11-letter words containing m, i, r, n
- marconigram — a radiogram.
- mare island — an island in the N part of San Francisco Bay, California.
- mare nubium — (Sea of Clouds) a dark plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 95,000 sq. mi. (245,000 sq. km).
- margin call — a demand from a brokerage house to a customer that more money or securities be deposited in his or her margin account when the amount in it falls below that stipulated as necessary to cover the stock purchased.
- margin line — an imaginary line used in making calculations regarding the flooding of hulls, running fore-and-aft 3 inches (8 cm) below the upper surface of the bulkhead deck at the side.
- marginalise — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- marginalism — (economics) The use of marginal analysis to solve large classes of microeconomic problems.
- marginalist — somene who adheres to the theory of marginalism
- marginality — pertaining to a margin.
- marginalize — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- marginating — Present participle of marginate.
- margination — having a margin.
- margravines — Plural form of margravine.
- marine belt — territorial waters.
- marine glue — a tarlike composition for coating the seams of a planked deck after caulking.
- marine life — plants and animals of the sea
- marine snow — small particles of organic biogenic marine sediment, including the remains of organisms, faecal matter, and the shells of planktonic organisms, that slowly drift down to the sea floor
- marionberry — a cross between a loganberry and a blackberry
- marionettes — Plural form of marionette.
- marking ink — indelible ink used for marking linen, clothes, etc
- marking pen — marker (def 10).
- marlinspike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- marmalading — Present participle of marmalade.
- marshalling — a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies. Compare field marshal.
- martensitic — Of or pertaining to the mineral martensite.
- martingales — Plural form of martingale.
- martinsburg — a city in NE West Virginia.
- mashie iron — a club with an iron head, the face having more slope than a mid-mashie but less slope than a mashie.
- masterminds — Plural form of mastermind.
- mastroianni — Marcello, 1924–96, Italian actor.
- maternalism — of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.
- maternalize — to make maternal.
- matriculant — a person who matriculates; a candidate for matriculation.
- matrilineal — inheriting or determining descent through the female line.
- matrilinear — inheriting or determining descent through the female line.
- matrimonial — of or relating to matrimony; marital; nuptial; connubial; conjugal.
- matronising — to cause to become matronly; cause to act as, or fulfill the role of, matron.
- matronizing — to cause to become matronly; cause to act as, or fulfill the role of, matron.
- matronymics — Plural form of matronymic.
- maunderings — Plural form of maundering.
- mauretanian — an ancient kingdom in NW Africa: it included the territory that is modern Morocco and part of Algeria.
- mauritanian — Official name Islamic Republic of Mauritania. a republic in W Africa, largely in the Sahara Desert: formerly a French colony; a member of the French Community 1958–66; independent 1960. 418,120 sq. mi. (1,082,931 sq. km). Capital: Nouakchott.
- mayfair tan — suntan (def 2).
- meanderings — Plural form of meandering.
- mechatronic — relating to mechatronics
- melanochroi — a postulated subdivision of the Caucasoid race, characterized by dark hair and pale complexion
- melanterite — a green mineral, FeSO4.7H2O, composed of hydrated ferrous sulphate
- melioration — Historical Linguistics. semantic change in a word to a more approved or more respectable meaning. Compare pejoration (def 2).
- menispermum — any of several tropical climbing plants of the genus Menispermum of the family Menispermaceae
- menorrhagia — excessive menstrual discharge.