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15-letter words containing m, a, t, r, o, n

  • microangiopathy — any disease of the small blood vessels.
  • microextraction — (chemistry) A technique used to extract small amounts of material from a mixture.
  • microfiltration — Filtration through a microporous membrane.
  • microgeneration — the small-scale generation of electrical power, through means such as solar or wind power
  • micromanagement — The direct management of a project etc to an excessive degree, with too much attention to detail and insufficient delegation.
  • miniaturisation — Alternative spelling of miniaturization.
  • miniaturization — to make in extremely small size in order to keep volume or weight to a minimum: to miniaturize electronic equipment.
  • minority leader — the party member who directs the activities of the minority party on the floor of a legislative body, as of the U.S. Congress.
  • mis-informative — to give false or misleading information to.
  • misappreciation — failure to appreciate something fully or properly
  • misarticulation — an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought.
  • miscoordinating — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
  • miscoordination — Lack of coordination.
  • misregistration — the act of registering.
  • mitral stenosis — abnormal narrowing of the mitral valve usually resulting from disease, as rheumatic fever, and obstructing the free flow of blood from the atrium to the ventricle.
  • moderate-income — of or relating to those with a close-to-average income within the overall population.
  • monkey, scratch — scratch monkey
  • monoculturalism — The practice of actively preserving a culture to the exclusion of external influences.
  • monounsaturated — of or noting a class of fats that lack a hydrogen bond at one point on the carbon chain and that are associated with a low cholesterol content of the blood.
  • montes riphaeus — a mountain range in the third quadrant of the visible face of the moon.
  • morale-boosting — A morale-boosting action or event makes people feel more confident and cheerful.
  • moreton bay ash — an Australian eucalyptus tree, E. tessellaris, having drooping branches and grey bark
  • moreton bay bug — a flattish edible shellfish, Thenus orientalis, of Northern Australian waters
  • moreton bay fig — a large Australian fig tree, Ficus macrophylla, having glossy leaves and smooth bark
  • morphine addict — a person who is addicted to the drug morphine
  • morphosyntactic — involving both morphology and syntax.
  • mortgage lender — a financial institution which provides money to borrowers for mortgages
  • most honourable — a courtesy title applied to marquesses and members of the Privy Council and the Order of the Bath
  • mother language — a language from which another language is descended; parent language.
  • motor generator — one or more motors mechanically coupled to one or more generators for converting or transforming electric current into mechanical energy.
  • motor insurance — insurance for a motor vehicle such as a car, which provides protection against loss in the event of an accident, theft, etc
  • mount blackburn — a mountain in SE Alaska, the highest peak in the Wrangell Mountains. Height: 5037 m (16 523 ft)
  • mount parnassus — a mountain in central Greece, in NW Boeotia: in ancient times sacred to Dionysus, Apollo, and the Muses, with the Castalian Spring and Delphi on its slopes. Height: 2457 m (8061 ft)
  • mount suribachi — a volcanic hill in the Volcano Islands, on Iwo Jima: site of a US victory (1945) over the Japanese in World War II
  • mount vancouver — a mountain on the border between Canada and Alaska, in the St Elias Mountains. Height: 4785 m (15 700 ft)
  • mountain beaver — a burrowing rodent, Aplodontia rufa, of W North America: family Aplodontidae
  • mountain laurel — any of various ericaceous shrubs or trees of the genus Kalmia, esp K. latifolia of E North America, which has leathery poisonous leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers
  • mountain rescue — search and rescue conducted on a mountain, for example of someone who has fallen, got lost, etc
  • mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
  • moving stairway — escalator (def 1).
  • mules operation — the surgical removal of folds of skin in the breech of a sheep to reduce blowfly strike
  • multum in parvo — much in a small space
  • municipal court — a court whose jurisdiction is confined to a city or municipality, with criminal jurisdiction usually corresponding to that of a police court and civil jurisdiction over small causes.
  • name resolution — (networking)   The process of mapping a name into its corresponding address. The Domain Name System is the system which does name resolution on the Internet.
  • nark at someone — to nag someone
  • native compiler — (programming, tool)   A compiler which runs on the computer for which it is producing machine code, in contrast to a cross-compiler, which produces code for a different computer.
  • neo-lutheranism — a movement begun in the 19th century in Germany and Scandinavia to revive the orthodox principles, beliefs, and practices of the Lutheran Church.
  • neoconservatism — moderate political conservatism espoused or advocated by former liberals or socialists.
  • neomercantilism — an economic doctrine or policy during the early 20th century that set high tariffs and other import restrictions in order to protect domestic industries.
  • neural computer — a computer or a software program that uses a neural network simulating the human brain and can be trained to perform specific tasks, as pattern recognition.
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