wooded swamp area in SE Georgia.
on her beam-ends — (of a vessel) heeled over through an angle of 90°
on the beam-ends — tipping so far to the side as to be in danger of capsizing

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