12-letter words containing m, o, n, a
- normed space — any vector space on which a norm is defined.
- normokalemia — The state of having a normal concentration of potassium in one's blood.
- normokalemic — Having a normal percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- normothermia — (medicine) The condition of having a normal body temperature.
- northumbrian — of or relating to Northumbria, Northumberland, or the inhabitants or dialect of either.
- norway maple — a European maple, Acer platanoides, having bright-green leaves, grown as a shade tree in the U.S.
- not-a-number — (mathematics) (NaN) An IEEE floating point representation for the result of a numerical operation which cannot return a valid number value. A NaN can result from multiplying an infinity by a zero, or from subtracting one infinity from another [what else?]. NaN is encoded as a special bit pattern [what pattern?] which would otherwise represent a floating-point number. It is used to signal error returns where other mechanisms are not convenient, e.g. a hardware floating-point unit and to allow errors to propagate through a calculation. Similar bit patterns represent positive and negative overflow and underflow and the positive and negative infinities resulting from division by zero.
- nuclear bomb — atomic explosive
- number opera — an opera in which the arias, ensembles, recitatives, and other sections are clearly separated from one another.
- nurserywoman — a woman who owns or operates a plant nursery.
- nymphomaniac — a woman who has abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire.
- oamaru stone — a kind of limestone, of building quality, found at Oamaru on South Island, New Zealand
- obambulation — (obsolete) Wandering about; a casual outing.
- obscurantism — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- odd-man rush — an attacking move when the defence is outnumbered by the opposing team
- odontomatous — relating to an odontoma
- oil terminal — a large industrial complex where oil is stored and from which oil is transported elsewhere; an oil depot
- old-womanish — Sometimes Offensive. having characteristics considered typical of an old woman, as excessive fussiness or timidity.
- oleandomycin — a macrolide antibiotic used to treat skin infections
- omega baryon — a negative baryon having a mass 3272 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of 8 X 10 -11 seconds.
- omelette pan — a frying pan that is designed for making omelettes in.
- omnidistance — the distance between an omnirange station and a receiver.
- omnishambles — Chiefly British Informal. a situation, especially in politics, in which poor judgment results in disorder or chaos with potentially disastrous consequences.
- omphalomancy — Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have.
- on the march — If a group of soldiers are on the march, they are marching somewhere.
- on your mark — a command given to runners in a race to prepare themselves at the starting line
- one too many — a slight excess of sth
- one-man band — A one-man band is a street entertainer who wears and plays a lot of different instruments at the same time.
- one-man show — a show with only one performer
- online media — Acorn Online Media
- onomasiology — the study of the means of expressing a given concept.
- onomastician — the study of the origin, history, and use of proper names.
- onomatapoeia — Misspelling of onomatopoeia.
- onomatomania — An unnatural obsession with a particular word.
- onomatopoeia — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
- onomatopoeic — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
- onward march — the continuing, advancing or improving movement (of situation, etc)
- open primary — a direct primary election in which voters need not meet a test of party membership.
- operationism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
- optimisation — Alternative spelling of optimization.
- optimization — The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.
- orange march — a parade on Orangemen's day
- orchidomania — an obsession with or passion for orchids
- organic farm — a farm where organic methods are used for agriculture and animal husbandry
- organic mode — (programming) A term used by COCOMO to describe a project that is developed in a familiar, stable environment. The product is similar to previously developed products. Most people connected with the project have extensive experience in working with related systems and have a thorough understanding of the project. The project contains a minimum of innovative data processing architectures or algorithms. The product requires little innovation and is relatively small, rarely greater than 50,000 DSIs.
- organigramme — (British, management) An organisation chart.
- original gum — See o.g (def 1).
- ormond beach — a town in NE Florida.
- ornamentally — In an ornamental way.
- ornithogalum — any plant of the genus Ornithogalum