17-letter words containing m, o, n, l, e
- marital relations — a euphemistic term for sexual intercourse between married partners
- maxwell equations — equations developed by James Clerk Maxwell (1831–79) upon which classical electromagnetic theory is based
- mean proportional — (between two numbers a and b) a number x for which a/x = x/b : The number 3 is a mean proportional between 1 and 9.
- mechanoelectrical — Describing the production of electricity by mechanical motion; especially in a transducer.
- medulla oblongata — the lowest or hindmost part of the brain, continuous with the spinal cord.
- megaelectron volt — million electron volts.
- meissen porcelain — Dresden china.
- melissopalynology — The study of honey and its composition.
- mensural notation — a system of musical notation of the 13th to the late 16th centuries, marked by the use of note symbols such as the longa and brevis, the absence of bar lines and ties, and the equivalence in value of one note to either two or three of the next smaller degree.
- metallofullerenes — Plural form of metallofullerene.
- metalloproteinase — (enzyme) Any of several proteinases that have a metal atom (often zinc) at their active centre.
- methemoglobinemia — (medicine) A form of toxic anemia characterized by the presence of methemoglobin in the blood.
- methyl isocyanate — Chemistry. a highly toxic, flammable, colorless liquid, CH 3 NCO, used as an intermediate in the manufacture of pesticides: in 1984, the accidental release of a cloud of this gas in Bhopal, India, killed more than 1700 people and injured over 200,000.
- methylidyne group — the trivalent group ≡CH.
- methyltheobromine — caffeine.
- microencapsulated — Encapsulated using microencapsulation.
- microevolutionary — Of or pertaining to microevolution.
- micropaleontology — the branch of paleontology dealing with the study of microscopic fossils.
- mid-level network — (Or "regional network"). The kind of networks which make up the second level of the Internet hierarchy. They are the transit networks which connect the stub networks to the backbone networks.
- middle low german — Low German of the period c1100–c1500.
- middle of nowhere — a completely isolated, featureless, or insignificant place
- midterm elections — elections held halfway through the term of office of a president during which governors, etc, but not a president, are elected
- mileage allowance — the number of miles allowed to be travelled on a rented vehicle such as a car during the period it is rented or leased
- mileage indicator — a device on a vehicle such as a car, plane, etc which indicates the number of miles travelled
- military covenant — the supposed understanding that members of the armed forces and their families will be supported by the state in the event of injury or death in the course of duty
- military governor — the military officer in command of a military government.
- mill on the floss — a novel (1860) by George Eliot.
- mind-body problem — the problem of explaining the relation of the mind to the body.
- mineralocorticoid — Biochemistry. any of a group of corticosteroid hormones, synthesized by the adrenal cortex, that regulate the excretion or reabsorption of sodium and potassium by the kidneys, salivary glands, and sweat glands.
- minimal free form — the smallest unit of language that can make sense on its own
- minion of the law — a policeman.
- mis en bouteilles — (of a wine) bottled by a specified château, shipper, etc.
- miscellaneousness — Quality of being miscellaneous.
- miss lonelyhearts — a novel (1933) by Nathanael West.
- modeling language — modelling language
- modern pentathlon — an athletic contest consisting of five different events: horse riding with jumps, fencing with electric épée, freestyle swimming, pistol shooting, and cross-country running
- monarch butterfly — a large, deep-orange butterfly, Danaus plexippus, having black and white markings, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of milkweed.
- monkeygland sauce — a piquant sauce, made from tomatoes, ketchup, fruit chutney, garlic, spices, etc
- mont-saint-michel — a rocky islet near the coast of NW France, in an inlet of the Gulf of St. Malo: famous abbey and fortress.
- monte carlo rally — an annual car rally the destination of which is Monte Carlo
- monumentalization — to establish an enduring memorial or record of.
- moral re-armament — a worldwide movement initiated by Frank Buchman in 1938 as a successor to the Oxford Group, and maintaining that the practice of high morality in public and private life is the key to world betterment. Abbreviation: MRA.
- more than usually — You use more than usually to show that something shows even more of a particular quality than it normally does.
- mother spleenwort — a fern, Asplenium bulbiferum, of tropical Africa and Australasia, the fronds often bearing bulbils that sprout into new plants while still attached, grown as an ornamental.
- motorcycle engine — the engine of a motorcycle
- motorcycle racing — sport: competing on motorcycles
- mounted policeman — policemen who patrol on horseback
- move one's bowels — to pass waste matter from the large intestine; defecate
- multi-directional — extending or operating in several directions at the same time; functioning or going in more than one direction: a multidirectional stereo speaker system.
- multi-millionaire — a person who possesses a fortune that amounts to many millions of dollars, francs, etc.