11-letter words containing m, o, r, a, y
- microarrays — Plural form of microarray.
- micrography — the description or delineation of microscopic objects.
- minor party — a political party with so little electoral strength that its chance of gaining control of the government is slight.
- misanthropy — hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind.
- mob oratory — oratory designed to appeal to and inflame the emotions of a crowd, as for example Hitler's oratory
- molecularly — of or relating to or caused by molecules: molecular structure.
- molendinary — a mill
- molly-guard — /mol'ee-gard/ [University of Illinois] A shield to prevent tripping of some Big Red Switch by clumsy or ignorant hands. Originally used of the plexiglass covers improvised for the BRS on an IBM 4341 after a programmer's toddler daughter (named Molly) frobbed it twice in one day. Later generalised to covers over stop/reset switches on disk drives and networking equipment.
- momentarily — for a moment; briefly: to pause momentarily.
- mommy track — a career path for women who are willing to forgo promotions, raises, etc., so as to spend more time with their children.
- money-maker — a person engaged in or successful at acquiring much money.
- moneymakers — Plural form of moneymaker.
- monkey bars — children's climbing frame
- monocrystal — A single crystal.
- monocularly — In a monocular manner.
- monohydrate — a hydrate that contains one molecule of water, as ammonium carbonate, (NH 4) 2 CO 3 ·H 2 O.
- monomyarian — any bivalve mollusc of the group Monomyaria (or Monomya) that have a single posterior adductor muscle
- monotherapy — (medicine) A therapy which is administered by itself.
- moray firth — an arm of the North Sea projecting into the NE coast of Scotland. Inland portion about 30 miles (48 km) long.
- morgan city — a city in S Louisiana: headquarters for offshore oil drilling and base for shrimp fleet.
- moronically — Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment: I wonder why they elected that narrow-minded moron to Congress.
- motorically — motor (def 11).
- mucociliary — Of or pertaining to the action of cilia in transporting mucus.
- museography — The systematic description of objects in museums.
- mycorrhizae — Plural form of mycorrhiza.
- mycorrhizas — Plural form of mycorrhiza.
- myelography — the production of myelograms.
- myocarditis — inflammation of the myocardium.
- myographist — a person who has expert knowledge of muscles
- myosarcomas — Plural form of myosarcoma.
- myrmidonian — comprising or resembling myrmidons
- mythography — a written collection of myths.
- neurocytoma — A nervous system tumor primarily derived from nervous tissue, in contrast to the gliomas.
- new harmony — a town in SW Indiana: socialistic community established by Robert Owen 1825.
- nonmilitary — Not belonging to, characteristic of, or involving the armed forces; civilian.
- nonmonetary — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- normatively — of or relating to a norm, especially an assumed norm regarded as the standard of correctness in behavior, speech, writing, etc.
- normativity — The state of being normative.
- oneiromancy — divination through dreams.
- onyx marble — Mexican onyx.
- ovariectomy — the operation of removing one or both ovaries; oophorectomy.
- overpayment — to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.
- oyster farm — a place where oyster beds are kept.
- oysterwoman — a woman who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
- paper money — currency in paper form, such as government and bank notes, as distinguished from metal currency.
- paramountcy — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- paramountly — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- perth amboy — a seaport in E New Jersey.
- poetry slam — a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- policymaker — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.