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12-letter words containing m, e, l, a, n, o

  • monadelphous — (of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
  • money player — a person who performs best under pressure, especially in a competitive situation.
  • monkey gland — the testicle of an ape or monkey, said to have a revitalizing effect on humans when administered by grafting or adding the essence to the bloodstream
  • monkey trial — John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
  • monocephalic — bearing one flower head, as the dandelion.
  • monodelphian — any placental mammal that is a member of the group Monodelphia
  • monofilament — Also, monofil [mon-uh-fil] /ˈmɒn əˌfɪl/ (Show IPA). a single, generally large filament of synthetic fiber. Compare multifilament (def 2).
  • monometallic — of or using one metal.
  • monopetalous — gamopetalous.
  • monosepalous — gamosepalous.
  • monosyllable — a word of one syllable, as yes or no.
  • monumentally — resembling a monument; massive or imposing.
  • motoneuronal — of or pertaining to a motoneuron
  • mount carmel — a mountain ridge in NW Israel, extending from the Samarian Hills to the Mediterranean. Highest point: about 540 m (1800 ft)
  • mountainlike — Resembling a mountain or some aspect of one.
  • moveableness — The quality of being moveable.
  • muddle along — If you muddle along, you live or exist without a proper plan or purpose in your life.
  • multimegaton — (of a nuclear weapon) having several megatons of explosive power
  • myofilaments — Plural form of myofilament.
  • myoneuralgia — myalgia.
  • nanomaterial — A material having particles or constituents of nanoscale dimensions, or one that is produced by nanotechnology.
  • nasal demons — Recognised shorthand on the Usenet group comp.std.c for any unexpected behaviour of a C compiler on encountering an undefined construct. During a discussion on that group in early 1992, a regular remarked "When the compiler encounters [a given undefined construct] it is legal for it to make demons fly out of your nose" (the implication is that the compiler may choose any arbitrarily bizarre way to interpret the code without violating the ANSI C standard). Someone else followed up with a reference to "nasal demons", which quickly became established.
  • nematologist — One who studies nematology.
  • neofeudalism — A theorized contemporary rebirth of policies of governance, economy and public life reminiscent of those present in many feudal societies.
  • neoplatonism — a philosophical system, originated in the 3rd century a.d. by Plotinus, founded chiefly on Platonic doctrine and Eastern mysticism, with later influences from Christianity. It holds that all existence consists of emanations from the One with whom the soul may be reunited.
  • neotribalism — Ideology that humans have evolved to live in a tribal, as opposed to a modern society.
  • neurilemmoma — A schwannoma.
  • neurohumoral — of or pertaining to a neurohumour
  • noematically — in an intellectual manner
  • nomenclative — relating to the act of naming
  • nomenclators — Plural form of nomenclator.
  • nomenclature — a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
  • nomenklatura — a select list or class of people from which appointees for top-level government positions are drawn, especially from a Communist Party.
  • nomothetical — Nomothetic.
  • non-imitable — capable or worthy of being imitated: She has many good, imitable qualities.
  • non-material — not material or composed of matter.
  • non-metrical — pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
  • non-remedial — affording remedy; tending to remedy something.
  • non-terminal — situated at or forming the end or extremity of something: a terminal feature of a vista.
  • nonalignment — the state or condition of being nonaligned.
  • nonclemature — Misspelling of nomenclature.
  • nonemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
  • nonempirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
  • nonflammable — not flammable; not combustible or easily set on fire.
  • nonmalleable — not malleable or pliable
  • nonmedically — In a nonmedical manner.
  • nonmedicinal — Not medicinal.
  • nonmercurial — not composed of, resembling, or containing mercury
  • nonmolecular — not molecular, not made up of or relating to molecules
  • nonnumerical — not containing or involving numbers
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