10-letter words containing m, o, n, r, c
- metronymic — derived from the name of a mother or other female ancestor.
- microciona — a genus of bright-red sponges of the Atlantic coasts of North America and Europe, used in experiments on the dissociation and reintegration of sponge cells.
- microcline — a mineral of the feldspar group, potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi 3 O 8 , identical in composition with orthoclase but having triclinic instead of monoclinic crystals, used in making porcelain.
- microdrone — a small remote-controlled unmanned flying object
- microfauna — Biology. microscopic animals.
- microfungi — Plural form of microfungus.
- microlenat — /mi:"-kroh-len"-*t/ The unit of bogosity, written uL; the consensus is that this is the largest unit practical for everyday use. The microLenat, originally invented by David Jefferson, was promulgated as an attack against noted computer scientist Doug Lenat by a tenured graduate student at CMU. Doug had failed the student on an important exam for giving only "AI is bogus" as his answer to the questions. The slur is generally considered unmerited, but it has become a running gag nevertheless. Some of Doug's friends argue that *of course* a microLenat is bogus, since it is only one millionth of a Lenat. Others have suggested that the unit should be redesignated after the grad student, as the microReid.
- microloans — Plural form of microloan.
- micromount — a mineralogical specimen displayed in such a way as to facilitate viewing it under a binocular microscope.
- micronesia — one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising the small Pacific islands N of the equator and E of the Philippines, whose main groups are the Mariana Islands, the Caroline Islands, and the Marshall Islands.
- micronised — Simple past tense and past participle of micronise.
- micronized — Simple past tense and past participle of micronize.
- micropenis — (medical) An unusually small penis.
- microphone — an instrument capable of transforming sound waves into changes in electric currents or voltage, used in recording or transmitting sound.
- microprint — a microphotograph reproduced in print for reading by a magnifying device.
- microtonal — (music) Of, relating to, or written using microtones.
- microtones — any musical interval smaller than a semitone, specifically, a quarter tone.
- microtrend — A very small, specific trend or vogue.
- minicourse — a short, intensive course of study, usually a few weeks long.
- minor coin — a coin made of base metal.
- misconster — Obsolete form of misconstrue (16th-17th c.).
- modern cut — any of several modifications or combinations of the brilliant cut, step cut, or table cut, having the girdle outline often in some novel form.
- monarchial — pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a monarch: monarchal pomp.
- monarchies — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- monarchism — the principles of monarchy.
- monarchist — the principles of monarchy.
- monarchize — to carry out the duties or functions of a monarch
- monocarpic — producing fruit only once and then dying.
- monocerous — having one horn on the head
- monochords — Plural form of monochord.
- monochroic — of one color.
- monochrome — a painting or drawing in different shades of a single color.
- monochromy — the skill of painting or sketching using only a single colour
- monocratic — government by only one person; autocracy.
- monoculars — Plural form of monocular.
- monohydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) monohydroxy.
- monometric — (poetry) Of or pertaining to a monometer.
- monoprotic — (of an acid) having one transferable proton.
- monoracial — Of a single race (ethnicity).
- monorchism — a prenatal or postnatal condition in which one testis is absent or has not descended into the scrotum.
- monorganic — (biology, medicine) Belonging to, or affecting, a single organ or a single set of organs.
- monotropic — polymorphism that is irreversible.
- monstrance — a receptacle in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration.
- montrachet — a dry white wine of N Burgundy
- moonstruck — mentally deranged, supposedly by the influence of the moon; crazed.
- morganatic — of or relating to a form of marriage in which a person of high rank, as a member of the nobility, marries someone of lower station with the stipulation that neither the low-ranking spouse nor their children, if any, will have any claim to the titles or entailed property of the high-ranking partner.
- morphactin — any of various synthetic compounds, derived from fluorine and carboxylic acid, that regulate the growth and development of plants.
- morticians — Plural form of mortician.
- narcomania — Psychiatry. abnormal craving for a drug to deaden pain.
- necromancy — a method of divination through alleged communication with the dead; black art.