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13-letter words containing m, e, n, s

  • nanocomposite — Denoting a composite material that has a grain size measured in nanometers.
  • nanomaterials — Plural form of nanomaterial.
  • neo-darwinism — the theory of evolution as expounded by later students of Charles Darwin, especially Weismann, holding that natural selection accounts for evolution and denying the inheritance of acquired characters.
  • neo-platonism — a philosophical system which was first developed in the 3rd century ad as a synthesis of Platonic, Pythagorean, and Aristotelian elements, and which, although originally opposed to Christianity, later incorporated it. It dominated European thought until the 13th century and re-emerged during the Renaissance
  • neocapitalism — a politico-economic theory combining elements of capitalism and socialism
  • neoclassicism — (often initial capital letter) Architecture. the trend or movement prevailing in the architecture of Europe, America, and various European colonies at various periods during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, characterized by the introduction and widespread use of Greek orders and decorative motifs, the subordination of detail to simple, strongly geometric overall compositions, the presence of light colors or shades, frequent shallowness of relief in ornamental treatment of façades, and the absence of textural effects.
  • neoliberalism — an outgrowth of the U.S. liberal movement, beginning in the late 1960s, that modified somewhat its traditional endorsement of all trade unions and opposition to big business and military buildup.
  • neoplasticism — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
  • neopositivism — A resurgent positivism, or an updated version of it.
  • neosurrealism — a revival of the 20th-century surrealism movement in art, especially painting and sculpture, depicting the imagery of dreams and the subconscious mind.
  • nephelometers — Plural form of nephelometer.
  • nephrectomies — Plural form of nephrectomy.
  • nerve impulse — a progressive wave of electric and chemical activity along a nerve fiber that stimulates or inhibits the action of a muscle, gland, or other nerve cell.
  • nervomuscular — (physiology) Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles.
  • network storm — broadcast storm
  • neuraminidase — An enzyme, present in many pathogenic or symbiotic microorganisms, that catalyzes the breakdown of glycosides containing neuraminic acid.
  • neurilemmomas — Plural form of neurilemmoma.
  • neuroblastoma — a malignant tumor of immature nerve cells that usually starts in the autonomic nervous system or adrenal gland and spreads quickly, most often affecting young children.
  • neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
  • neurohormones — Plural form of neurohormone.
  • neuromuscular — pertaining to or affecting both nerves and muscles.
  • neuromyelitis — (pathology) inflammation of both the spinal cord and nerves.
  • new age music — a type of gentle melodic popular music originating in the US in the late 1980s, which takes in elements of jazz, folk, and classical music and is played largely on synthesizers and acoustic instruments
  • new amsterdam — a Dutch colony in North America (1613–64), comprising the area along the Hudson River and the lower Delaware River. By 1669 all of the land comprising this colony was taken over by England. Capital: New Amsterdam.
  • new criticism — (often initial capital letters) an approach to the critical study of literature that concentrates on textual explication and rejects historical and biographical study as irrelevant to an understanding of the total formal organization of a work.
  • new economics — Keynesianism.
  • new hampshire — a state in the NE United States. 9304 sq. mi. (24,100 sq. km). Capital: Concord. Abbreviation: NH (for use with zip code), N.H.
  • new jerusalem — heaven regarded as the prototype of the earthly Jerusalem; the heavenly city
  • new testament — the collection of the books of the Bible that were produced by the early Christian church, comprising the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Epistles, and the Revelation of St. John the Divine.
  • news magazine — periodical about current affairs
  • nice-nellyism — excessive modesty; prudishness.
  • night jasmine — Also called hursinghar, sad tree, tree of sadness. a jasminelike, Indian shrub or small tree, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, of the verbena family, having fragrant, white and orange flowers that bloom at night.
  • noise limiter — an electronic circuit that cuts off all noise peaks that are stronger than some specific maximum for the desired input signal, thus limiting atmospheric and other interference.
  • noise masking — the use of noise to cancel out another sound, as with a white noise machine.
  • nomenclatures — Plural form of nomenclature.
  • nominal scale — a discrete classification of data, in which data are neither measured nor ordered but subjects are merely allocated to distinct categories: for example, a record of students' course choices constitutes nominal data which could be correlated with school results
  • nominal wages — minimum pay
  • non-composite — Nautical. noting a vessel having frames of one material and shells and decking of another, especially one having iron or steel frames with shells and decks planked.
  • non-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • non-segmented — one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section: a segment of an orange.
  • nonconsumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
  • nonhomogenous — Biology. corresponding in structure because of a common origin.
  • nonhomosexual — a person who is not homosexual
  • noninstalment — (of a loan) not payable in instalments
  • nonleguminous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or bearing legumes.
  • nonmainstream — denoting someone or something not in the main current (of style, culture, etc)
  • nonmeasurable — capable of being measured.
  • nonmembership — the fact or condition of being a nonmember
  • nonmonetarist — a person who does not believe in the theory of monetarism
  • nonpermissive — habitually or characteristically accepting or tolerant of something, as social behavior or linguistic usage, that others might disapprove or forbid.
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