11-letter words containing m, c, n, u
- monoculture — the use of land for growing only one type of crop.
- mononuclear — Also, mononucleate. Cell Biology. having only one nucleus.
- monticolous — existing or having a habitat in or on mountains
- monticulate — having low rising mounds or protrusions
- most-centum — belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family of languages that show distinctive preservation of the Proto-Indo-European labiovelars and that show a historical development of velar articulations, as the sounds (k) or [kh] /x/ (Show IPA) from Proto-Indo-European palatal phonemes. The centum branches are Germanic, Celtic, Italic, Hellenic, Anatolian, and Tocharian.
- mountenance — a quantity, amount, duration, or value
- mr nice guy — a typically pleasant, likable person who avoids causing trouble or dissension (sometimes used with Miss, Ms., or Mrs. instead of Mr. when referring to a female).
- muck around — moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
- muck-raking — If you accuse someone of muck-raking, you are criticizing them for finding and spreading unpleasant or embarrassing information about someone, especially a public figure.
- mucoprotein — a protein that yields carbohydrates as well as amino acids on hydrolysis.
- mud volcano — a vent in the earth's surface through which escaping gas and vapor issue, causing mud to boil and occasionally to overflow, forming a conical mound around the vent.
- multiagency — involving multiple agencies
- multicarbon — having several carbon atoms
- multicenter — (medicine, of a study) Taking place at multiple locations.
- multicentre — Of or pertaining to multiple centres.
- multiclient — involving or relating to several clients
- multicolumn — having or relating to several columns
- multicounty — involving or relating to several counties
- multiethnic — involving or pertaining to two or more distinct ethnic groups.
- multiscreen — Having multiple screens.
- munchhausen — Karl Friedrich Hieronymus [kahrl free-drikh hee-ey-roh-ny-moo s] /kɑrl ˈfri drɪx ˌhi eɪˈroʊ nüˌmʊs/ (Show IPA), Baron von [fuh n] /fən/ (Show IPA), 1720–97, German soldier, adventurer, and teller of tales.
- munich pact — the pact signed by Great Britain, France, Italy, and Germany on September 29, 1938, by which the Sudetenland was ceded to Germany: often cited as an instance of unwise and unprincipled appeasement of an aggressive nation.
- municipally — of or relating to a town or city or its local government: municipal elections.
- munificence — the quality of being munificent, or showing unusual generosity: The museum's collection was greatly increased by the munificence of the family's gift.
- muonic atom — an atom in which an orbiting electron has been replaced by a muon
- mural crown — a golden crown formed with indentations to resemble a battlement, bestowed by the ancient Romans on the soldiers who first mounted the wall of a besieged place and there lodged a standard.
- musclebound — having enlarged and inelastic muscles, as from excessive exercise.
- musculation — (anatomy) The muscular system of an animal, or of any of its parts.
- music stand — a pedestal or rack designed to hold a score or sheet of music in position for reading.
- musicalness — Quality of being musical.
- mutton chop — cutlet of sheep's meat
- mutton corn — sweet corn, especially when ripe and ready for eating on the cob.
- muttonchops — The whiskers on a man's cheek when shaped like a meat chop, narrow at the top and broad and rounded at the bottom.
- nemathecium — a wartlike protuberance on the thallus of certain red algae, containing tetraspores, antheridia, or cystocarps.
- neurocytoma — A nervous system tumor primarily derived from nervous tissue, in contrast to the gliomas.
- neuroticism — the state of having traits or symptoms characteristic of neurosis.
- noncompound — not compound
- noncomputed — Not computed.
- noncomputer — Not of or pertaining to computers.
- nonconsumer — a person who refrains from using or purchasing certain resources, products, or services
- noncustomer — a person who is not the customer of a particular establishment, or a person who does not buy a product or service
- nonmusician — a person who is not a musician
- not much of — not to any appreciable degree or extent
- not so much — less
- nucleoplasm — the protoplasm of the nucleus of a cell.
- nucleosomal — Of or pertaining to a nucleosome.
- nucleosomes — Plural form of nucleosome.
- nudist camp — a resort where nudism is practiced
- numeric pad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
- numerically — of or relating to numbers; of the nature of a number.