14-letter words containing m, o, n, a, u
- mouth-watering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
- multi-location — the state or power of being in more than two places at the same time.
- multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- multicollinear — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting multicollinearity.
- multinationals — Plural form of multinational.
- multiplication — the act or process of multiplying or the state of being multiplied.
- multipotential — able to differentiate along several lines
- multisectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- municipal bond — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- munition armor — armor made in quantity for common soldiers.
- musca volitans — floater (def 6).
- musicalization — the adaptation of a novel, play, etc into a musical form
- muster station — the place on a ship where passengers should assemble in the event of an emergency
- mutton snapper — a snapper, Lutjanus analis, inhabiting the warmer parts of the western Atlantic Ocean, valued as food and game.
- neo-malthusian — a view or doctrine advocating population control, especially by contraception.
- neo-surrealism — a revival of the 20th-century surrealism movement in art, especially painting and sculpture, depicting the imagery of dreams and the subconscious mind.
- neuroanatomist — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
- neuroblastomas — Plural form of neuroblastoma.
- neurochemicals — Plural form of neurochemical.
- neurofibromata — a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.
- neuromarketing — the process of researching the brain patterns of consumers to reveal their responses to particular advertisements and products before developing new advertising campaigns and branding techniques
- neuromechanism — the function of the nervous system as it relates to its structure.
- neuromodulator — any of various substances, as certain hormones and amino acids, that influence the function of neurons but do not act as neurotransmitters.
- neutral monism — the theory that mind and matter consist of different relations between entities that are themselves neither mental nor physical.
- new journalism — journalism containing the writer's personal opinions and reactions and often fictional asides as added color.
- nitrobacterium — Any of the several genera of bacteria in soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonium and organic nitrogen compounds to the more soluble nitrite and nitrate.
- noctambulation — Sleepwalking.
- non-ambulatory — of, relating to, or capable of walking: an ambulatory exploration of the countryside.
- non-assumptive — taken for granted.
- non-autonomous — Government. self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only. pertaining to an autonomy, or a self-governing community.
- non-consumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
- non-enumerated — to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify, as in a list: Let me enumerate the many flaws in your hypothesis.
- non-harmonious — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
- non-humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- non-judgmental — not judged or judging on the basis of one's personal standards or opinions: They tried to adopt a nonjudgmental attitude that didn't reflect their own biases. My guidance counselor in high school was sympathetic and nonjudgmental.
- non-malthusian — of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.
- non-monogamous — practicing or advocating monogamy.
- non-naturalism — Literature. a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions. a deterministic theory of writing in which it is held that a writer should adopt an objective view toward the material written about, be free of preconceived ideas as to form and content, and represent with clinical accuracy and frankness the details of life. Compare realism (def 4b). a representation of natural appearances or natural patterns of speech, manner, etc., in a work of fiction. the depiction of the physical environment, especially landscape or the rural environment.
- noncommunicant — a person who is not a communicant.
- noncommutative — of or relating to commutation, exchange, substitution, or interchange.
- nondocumentary — a film or television programme not reflecting real life
- nonfilamentous — composed of or containing filaments.
- nonjudgemental — Alternative spelling of nonjudgmental.
- northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
- nuclear isomer — isomer (def 2).
- numa pompilius — died 673? b.c, 2nd legendary Sabine king of Rome 715–673?
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- old-man cactus — a Mexican cactus, Cephalocereus senilis, having a columnar body from 30 to 40 feet (9 to 12 meters) high with thatchlike, long, white hairs on the top, and red flowers with white centers.
- omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
- one-upsmanship — the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one's rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.: the one-upmanship of getting into the president's car pool.