11-letter words containing n, i, m, p
- monopsonist — the sole buyer in a monopsony
- montpellier — a department in S France. 2403 sq. mi. (6225 sq. km). Capital: Montpellier.
- moon pillar — a halo phenomenon in which a vertical streak of light appears above and below the moon, believed to be caused by the reflection of moonlight by ice crystals with vertical axes.
- mopani worm — an edible caterpillar that feeds on mopani leaves
- morphogenic — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
- most-lupine — pertaining to or resembling the wolf.
- most-pontic — pertaining to the Pontus Euxinus or to Pontus.
- motion jpeg — Moving JPEG
- mount siple — a mountain in Antarctica, on the coast of Byrd Land. Height: 3100 m (10 171 ft)
- mountaintop — The summit or top part of a mountain.
- moving jpeg — (graphics, compression) (M-JPEG) A compression technique for moving images which applies JPEG still image compression to each frame of a moving picture sequence. Play-back requires a machine capable of decompressing and displaying each JPEG image quickly enough to sustain the required frame rate of the picture sequence. There is no standard for Moving JPEG as with JPEG, but there are JPEG compression chips (for example see Zoran) which are designed to work at television frame rates and resolutions. See also MPEG and MPEG2.
- moving part — a part in a machine that has power to move
- mpeg-4 hiln — MPEG-4 Harmonics, individual lines and noise
- mpls domain — (networking) A portion of a network that contains devices that understand MPLS.
- mucoprotein — a protein that yields carbohydrates as well as amino acids on hydrolysis.
- mudspringer — mudskipper.
- multiperson — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- multiphoton — involving several photons
- multipiston — having more than one piston
- multiplanes — Plural form of multiplane.
- multiplying — Present participle of multiply.
- multipotent — having power to produce or influence several effects or results.
- mumpishness — the state or quality of being mumpish
- munich pact — the pact signed by Great Britain, France, Italy, and Germany on September 29, 1938, by which the Sudetenland was ceded to Germany: often cited as an instance of unwise and unprincipled appeasement of an aggressive nation.
- municipally — of or relating to a town or city or its local government: municipal elections.
- mycoprotein — A food product derived from fungus, the basis of Quorn.
- naupliiform — shaped like a nauplius larva
- nemophilist — (rare) One who is fond of forests or forest scenery; a haunter of the woods.
- neopaganism — a 20th-century revival of interest in the worship of nature, fertility, etc., as represented by various deities.
- neopopulism — pertaining to a revival of populism, especially a sophisticated form appealing to commonplace values and prejudices.
- neuropodium — (zoology) The ventral lobe or branch of a parapodium.
- nicol prism — one of a pair of prisms used to produce and analyze plane-polarized light in a polarizing microscope. Also called Nicol. Compare polarizer (def 1).
- nincompoops — Plural form of nincompoop.
- nominal par — an equality in value or standing; a level of equality: The gains and the losses are on a par.
- nonemphatic — lacking emphasis, not emphatic
- nonphonemic — not phonemic
- normocapnia — (medicine) The presence of the normal amount of carbon dioxide in arterial blood.
- nudist camp — a resort where nudism is practiced
- numeric pad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
- nymphomania — abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire in women.
- oarsmanship — The skill of rowing a boat.
- omnipatient — having unlimited patience
- omnipotence — the quality or state of being omnipotent.
- omnipotency — Omnipotence. (from 15th c.).
- omnipresent — present everywhere at the same time: the omnipresent God.
- onomatopeia — Alternative spelling of onomatopoeia.
- onomatopeic — Alternative form of onomatopoeic.
- open-minded — having or showing a mind receptive to new ideas or arguments.
- oppenheimer — J(ulius) Robert, 1904–67, U.S. nuclear physicist.
- opportunism — the policy or practice, as in politics, business, or one's personal affairs, of adapting actions, decisions, etc., to expediency or effectiveness regardless of the sacrifice of ethical principles.