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11-letter words containing n, a, m, b

  • lactalbumin — the simple protein of milk, obtained from whey, used in the preparation of certain foods and in adhesives and varnishes.
  • lambrequins — Plural form of lambrequin.
  • lamebrained — a dunce; booby; fool.
  • lifeboatman — a sailor qualified to take charge of a lifeboat or life raft.
  • lumbaginous — relating to, or suffering from, lumbago
  • maceranduba — the milk tree, native to Brazil
  • mach number — a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
  • machineable — Alternative form of machinable.
  • malebranche — Nicolas de [nee-kaw-lah duh] /ni kɔˈlɑ də/ (Show IPA), 1638–1715, French philosopher.
  • man and boy — from childhood
  • mandibulate — having mandibles.
  • maneuvrable — Alternative form of maneuverable.
  • maniaphobia — Fear of being insane.
  • manipulable — capable of or susceptible to being manipulated; manipulatable.
  • manipulably — In a manipulable way.
  • mantelboard — mantel.
  • marbleizing — Present participle of marbleize.
  • march brown — an angler's name for the dun and spinner of various mayflies or an artificial fly imitating one of these
  • mare nubium — (Sea of Clouds) a dark plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 95,000 sq. mi. (245,000 sq. km).
  • marine belt — territorial waters.
  • marionberry — a cross between a loganberry and a blackberry
  • marrow bean — a plump-seeded strain of the common field bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), grown for its dry, edible seeds
  • marrow bone — Marrow bones are the bones of certain animals, especially cows, that contain a lot of bone marrow. They are used in cooking and in dog food.
  • marrowbones — Plural form of marrowbone.
  • martinsburg — a city in NE West Virginia.
  • mass number — the integer nearest in value to the atomic weight of an atom and equal to the number of nucleons in the nucleus of the atom. Symbol: A.
  • mating ball — a writhing mass of snakes, usually composed of a single female and 10 or more males attempting to mate with her.
  • mebendazole — an anthelmintic substance, C 1 6 H 1 3 N 3 O 3 , used for treating parasitic worm infestations.
  • medicinable — medicinal.
  • melanoblast — an undifferentiated cell that develops into a melanophore or melanocyte.
  • memory bank — the complete records, archives, or the like of an organization, country, etc.
  • mentionable — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
  • mescal bean — an evergreen shrub or small tree, Sophora secundiflora, of the legume family, of the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, having clusters of fragrant, violet-blue flowers and pods containing highly poisonous, bright red seeds.
  • minangkabau — a member of an Indonesian people native to west-central Sumatra.
  • minas basin — a bay in E Canada, the easternmost arm of the Bay of Fundy, in N Nova Scotia: noted for its high tides.
  • minicabbing — the act of driving a minicab
  • misbalanced — badly balanced
  • misbefallen — Simple past tense and past participle of misbefall.
  • misbehaving — to behave badly or improperly: The children misbehaved during our visit.
  • mislabeling — Present participle of mislabel.
  • monday club — (in Britain) a club made up of right-wing Conservatives who originally met together for lunch on Monday: founded in 1961
  • monetizable — Able to be converted into cash with relative ease.
  • monkey bars — children's climbing frame
  • monoblastic — having a single layer, as an embryo in the blastula stage or developing from a single layer.
  • montbéliard — an industrial town in E France: former capital of the duchy of Burgundy. Pop: 27 570 (1999)
  • monte alban — a major ceremonial center of the Zapotec culture, near the city of Oaxaca, Mexico, occupied from 600 b.c. to a.d. 700.
  • montego bay — a city in NW Jamaica: seaside resort.
  • mothballing — Present participle of mothball.
  • mount tabor — a mountain in N Israel, near Nazareth: traditionally regarded as the mountain where the Transfiguration took place. Height: 588 m (1929 ft)
  • mountbatten — Louis (Francis Albert Victor Nicholas), 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1900–79, British naval commander; great-grandson of Queen Victoria. During World War II he was supreme allied commander in SE Asia (1943–46). He was the last viceroy of India (1947) and governor general (1947–48); killed by an IRA bomb
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