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12-letter words containing m, o, u, r, n, i

  • frumentation — (in ancient Rome) a public donation of grain, often given to citizens during times of unease
  • furocoumarin — psoralen.
  • gourmandizer — One who gourmandizes.
  • graminaceous — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grass.
  • gran turismo — (of an automobile) certified as conforming to the specifications, as fuel capacity and engine displacement, for a class of standard automobiles (Gran Turismo) qualified to engage in various types of competitions. Abbreviation: GTO.
  • harmoniously — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
  • harmoniumist — a person who plays a harmonium
  • house martin — a small European swallow, Delichon urbica, that builds its nest under the eaves of houses.
  • housewarming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
  • illuminators — Plural form of illuminator.
  • illuminatory — Increasing informative qualities; explanatory.
  • in our midst — among us
  • income group — a group in a given population having incomes within a certain range
  • inhalatorium — a room or building in which vapours are breathed in
  • inharmonious — not harmonious; discordant; unmelodious.
  • intercommune — to commune or converse together
  • journey time — the time taken to make a journey
  • luminiferous — producing light: the luminiferous properties of a gas.
  • malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
  • malnutrition — lack of proper nutrition; inadequate or unbalanced nutrition.
  • manipulators — Plural form of manipulator.
  • manipulatory — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
  • manoeuvering — Present participle of manoeuver.
  • manoeuvrings — Plural form of manoeuvring.
  • masturbation — the stimulation or manipulation of one's own genitals, especially to orgasm; sexual self-gratification.
  • matriclinous — Having mostly maternally-inherited characteristics.
  • matroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
  • maturational — the act or process of maturating.
  • menstruation — the periodic discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus, occurring approximately monthly from puberty to menopause in nonpregnant women and females of other primate species.
  • microcentury — One CS professor used to characterise the standard length of his lectures as a microcentury - that is, about 52.6 minutes (see also attoparsec, nanoacre, and especially microfortnight).
  • microinsurer — (insurance) An insurer providing microinsurance, small low-cost policies aimed at underserved groups.
  • micronucleus — the smaller of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans.
  • microsurgeon — a person who performs microsurgery
  • minicomputer — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
  • minor league — professional non-premier sports association
  • minor-league — of or relating to a minor league.
  • misconfigure — Configure (a system or part of it) incorrectly.
  • misconstrual — A misinterpretation of the meaning of something.
  • misconstruct — To construct wrongly.
  • misconstrued — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstrue.
  • misconstrues — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misconstrue.
  • misdemeanour — Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.
  • misfortunate — Having suffered misfortune; pitiable.
  • mispronounce — Pronounce (a word) incorrectly.
  • misventurous — characterized by a mishap
  • modularizing — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
  • moisturising — Present participle of moisturise.
  • moisturizing — Present participle of moisturize.
  • monofluoride — (chemistry) any fluoride containing a single fluorine atom in each molecule.
  • monotrichous — (of bacteria) having a single flagellum at one pole.
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