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14-letter words containing n, i, m, y

  • marine railway — a railway having a rolling cradle for hauling ships out of water onto land and returning them.
  • maternity home — a house in which a pregnant woman can live until her baby is born, esp one for women who became pregnant out of wedlock and whose baby is going to be put up for adoption
  • maternity ward — hospital room for new mothers
  • matrimony vine — any plant belonging to the genus Lycium, of the nightshade family, species of which are cultivated for their foliage, flowers, and berries.
  • mayonnaiselike — Resembling mayonnaise.
  • mediastinotomy — (surgery) incision of the mediastinum.
  • medicamentally — in a manner that relates to medicaments
  • memory mapping — a technique whereby computer peripherals may be addressed as though they formed part of the main memory of the computer
  • meniscocytosis — sickle cell anemia.
  • metal spraying — a process in which a layer of one metal is sprayed onto another in the molten state
  • metaphysicians — Plural form of metaphysician.
  • methylthionine — as in methylthionine chloride, a dark green dye used as a stain, antiseptic etc
  • methylxanthine — a compound formed through the methylation of xanthine, such as caffeine or theophylline
  • metronomically — a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
  • michigan rummy — a variety of five hundred rummy in which each player scores his or her melds as played.
  • microaneurysms — Plural form of microaneurysm.
  • midway islands — an atoll in the central Pacific, about 2100 km (1300 miles) northwest of Honolulu: annexed by the US in 1867: scene of a decisive battle (June, 1942), in which the US combined fleets destroyed Japan's carrier fleet. Pop: 40 (2013 est). Area: 5 sq km (2 sq miles)
  • mindbogglingly — In a mindboggling manner; in such a way as to boggle the mind; so as to be beyond comprehension or understanding.
  • minicoy island — a small island in the S Laccadive Islands, off the SW coast of India. 1.25 sq. mi. (3.24 sq. km).
  • minilaparotomy — Surgery. laparotomy with a small incision into the abdomen, often no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm), used especially for tubal ligation.
  • mining geology — geology applied to the exploitation of mineral deposits.
  • minor seminary — a Roman Catholic preparatory school where persons planning to enter the priesthood follow a course of secondary education.
  • minority group — minority (defs 3, 4).
  • minus infinity — The most negative value, not necessarily or even usually the simple negation of plus infinity. In N bit twos-complement arithmetic, infinity is 2^(N-1) - 1 but minus infinity is -(2^(N-1)), not -(2^(N-1) - 1).
  • minus quantity — a quantity less than zero
  • misclassifying — Present participle of misclassify.
  • misidentifying — Present participle of misidentify.
  • modal analysis — Modal analysis is the analysis of a structure to find its natural frequencies of vibration.
  • modelling clay — mouldable substance fixed in a kiln
  • money changing — the business of exchanging one currency for another, with the deduction of a commission for the service.
  • money-changing — the business or act of exchanging currency, usually of different countries, esp. at a set rate
  • money-grubbing — a person who is aggressively engaged in or preoccupied with making or saving money.
  • monocarboxylic — containing one carboxyl group.
  • monocratically — In a monocratic manner.
  • monoglycerides — Plural form of monoglyceride.
  • monolithically — of or relating to a monolith.
  • monomaniacally — In a monomaniacal manner.
  • monophonically — In a monophonic manner.
  • monophysitical — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
  • moon jellyfish — a coelenterate, Aurelia aurita, inhabiting all seas, having a luminescent milky-pink or milky-orange, umbrellalike disk 3–9 inches (8–23 cm) in diameter.
  • morbid anatomy — the branch of medical science concerned with the study of the structure of diseased organs and tissues
  • morgain le fay — Morgan le Fay.
  • morganatically — In a morganatic manner.
  • morning prayer — matin (def 1c).
  • motivationally — In a motivational manner.
  • motor industry — the manufacturers of cars viewed as a sector
  • mount mckinley — a mountain in S central Alaska: highest peak in North America, 20,310 feet (6190 meters).
  • mountain nyala — a similar and related Ethiopian animal, T. buxtoni, lacking the white crest
  • multiethnicity — The state of being multiethnic.
  • multifrequency — Of or pertaining to multiple frequencies.
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