15-letter words containing m, i, n, a
- 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.
- mixolydian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from G to G.
- moccasin flower — the lady's-slipper.
- moderate-income — of or relating to those with a close-to-average income within the overall population.
- mohandas gandhi — Indira [in-deer-uh] /ɪnˈdɪər ə/ (Show IPA), 1917–84, Indian political leader: prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–84 (daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru).
- molecular knife — a segment of genetic material that inhibits the reproduction of the AIDS virus by breaking up specific areas of the virus's genes.
- mongolian idiot — a person affected with Down syndrome
- monoculturalism — The practice of actively preserving a culture to the exclusion of external influences.
- monomethylamine — methylamine.
- monosaccharides — Plural form of monosaccharide.
- monosyllabicity — The state or characteristic of being monosyllabic.
- montes riphaeus — a mountain range in the third quadrant of the visible face of the moon.
- monumentalizing — Present participle of monumentalize.
- moo goo gai pan — a dish of sliced chicken stir-fried with button mushrooms and, often, assorted vegetables.
- morale-boosting — A morale-boosting action or event makes people feel more confident and cheerful.
- moravian church — a Protestant Church originating in Moravia in 1722 as a revival of the sect of Bohemian Brethren. It has close links with the Lutheran Church
- moreton bay fig — a large Australian fig tree, Ficus macrophylla, having glossy leaves and smooth bark
- morning prayers — early-morning act of religious worship
- morphine addict — a person who is addicted to the drug morphine
- morphosyntactic — involving both morphology and syntax.
- 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 suribachi — a volcanic hill in the Volcano Islands, on Iwo Jima: site of a US victory (1945) over the Japanese in World War II
- 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
- mountainousness — The quality of being mountainous.
- mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
- moving sidewalk — a moving surface, similar to a conveyor belt, for carrying pedestrians.
- moving stairway — escalator (def 1).
- mucosanguineous — containing or made up of blood and mucus
- mules operation — the surgical removal of folds of skin in the breech of a sheep to reduce blowfly strike
- multi-channeled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- multidivisional — Of or pertaining to more than one division.
- multifunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- multilingualism — using or able to speak several or many languages with some facility.
- multilocational — found or operating in several locations
- multimillennial — relating to or encompassing several millennia
- multinationally — a large corporation with operations and subsidiaries in several countries.
- multinucleolate — having two or more nucleoli
- multiwavelength — Involving, or composed of, multiple wavelengths.
- multum in parvo — much in a small space
- municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- 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.
- musical evening — a social evening with a musical programme
- muslim calendar — the lunar calendar used by Muslims and reckoned from a.d. 622: the calendar year consists of 354 days and contains 12 months: Moharram, Safar, Rabi I, Rabi II, Jumada I, Jumada II, Rajab, Shaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhu ʾl-Qaʿda, and Dhu ʾl-hijjah. In leap years the month Dhu ʾl-hijjah contains one extra day.
- mythologization — The act or process of mythologizing.
- naismith's rule — a rule of thumb for calculating the time needed for a climbing expedition, allowing 1 hour for every 3 miles of distance plus 1 hour for every 2000 feet of height
- 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.
- nastic movement — a response of plant parts that is independent of the direction of the external stimulus, such as the opening of buds caused by an alteration in light intensity
- nation of islam — an organization composed chiefly of African Americans, advocating the teachings of Islam and originally favoring the separation of black and white racial groups in the United States: members are known as Black Muslims.