13-letter words containing m, o, u, n
- question mark — Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question.
- question time — a time set aside in a session during which members of a parliament may question a minister or ministers regarding state affairs.
- radioactinium — the radioactive isotope of thorium having a mass number 227 and a half-life of 18.8 days. Symbol: RdAc, Th 227.
- random number — pseudorandom number
- random rubble — masonry in which untooled stones are set without coursing
- recomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
- reformulation — to formulate again.
- regiomontanus — Friedrich Max [free-drik maks;; German free-drikh mahks] /ˈfri drɪk mæks;; German ˈfri drɪx mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1823–1900, English Sanskrit scholar and philologist born in Germany.
- restimulation — the act or process of stimulating again; reactivation
- resublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- revolutionism — a belief in revolution or revolutionary ideas
- rhesus monkey — animal: macaque
- ring compound — a compound whose structural formula contains a closed chain or ring of atoms; a cyclic compound. Compare cyclic (def 3).
- roman numeral — one of the numerals in the ancient Roman system of notation, still used for certain limited purposes, as in some pagination, dates on buildings, etc. The common basic symbols are I, (=1), V, (=5), X, (=10), L, (=50), C, (=100), D, (=500), and M, (=1000). The Roman numerals for one to nine are: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX. A bar over a letter multiplies it by 1000; thus, X̅ equals 10,000. Integers are written according to these two rules: If a letter is immediately followed by one of equal or lesser value, the two values are added; thus, XX equals 20, XV equals 15, VI equals 6. If a letter is immediately followed by one of greater value, the first is subtracted from the second; thus, IV equals 4, XL equals 40, CM equals 900. Examples: XLVII(=47), CXVI(=116), MCXX(=1120), MCMXIV(=1914). Roman numerals may be written in lowercase letters, though they appear more commonly in capitals.
- rooming house — a house with furnished rooms to rent; lodging house.
- rose geranium — a geranium, Pelargonium graveolens, cultivated for its fragrant, lobed or narrowly divided leaves.
- rough diamond — gemstone: uncut diamond
- roughing mill — a rolling mill for converting steel ingots into blooms, billets, or slabs.
- round kumquat — an evergreen, citrus shrub or small tree, Fortunella japonica, of Japan, having blunt, broad leaves and globe-shaped, edible fruit.
- rum rebellion — the deposition of Governor William Bligh in 1808 by officers of the New South Wales Corps, caused by his interference in their trading activities, esp in the trafficking of rum
- rumelgumption — commonsense
- rumlegumption — commonsense
- rumour-monger — If you call someone a rumour-monger, you disapprove of the fact that they spread rumours.
- saint columba — Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
- sanctimonious — making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.: They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America.
- sansculottism — (in the French Revolution) a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.
- santos-dumont — Alberto [ahl-ber-too] /ɑlˈbɛr tʊ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1932, Brazilian aeronaut in France: designer and builder of dirigibles and airships.
- scout uniform — the uniform worn by the Scouts
- self-luminous — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
- semi-autonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
- semiconductor — a substance, as silicon or germanium, with electrical conductivity intermediate between that of an insulator and a conductor: a basic component of various kinds of electronic circuit element (semiconductor device) used in communications, control, and detection technology and in computers.
- semiconscious — half-conscious; not fully conscious.
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- small fortune — a large sum of money
- social column — a column in a newspaper or magazine that details the activities of members of fashionable society
- solomon gundy — a dish of salted marinated herring in vinegar and spices
- somniloquence — sleep-talking
- south vietnam — a former country in SE Asia that comprised Vietnam S of about 17° N latitude; a separate state 1954–75; now part of reunified Vietnam. Capital: Saigon.
- sphagnum moss — Botany
- spinal column — the series of vertebrae in a vertebrate animal forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spine; backbone.
- staminiferous — bearing or having a stamen or stamens.
- sub-component — a constituent part; element; ingredient.
- subbituminous — (of coal) dark brown to black and intermediate in rank between lignite and bituminous
- subcinctorium — an embroidered silk vestment resembling, but somewhat broader than, a maniple, worn by the pope on solemn occasions.
- subcommission — the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
- subemployment — insufficient employment in the labor force of a country, area, or industry, including unemployment and underemployment.
- subgovernment — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
- succinctorium — subcinctorium.
- suggestionism — the art of hypnotic suggestion