12-letter words containing m, o, v
- markov model — (probability, simulation) A model or simulation based on Markov chains.
- marvellously — In a marvellous manner.
- mauvaise foi — (in the philosophy of Sartre) the expression usually rendered as bad faith
- memory verse — a verse or passage from the Bible to be memorized, especially by members of a Sunday school.
- microgravity — a condition, especially in space orbit, where the force of gravity is so weak that weightlessness results.
- microgrooves — Plural form of microgroove.
- microvessels — Plural form of microvessel.
- microvillous — Relating to microvilli.
- microwavable — Of food, that is suitable for cooking in a microwave oven.
- middle voice — the voice or form used when the subject of a verb performs an action on itself (often the reflexive form)
- misbehaviour — (British) alternative spelling of misbehavior.
- mischievious — Misconstruction of mischievous.
- misconceived — Simple past tense and past participle of misconceive.
- misconceives — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misconceive.
- misgoverning — Present participle of misgovern.
- misventurous — characterized by a mishap
- modificative — (grammar) That which modifies or qualifies, as a word or clause.
- molar volume — the volume occupied by one mole of a gas, liquid, or solid.
- mons veneris — the mons pubis of the human female.
- morton grove — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- motivational — the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job. Synonyms: motive, inspiration, inducement, cause, impetus.
- motive power — any power used to impart motion; any source of mechanical energy.
- motivelessly — Without a motive.
- motor vessel — a ship driven by a diesel or other internal-combustion engine.
- motor-driven — propelled or made to function by means of a motor
- motorcaravan — A motorized caravan; camper, motor home, recreational vehicle.
- mount vernon — the home and tomb of George Washington in NE Virginia, on the Potomac, 15 miles (24 km) below Washington, D.C.
- movable type — type from which text is printed directly in which each character is on a separate piece of metal.
- moveableness — The quality of being moveable.
- movelessness — the state of being without movement or motion
- movie camera — motion-picture camera
- movie rating — a classification of a film as according to the age of viewers thought suitable to see it, and which can differ according to the level in the film of violent content, sexual content, etc
- multi-voiced — having a voice of a specified kind (usually used in combination): shrill-voiced.
- multi-volume — consisting of or encompassing several volumes: a multivolume encyclopedia.
- multivarious — Many and various.
- multivoltine — producing several broods in one year, as certain silkworm moths; polyvoltine.
- muscovy duck — a large, crested, wild duck, Cairina moschata, of tropical America, that has been widely domesticated.
- nemorivagant — Lb rare wandering in the woods.
- nevinnomyssk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, S of Stavropol.
- nomenclative — relating to the act of naming
- noncombative — Not combative.
- nonimitative — not tending to imitate, not involving imitation
- nonnormative — Not normative.
- nonremovable — that may be removed.
- normal curve — a bell-shaped curve showing a particular distribution of probability over the values of a random variable. Also called Gaussian curve, probability curve.
- normotensive — characterized by normal arterial tension or blood pressure.
- novomoskovsk — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- olive family — the plant family Oleaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having opposite, simple or pinnately compound leaves, usually small and sometimes showy flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry, capsule, or winged seed, and including the ash, forsythia, lilac, olive, and privet.
- omnivorously — eating both animal and plant foods.
- once removed — relative: one generation older