13-letter words containing n, a, m, c
- encephalotomy — The dissection of the brain.
- enchondromata — Plural form of enchondroma.
- encomiastical — Alternative form of encomiastic.
- encompassable — Capable of being encompassed.
- encompassment — The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded.
- encouragement — The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
- encroachments — Plural form of encroachment.
- encumbrancers — Plural form of encumbrancer.
- endocommensal — a commensal living within the body of the host organism
- endolymphatic — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
- enigmatically — Acting in a manner that suggests an enigma.
- entomological — Of or pertaining to entomology.
- entomostracan — any small crustacean of the group (formerly subclass) Entomostraca, including the branchiopods, ostracods, and copepods
- entrance ramp — a short road connecting a motorway, etc, to another road
- enzymatically — In terms of, or by using, enzymes.
- ergonomically — In an ergonomic manner.
- eudaemonistic — Of or pertaining to eudaemonism.
- ex-serviceman — An ex-serviceman is a man who used to be in a country's army, navy, or air force.
- excess demand — a situation in which the market demand for a commodity is greater than its market supply, thus causing its market price to rise
- exclamational — Relating to, or having the form of, an exclamation.
- excommunicate — Officially exclude (someone) from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church.
- false economy — an attempt to save money which actually leads to greater expense
- fantasmagoric — phantasmagoria.
- female condom — a type of condom used by women and inserted into the vagina
- fencing match — a match between fencers
- ferrimagnetic — noting or pertaining to a substance, as a ferrite, in which the magnetic moments of some neighboring atoms point in opposite directions, with a net magnetization still resulting because of differences in magnitudes of the opposite moments.
- ferromagnetic — noting or pertaining to a substance, as iron, that below a certain temperature, the Curie point, can possess magnetization in the absence of an external magnetic field; noting or pertaining to a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned.
- ferry company — a company that operates a ferry or ferries
- fishing smack — any of various fore-and-aft-rigged fishing vessels of rather large size, often containing a well to keep the catch alive.
- flame cutting — a method of cutting ferrous metals in which the metal is heated by a torch to about 800°C and is oxidized by a stream of oxygen from the torch
- fractionalism — the state of being separate or inharmonious
- france modern — an escutcheon blazoned as follows: Azure, three fleurs-de-lis or.
- franche-comte — a former province in E France: once a part of Burgundy.
- franchisement — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- frank chapman — Frank Michler [mik-ler] /ˈmɪk lər/ (Show IPA), 1864–1945, U.S. ornithologist, museum curator, and author.
- fruit machine — gambling: slot machine
- frumentaceous — of the nature of or resembling wheat or other grain.
- fulminic acid — an unstable acid, CNOH, isomeric with cyanic acid, and known only in the form of its salts.
- functionalism — (usually initial capital letter) Chiefly Architecture, Furniture. a design movement evolved from several previous movements or schools in Europe in the early 20th century, advocating the design of buildings, furnishings, etc., as direct fulfillments of material requirements, as for shelter, repose, or the serving of food, with the construction, materials, and purpose clearly expressed or at least not denied, and with aesthetic effect derived chiefly from proportions and finish, purely decorative effects being excluded or greatly subordinated. the doctrines and practices associated with this movement. Compare rationalism (def 4).
- funeral march — march played for funeral processions
- galactomannan — (carbohydrate) Any of a class of polysaccharides, found in many gums, having a backbone composed of mannose with galactose sidechains.
- galactosamine — an amino sugar that is a major component of glycolipids and chondroitin.
- gallo-romance — the vernacular language, a development from Latin, spoken in France from about a.d. 600 to 900. Abbreviation: Gallo-Rom.
- galvanometric — Of or pertaining to galvanometry.
- game-changing — having the potential to change significantly the outcome of something
- games console — Also called game(s) console, gaming console, video-game console. a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
- garcia moreno — Gabriel [gey-bree-uh l,, gah-bree-el;; Spanish gah-vree-el] /ˈgeɪ bri əl,, ˌgɑ briˈɛl;; Spanish ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1821–75, Ecuadorian journalist and political leader: president of Ecuador 1861–65; 1869–75.
- gastrocnemius — the largest muscle in the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot, raises the heel, and assists in bending the knee.
- gastronomical — the art or science of good eating.
- general magic — A software company based in Mountain View, California. Products released in 1994 after four years in development include: Telescript - a communications-oriented programming language; Magic Cap - an OOPS designed for PDAs; and a new, third generation GUI. Motorola's Envoy, due for release in the third quarter of 1994, will use Magic Cap as its OS. What PostScript did for cross-platform, device-independent documents, Telescript aims to do for cross-platform, network-independent messaging. Telescript protects programmers from many of the complexities of network protocols. Competitors for Magic Cap include Microsoft's Windows for Pens/Winpad, PenPoint, Apple Computer's Newton Intelligence and GEOS by GeoWorks.