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12-letter words containing m, u, t, o, n, c

  • malfunctions — Plural form of malfunction.
  • 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).
  • metachronous — Medicine/Medical. occurring at a different time than a similar event: metachronous tumors.
  • metafunction — (computing, programming) A function which calls all the other functions of a certain program; the only function that can be called independently.
  • 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).
  • minicomputer — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
  • misconducted — Simple past tense and past participle of misconduct.
  • misconjugate — Grammar. to inflect (a verb). to recite or display all or some subsets of the inflected forms of (a verb), in a fixed order: One conjugates the present tense of the verb “be” as “I am, you are, he is, we are, you are, they are.”.
  • 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.
  • miseducation — to educate improperly.
  • mockumentary — a movie or television show depicting fictional events but presented as a documentary.
  • monocultural — the use of land for growing only one type of crop.
  • monocultures — Plural form of monoculture.
  • monostichous — (of parts) forming one row
  • monotrichous — (of bacteria) having a single flagellum at one pole.
  • motor launch — a small naval vessel that chases submarines, etc
  • mount carmel — a mountain ridge in NW Israel, extending from the Samarian Hills to the Mediterranean. Highest point: about 540 m (1800 ft)
  • mount scopus — a mountain in central Israel, east of Jerusalem: a N extension of the Mount of Olives; site of the Hebrew University (1925). Height: 834 m (2736 ft)
  • mountain cat — any of various wild feline mammals, such as the bobcat, lynx, or puma
  • mucoproteins — Plural form of mucoprotein.
  • mucopurulent — containing or composed of mucus and pus.
  • multipotency — (cytology, developmental biology) The ability of a progenitor cell to develop into a limited number of cell types.
  • murman coast — an Arctic coastal region in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Kola Peninsula.
  • mutton chops — side whiskers trimmed in the shape of chops, widening out from the temples
  • myclobutanil — A triazole fungicide that works by inhibiting ergosterol biosynthesis.
  • nanocomputer — (architecture)   /nan'oh-k*m-pyoo'tr/ A computer with molecular-sized switching elements. Designs for mechanical nanocomputers which use single-molecule sliding rods for their logic have been proposed. The controller for a nanobot would be a nanocomputer. Some nanocomputers can also be called quantum computers because quantum physics plays a major role in calculations. Richard P. Feynman is still cited today for his work in this area.
  • neurectomies — Plural form of neurectomy.
  • neurochemist — A researcher or other professional in the field of neurochemistry.
  • noctambulant — of, relating to, or given to sleepwalking.
  • noctambulism — somnambulism.
  • noctambulist — somnambulism.
  • noctambulous — of, relating to, or given to sleepwalking.
  • nomenclature — a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
  • non-computer — a programmable electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Mainframes, desktop and laptop computers, tablets, and smartphones are some of the different types of computers. Compare analog computer, digital computer.
  • nonautomatic — not automatic, operated by hand and not machines
  • nonclemature — Misspelling of nomenclature.
  • noncommunist — not following, belonging to, or associated with the Communist Party or Communism.
  • noncommunity — not part of, related to, or owned by a community
  • nonincumbent — a candidate or party in an election that does not already hold the position
  • not much cop — If you say that something is not much cop, you mean that it is not very good, and is disappointing.
  • nothing much — not a lot
  • obmutescence — persistent silence
  • obscurantism — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
  • old mine cut — a brilliant cut, common in the 19th century, retaining a relatively high proportion of the original stone and having a large culet and small table compared to modern brilliants.
  • opendocument — (file format, standard)   (ODF, ISO/IEC 26300, OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications) An XML file format for office documents, such as spreadsheets, charts, presentations, databases and word processing. OpenDocument was developed by the Open Office XML technical committee of the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) consortium. It is based on the XML format originally created and implemented by the OpenOffice.org office suite. OpenDocument is an open standard, i.e. freely available and implementable. Compare OOXML.
  • outcompeting — to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in a race; to compete in business.
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