13-letter words containing n, e, s, t, c
- merchant ship — law: commercial vessel
- mescal button — one of the dried, buttonlike tops of a mescal of the genus Lophophora, used as a hallucinogen, especially by certain Indians of Mexico and the southwestern U.S. during religious ceremonies; peyote.
- metafunctions — Plural form of metafunction.
- metallic lens — an arrangement of louvres used to direct and focus electromagnetic or sound waves
- metaphysician — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
- metasemantics — (linguistics) The part of metalanguage that deals with semantics.
- michelin star — a mark of distinction awarded by the Michelin travel guides to a restaurant in recognition of the high quality of its cooking. A restaurant may receive one, two, or three stars, representing very good, exceptional, or exquisite cuisine, respectively
- microeinstein — The unit equal to one millionth of an einstein.
- microelements — Plural form of microelement.
- micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
- minicomputers — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
- misadvertence — inadvertence
- 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.
- miscegenistic — Miscegenous.
- misconception — an erroneous conception; mistaken notion.
- misconjecture — the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.
- misconnecting — Present participle of misconnect.
- misconnection — the act or state of connecting.
- miscoordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- miscorrection — a wrong correction
- misperception — to understand or perceive incorrectly; misunderstand.
- mistranscribe — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- mnemotechnics — the process or technique of improving or developing the memory.
- monkey tricks — mischievous behaviour or acts, such as practical jokes
- monosymmetric — zygomorphic.
- monster truck — a pick-up truck with extremely large tyres, often used for racing over rough terrain
- 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.
- monte cenisio — a pass over the Graian Alps in SE France, between Lanslebourg (France) and Susa (Italy): nearby tunnel, opened in 1871. Highest point: 2082 m (6831 ft)
- montefiascone — a town in central Italy: wine-growing area.
- montes claros — a city in E Brazil.
- mount clemens — a city in SE Michigan.
- mucocutaneous — Of or pertaining to the mucous membranes and the skin.
- multi-section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- multipresence — the quality or state of being multipresent
- n'est-ce pas? — isn't that so?
- nanochemistry — (chemistry) The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale.
- nanocomposite — Denoting a composite material that has a grain size measured in nanometers.
- nanoparticles — Plural form of nanoparticle.
- nanostructure — A structure, especially a semiconductor device, that has dimensions of only a few nanometers.
- nascent state — the condition of an element at the instant it is set free from a combination in which it has previously existed.
- nature's call — call of nature.
- necessitarian — a person who advocates or supports necessitarianism (distinguished from libertarian).
- necessitating — to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
- necessitation — to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
- necessitative — to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
- necessitously — In a necessitous way.
- nectariferous — producing nectar.
- nectarivorous — feeding on nectar