14-letter words containing n, e, o, r, m
- interferometer — Optics. a device that separates a beam of light into two ray beams, usually by means of reflection, and that brings the rays together to produce interference, used to measure wavelength, index of refraction, and astronomical distances.
- interferometry — Optics. a device that separates a beam of light into two ray beams, usually by means of reflection, and that brings the rays together to produce interference, used to measure wavelength, index of refraction, and astronomical distances.
- intermediation — the act of intermediating.
- intermediatory — to act as an intermediary; intervene; mediate.
- intermigration — reciprocal migration; interchange of habitat by migrating groups.
- intermodillion — a space between two modillions.
- intermolecular — existing or occurring between molecules.
- intervalometer — an automatic device for operating the shutter of a camera at regular intervals, as in making aerial photographs.
- intramolecular — existing or occurring within a molecule.
- inverted comma — quotation mark.
- iron meteorite — a meteorite that is composed mainly of iron and nickel
- isometric-line — isometrics, isometric exercise (def 1).
- john c fremont — John Charles, 1813–90, U.S. general and explorer: first Republican presidential candidate, 1856.
- johnny smokers — a plant Geum triflorum, of the rose family, native to North America, having purplish flowers and silky-plumed fruit.
- joint mortgage — a loan of money from a bank or building society to buy a house which two or more people are jointly responsible for repaying
- jonker diamond — a noted diamond weighing 726 carats, discovered in the Transvaal in 1934 and cut into 12 pieces.
- journal intime — a personal or private diary.
- labor movement — labor unions collectively: The labor movement supported the bill.
- ladder company — hook-and-ladder company.
- lap microphone — a small microphone that may be clipped to the speaker's lapel, pocket, or the like.
- laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
- le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- lemon geranium — a garden geranium, Pelargonium crispum, having lemon-scented leaves.
- lemon squeezer — tool for extracting juice from lemons
- lemonade berry — a sumac, Rhus integrifolia, of southern California, having hairy, dark-red fruits used to make a beverage resembling lemonade.
- lemongrass oil — an aromatic oil made from lemon grass and used in aromatherapy, as a pesticide, and as a preservative
- lesser omentum — an omentum attached to the stomach, part of the duodenum, and part of the liver and supporting the hepatic vessels.
- levant morocco — a fine morocco leather with a large, irregular grain, used esp. in bookbinding
- light-horseman — a light-armed cavalry soldier.
- lip microphone — a microphone designed and shaped to be held close to the mouth, for use in noisy environments
- livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- load-line mark — any of various marks by which the allowable loading and the load line at load displacement are established for a merchant vessel; a load line.
- loan agreement — an agreement on the terms of a loan
- loan repayment — a repayment of part of a loan, usually monthly
- locker-lampson — Frederick (Frederick Locker) 1821–95, English poet.
- long-term care — continuing help and attention
- longshorewoman — a woman employed on the wharves of a port, as in loading and unloading vessels.
- lower michigan — the southern part of Michigan, S of the Strait of Mackinac.
- lumbersomeness — the state of being lumbersome
- luminous range — the distance at which a certain light, as that of a lighthouse, is visible in clear weather, disregarding interference from obstructions and from the curvature of the earth and depending on the power of the light.
- lz compression — Lempel-Ziv compression
- macaroni wheat — durum wheat.
- macartney rose — a trailing or climbing evergreen rose, Rosa bracteata, of China, having shiny leaves and large, solitary white flowers.
- macroeconomics — the branch of economics dealing with the broad and general aspects of an economy, as the relationship between the income and investments of a country as a whole.
- macroevolution — major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
- macromarketing — marketing concerning all marketing as a whole, marketing systems, and the mutual effect that society and marketing systems have on each other
- macronutrients — Plural form of macronutrient.
- magnetic force — the repelling or attracting force between a magnet and a ferromagnetic material, between a magnet and a current-carrying conductor, etc.
- magnetic north — north as indicated by a magnetic compass, differing in most places from true north.
- magnetic storm — a temporary disturbance of the earth's magnetic field, induced by radiation and streams of charged particles from the sun.