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12-letter words containing n, i, t, r, o

  • maderization — the process whereby wine is heated and oxidized, resulting in a darker colour and an altered taste
  • magnitogorsk — a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, on the Ural River, near the boundary between Europe and Asia.
  • majoritarian — of, relating to, or constituting a majority: majoritarian democracy.
  • malapportion — to apportion improperly or unfairly (voting districts, a legislature, etc.)
  • malformation — faulty or anomalous formation or structure, especially in a living body: malformation of the teeth.
  • malnormality — (mathematics, group theory) The property of a subgroup H of a group G where, for any x in G but not in H, H and Hx intersect in the identity element.
  • malnutrition — lack of proper nutrition; inadequate or unbalanced nutrition.
  • maltodextrin — a compound of dextrin and maltose, used as a food additive and in some health and beauty products.
  • malversation — improper or corrupt behavior in office, especially in public office.
  • man-tailored — (of women's clothing) tailored in the general style and with the details of men's clothing. Compare dressmaker (def 2).
  • manipulators — Plural form of manipulator.
  • manipulatory — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
  • marconi mast — an elaborately stayed mast.
  • marionettist — A puppeteer who controls a marionette.
  • master point — a point awarded to a bridge player who has won or placed in an officially recognized tournament.
  • masturbation — the stimulation or manipulation of one's own genitals, especially to orgasm; sexual self-gratification.
  • matriclinous — Having mostly maternally-inherited characteristics.
  • matrimonials — Plural form of matrimonial.
  • matroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
  • maturational — the act or process of maturating.
  • mechatronics — The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering for the study of automata from an engineering perspective and the control of advanced hybrid systems.
  • meeting room — venue where discussions are held
  • melanotropin — MSH.
  • memento mori — (italics) Latin. remember that you must die.
  • memorisation — Alternative spelling of memorization.
  • memorization — to commit to memory; learn by heart: to memorize a poem.
  • menstruation — the periodic discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus, occurring approximately monthly from puberty to menopause in nonpregnant women and females of other primate species.
  • metachronism — An error in chronological ordering in which a character or an event is placed at too late a time.
  • metalorganic — (chemistry) organometallic.
  • metalworking — the act or technique of making metal objects.
  • metronomical — a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
  • metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
  • microanalyst — One who carries out microanalysis.
  • microanatomy — the branch of anatomy dealing with microscopic structures (distinguished from gross anatomy).
  • microcentury — One CS professor used to characterise the standard length of his lectures as a microcentury - that is, about 52.6 minutes (see also attoparsec, nanoacre, and especially microfortnight).
  • microelement — Trace element.
  • microgranite — an igneous rock with an identical composition and mineral content to granite, but having a finer texture
  • micropayment — A very small payment made each time a user accesses an Internet page or service.
  • microprinted — printed in microprint
  • microsegment — a stretch of speech preceded and followed but not interrupted by juncture.
  • microstation — (application)   A full-featured 2-D and 3-D CAD program for MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, and Unix workstations from Bentley Systems, Inc. Created in 1984, MicroStation is a high-end package used worldwide in environments where many designers work on large, complex projects. MicroStation Modeler is a superset of MicroStation that provides solid modelling, and MasterPiece is MicroStation's rendering and animation program.
  • microtonally — In a microtonal manner.
  • midafternoon — the part of the afternoon centering approximately on three o'clock; the period approximately halfway between noon and sunset.
  • mifepristone — an antigestational drug, C 29 H 35 NO 2 , that prevents a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterine wall by blocking the action of progesterone.
  • migrationist — a person who considers it important for species of animals and plants to migrate for the purposes of distribution and evolution
  • mineralogist — the science or study of minerals.
  • minicomputer — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
  • ministration — the act of ministering care, aid, religious service, etc.
  • minor planet — asteroid (def 1).
  • minor tenace — the king and jack of a suit held by one player.
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