16-letter words containing m, e, n, o, p
- mangrove snapper — gray snapper.
- manic depression — bipolar disorder.
- many-plumed moth — a moth of the species, Alucita hexadactyla
- marriage portion — dowry.
- mechanoreception — The action of a mechanoreceptor.
- mechanoreceptive — Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch.
- mechanoreceptors — Plural form of mechanoreceptor.
- media atropatene — an ancient region in NW Iran, formerly a part of Media.
- megacorporations — Plural form of megacorporation.
- megaphanerophyte — any tree with a height over 30 metres
- megasporogenesis — the formation and development of megaspores.
- menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
- metamorphization — Process or action of metamorphizing.
- metamorphosising — Present participle of metamorphosise.
- methyl parathion — a synthetic pesticide, C 8 H 1 0 NO 5 PS, used in the control of mites and various insects, as aphids, boll weevils, and cutworms.
- microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
- microenterprises — Plural form of microenterprise.
- mineral deposits — amounts of minerals that occur naturally in particular areas
- miniature poodle — a breed of poodle, bred to be much smaller than standard poodles
- misapprehensions — Plural form of misapprehension.
- miscomprehension — the act or process of comprehending.
- misspecification — An incorrect specification.
- monterey cypress — a tree, Cupressus macrocarpa, of southern California, being pyramid-shaped in youth, but spreading in age: occurs naturally in only two groves on the coast of Monterey County, California, but is cultivated extensively.
- 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.
- montpelier maple — a maple, Acer monspessulanum, that is native to southern Europe and Northwest Africa
- mortgage company — business providing loans to property buyers
- mortgage payment — instalment paid on a housebuyer's loan
- moulding process — the process of shaping or compacting a material into a frame or mould
- multiple fission — fission into more than two new organisms.
- multiplepoinding — an action to determine the division of a property or fund between several claimants, brought by or on behalf of the present holder
- myelosuppression — (medicine) A reduction of bone marrow activity that leads to a lower concentration of platelets, red blood cells and white blood cells.
- native companion — brolga.
- neoimpressionism — the theory and practice of a group of post-impressionists of about the middle 1880s, characterized chiefly by a systematic juxtaposition of dots or points of pure color according to a concept of the optical mixture of hues.
- network computer — a relatively inexpensive computer with minimal processing power, designed primarily to provide access to computer networks, as corporate intranets or the Internet. Abbreviation: NC.
- neurodevelopment — The development of the nervous system during the life of an organism.
- neuroepithelioma — Neurocytoma.
- nomination paper — a document containing signatures guaranteeing the proposal of somebody as a candidate in an election
- non-compressible — to press together; force into less space.
- non-contemporary — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
- non-emancipation — the act of emancipating.
- non-experimental — pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.
- non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- non-metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
- noncompassionate — Not compassionate.
- north massapequa — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- north palm beach — a town in E Florida.
- northamptonshire — a county in central England. 914 sq. mi. (2365 sq. km).
- okefenokee swamp — a large wooded swamp area in SE Georgia.
- on the same page — one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- onboard computer — onboard a vehicle, ship, plane, train or spacecraft