12-letter words containing m, o, n, e, l
- money supply — the sum of demand or checking-account deposits and currency in circulation.
- moneylenders — Plural form of moneylender.
- moneylending — The action of lending money.
- mongrelizing — Present participle of mongrelize.
- monkey block — Nautical. a single block that swivels.
- monkey climb — a wrestling throw in which a contestant seizes his or her opponent's arms or neck, places his feet on the opponent's stomach, and falls backwards, straightening the legs and throwing the opponent over his or her head
- monkey flush — three cards of the same suit, usually not in sequence.
- monkey gland — the testicle of an ape or monkey, said to have a revitalizing effect on humans when administered by grafting or adding the essence to the bloodstream
- monkey trial — John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- monocephalic — bearing one flower head, as the dandelion.
- monochloride — a chloride containing one atom of chlorine with one atom of another element or a group.
- monocultures — Plural form of monoculture.
- monodelphian — any placental mammal that is a member of the group Monodelphia
- monofilament — Also, monofil [mon-uh-fil] /ˈmɒn əˌfɪl/ (Show IPA). a single, generally large filament of synthetic fiber. Compare multifilament (def 2).
- monofluoride — (chemistry) any fluoride containing a single fluorine atom in each molecule.
- monometallic — of or using one metal.
- monopetalous — gamopetalous.
- monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
- monopolizers — Plural form of monopolizer.
- monosepalous — gamosepalous.
- monosyllable — a word of one syllable, as yes or no.
- monticellite — a mineral, silicate of magnesium and calcium, CaMgSiO 4 , belonging to the olivine group and often occurring in contact metamorphosed limestones.
- monumentally — resembling a monument; massive or imposing.
- more in line — (of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- morning line — a list of entries for a horse race with the probable betting odds as estimated by a bookmaker or track handicapper, usually issued the morning of the race, before wagering begins.
- moth mullein — a weedy, European mullein, Verbascum blattaria, of the figwort family, having lance-shaped leaves and loose spikes of white or yellow flowers.
- motherliness — The property of being motherly.
- motionlessly — In a motionless manner; without moving.
- motoneuronal — of or pertaining to a motoneuron
- moulin rouge — a dance hall in the Montmartre section of Paris, France, opened in 1889 and famous for its cancan dancers and the drawings of its performers and customers made there by Toulouse-Lautrec.
- mount carmel — a mountain ridge in NW Israel, extending from the Samarian Hills to the Mediterranean. Highest point: about 540 m (1800 ft)
- mount elbert — a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch range. Height: 4399 m (14 431 ft)
- mountainlike — Resembling a mountain or some aspect of one.
- mournfulness — The property of being mournful.
- moveableness — The quality of being moveable.
- movelessness — the state of being without movement or motion
- mucopurulent — containing or composed of mucus and pus.
- muddle along — If you muddle along, you live or exist without a proper plan or purpose in your life.
- multiloquent — Talkative.
- multimegaton — (of a nuclear weapon) having several megatons of explosive power
- multipotency — (cytology, developmental biology) The ability of a progenitor cell to develop into a limited number of cell types.
- multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
- multisensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- multisession — Involving multiple sessions.
- multivoltine — producing several broods in one year, as certain silkworm moths; polyvoltine.
- muscle-bound — having enlarged and inelastic muscles, as from excessive exercise.
- myofilaments — Plural form of myofilament.
- myoneuralgia — myalgia.
- nanomaterial — A material having particles or constituents of nanoscale dimensions, or one that is produced by nanotechnology.
- nasal demons — Recognised shorthand on the Usenet group comp.std.c for any unexpected behaviour of a C compiler on encountering an undefined construct. During a discussion on that group in early 1992, a regular remarked "When the compiler encounters [a given undefined construct] it is legal for it to make demons fly out of your nose" (the implication is that the compiler may choose any arbitrarily bizarre way to interpret the code without violating the ANSI C standard). Someone else followed up with a reference to "nasal demons", which quickly became established.