11-letter words containing m, r, s
- nicol prism — one of a pair of prisms used to produce and analyze plane-polarized light in a polarizing microscope. Also called Nicol. Compare polarizer (def 1).
- nightdreams — Plural form of nightdream.
- nightmarish — resembling a nightmare, especially in being terrifying, exasperating, or the like: his nightmarish experience in a concentration camp.
- nitromersol — a brownish-yellow or yellow, granular, water-insoluble powder, C 7 H 5 HgNO 3 : used in alkaline solution chiefly as an antiseptic.
- nitrosamine — any of a series of compounds with the type formula R 2 NNO, some of which are carcinogenic, formed in cured meats by the conversion of nitrite.
- nmr scanner — a diagnostic device employing nuclear magnetic resonance to display computer-generated sectional images of the body, consisting of a large, body-encircling magnet that generates a strong, uniform magnetic field which interacts with radio waves to excite the nuclei of hydrogen atoms, or other specific atoms, and a detection system that picks up the signals from the body and transforms them into a visual image.
- noisemakers — Plural form of noisemaker.
- noisy miner — a honey-eater, Manorina melanocephala, of eastern Australia, having a grey-white plumage and brown wings and noted for its raucous cries
- non-marxist — an adherent of Karl Marx or his theories.
- noncomposer — a person who is not a composer
- nonconsumer — a person who refrains from using or purchasing certain resources, products, or services
- noncustomer — a person who is not the customer of a particular establishment, or a person who does not buy a product or service
- nonorgasmic — not involving or resulting in orgasm, not able to orgasm
- normalising — Present participle of normalise.
- normalities — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- normanesque — in the style of Norman architecture, a variety of Romanesque architecture.
- north adams — a city in NW Massachusetts.
- northermost — Synonym of northernmost.
- northernism — a mannerism or phrase considered typical of northerners
- nostradamic — of or pertaining to Nostradamus or resembling his work; prophetic
- nostradamus — (Michel de Nostredame) 1503–66, French astrologer.
- nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
- number keys — keypad
- number sign — a symbol (#) for “number” or “numbered”: item #8 on the list.
- numerations — Plural form of numeration.
- nurserymaid — Nursemaid.
- oarsmanship — The skill of rowing a boat.
- obscurement — The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured.
- oceanariums — Plural form of oceanarium.
- offshoreman — a person who works offshore, especially on an offshore oil rig.
- oligomerous — having a small number of component parts
- ombrogenous — (of plants) able to flourish in wet conditions
- omnifarious — of all forms, varieties, or kinds.
- omnipresent — present everywhere at the same time: the omnipresent God.
- omnivourous — Misspelling of omnivorous.
- opportunism — the policy or practice, as in politics, business, or one's personal affairs, of adapting actions, decisions, etc., to expediency or effectiveness regardless of the sacrifice of ethical principles.
- optometrist — a licensed professional who practices optometry.
- ordainments — Plural form of ordainment.
- organistrum — a stringed instrument played by two people
- organograms — Plural form of organogram.
- orientalism — a peculiarity or idiosyncrasy of the peoples of Asia, especially the East.
- originalism — The principle or belief that the original intent of an author should be adhered to in later interpretations of a work.
- ornamentals — Plural form of ornamental.
- ornamentist — a person who adorns or decorates, esp professionally
- oscillogram — the record produced by the action of an oscillograph or oscilloscope.
- ostensorium — ostensory.
- osteodermal — characterized by osteoderms
- osteodermic — of or like an osteoderm
- ostracoderm — any of several extinct jawless fishes of the Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian periods, having the body enclosed in an armor of bony plates.
- our time(s) — When you refer to our time or our times you are referring to the present period in the history of the world.