12-letter words containing m, o, n, c, a, l
- nonpolemical — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- normal curve — a bell-shaped curve showing a particular distribution of probability over the values of a random variable. Also called Gaussian curve, probability curve.
- normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
- normokalemic — Having a normal percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- nuclear bomb — atomic explosive
- oleandomycin — a macrolide antibiotic used to treat skin infections
- omphalomancy — Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have.
- outplacement — counseling and assistance in finding a new job, provided by a company for an employee who has been or is about to be dismissed.
- pelecaniform — of, or having the nature of, an order (Pelecaniformes) of swimming birds having all four toes connected in a webbed foot, including pelicans and cormorants
- philharmonic — fond of or devoted to music; music-loving: used especially in the name of certain musical societies that sponsor symphony orchestras (Philharmonic Societies) and hence applied to their concerts (philharmonic concerts)
- phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
- pinealectomy — a surgical operation to remove the pineal gland
- placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
- pneumococcal — a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis.
- policymaking — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- proclamation — something that is proclaimed; a public and official announcement.
- pyromaniacal — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- roman a clef — a novel that represents historical events and characters under the guise of fiction.
- roman candle — a firework consisting of a tube that sends out a shower of sparks and a succession of balls of fire.
- roman collar — clerical collar.
- romantically — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- sal ammoniac — ammonium chloride.
- salmon brick — a soft, imperfectly fired brick having a reddish-orange color.
- scapulomancy — divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
- sectionalism — excessive regard for sectional or local interests; regional or local spirit, prejudice, etc.
- self-command — self-control.
- semicolonial — partly colonial
- slot machine — a gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and pulling a handle that activates a set of spinning symbols on wheels, the final alignment of which determines the payoff that is released into a receptacle at the bottom.
- trucial oman — a former name of United Arab Emirates.
- umbilication — a central navellike depression.
- uncommercial — not engaged in or involved with commerce or trade.
- uncomparable — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
- uncomplacent — pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
- uncomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- uncomposable — not fit for composition
- uncomputable — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
- undiplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- uneconomical — avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty: an economical meal; an economical use of interior space.
- unimolecular — of or involving only one molecular entity
- unmethodical — characterized by lack of method or disorderliness
- unmiraculous — not caused by a miracle
- unproclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- vocal memnon — one of the two seated figures of the Colossus of Memnon: so called because it once emitted sounds when struck by the rays of the rising sun.