13-letter words containing n, a, m, c
- milk saucepan — a type of small saucepan often used for heating milk
- mine-clearing — the process of disarming and removing explosive mines from an area
- mineral pitch — asphalt.
- mineralogical — Relating to mineralogy.
- miniaturistic — Employing or suggesting miniaturism; small and detailed.
- misadvertence — inadvertence
- misallocating — Present participle of misallocate.
- misallocation — to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.
- miscegenation — marriage or cohabitation between two people from different racial groups, especially, in the U.S., between a black person and a white person: In 1968 the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that state laws prohibiting miscegenation were unconstitutional.
- miscegenative — (rare) Miscegenous.
- miscellaneous — consisting of members or elements of different kinds; of mixed character: a book of miscellaneous essays on American history.
- miscoordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- mise en place — (in a restaurant kitchen) the preparation of equipment and food before service begins
- misgovernance — to govern or manage badly.
- misobservance — a failure to observe thoroughly or properly
- missa cantata — a Mass whose music is equivalent to that of the High Mass but that is less elaborate in its celebration.
- mistranscribe — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- mitochondrial — (cytology) Of, or relating to mitochondria.
- mix and match — made up of complementary elements taken from different sets or sources: a mix-and-match approach to interior decoration.
- mix-and-match — made up of complementary elements taken from different sets or sources: a mix-and-match approach to interior decoration.
- mixing faucet — a single outlet for water from separately controlled hot-water and cold-water taps.
- modifications — Plural form of modification.
- mole fraction — the ratio of the number of moles of a given component of a mixture to the total number of moles of all the components.
- mollification — to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
- monarchianism — any of several doctrines of the Christian church in the 2nd and 3rd centuries a.d., emphasizing the unity of God by maintaining that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are three manifestations or aspects of God.
- monarchically — In a monarchic or monarchical fashion.
- money-changer — a person whose business is the exchange of currency, usually of different countries, at a fixed or official rate.
- moneychangers — Plural form of moneychanger.
- monkey jacket — a short, close-fitting jacket or coat, formerly worn by sailors.
- monoaminergic — (of a neuron or neural pathway) transmitting messages by means of a monoamine
- monochromated — Fitted with a monochromator.
- monochromatic — of or having one color.
- monochromator — a spectroscope with a slit that can be moved across the spectrum for viewing individual spectral bands.
- monoclonality — Biology, Biotechnology. the state or condition of having one specific type of antibody.
- monodactylous — having only one digit or claw.
- monogenically — In a monogenic manner.
- monogrammatic — a design consisting of two or more alphabetic letters combined or interlaced, commonly one's initials, often printed on stationery, embroidered on clothing, etc.
- monogynoecial — (of a fruit) developing from a single pistil.
- monomolecular — noting or pertaining to a thickness of one molecule.
- mononucleated — having a single nucleus
- monosyllabics — Plural form of monosyllabic.
- monotonically — of, relating to, or uttered in a monotone: a monotonic delivery of a lecture.
- monstre sacré — a venerable or popular public figure who is considered above criticism or attack despite eccentricity, controversy, etc.
- monte cassino — a monastery at Cassino, Italy: founded a.d. c530 by St. Benedict and destroyed by Allied bombings in 1944.
- montefiascone — a town in central Italy: wine-growing area.
- monterey jack — a mild, light-yellow, semisoft cheese
- montes claros — a city in E Brazil.
- mood enhancer — something, esp a drug, that has the effect of lifting a person's mood
- morning watch — the watch from 4 a.m. until 8 a.m.
- morris dancer — A morris dancer is a person who takes part in morris dancing.