11-letter words containing n, m, p
- metanephros — one of the three embryonic excretory organs of higher vertebrates, becoming the permanent and functional kidney.
- metaprotein — a hydrolytic derivative of protein, insoluble in water but soluble in dilute acids or alkalis.
- microphones — Plural form of microphone.
- microphonic — of, relating to, or in the nature of a microphone.
- mimic panel — a panel simulating the geographical layout of a television studio, railway points system, traffic interchange, etc, in which small indicator lamps display the selected state of the lighting circuits, signalling, traffic lights, etc
- minesweeper — a specially equipped ship used for dragging a body of water in order to remove or destroy enemy mines.
- minneapolis — a city in SE Minnesota, on the Mississippi.
- minor party — a political party with so little electoral strength that its chance of gaining control of the government is slight.
- minor piece — a bishop or knight.
- mirtazapine — (medicine) A tetracyclic antidepressant drug.
- misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- misanthropy — hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind.
- misapplying — Present participle of misapply.
- mishappened — Simple past tense and past participle of mishappen.
- misocapnist — (rare) One who hates tobacco smoke.
- misplanning — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- mispleading — a mistake in pleading, as a misjoinder of parties or a misstatement of a cause of action.
- misposition — condition with reference to place; location; situation.
- misshipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- misspeaking — (obsolete) Speaking ill; defamation, slander.
- misspelling — the act of spelling incorrectly: Note his misspelling of that word.
- misspending — Present participle of misspend.
- misstepping — Present participle of misstep.
- model plane — a small-scale model of an aircraft, which may or may not be able to fly
- mom and pop — a small family-owned private business enterprise
- mom-and-pop — of or relating to a small retail business, usually owned and operated by members of a family: a mom-and-pop grocery.
- monitorship — (especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- monoblepsis — a condition of the eyesight in which there is no problem with vision when one eye is involved but there is impairment to vision that uses both eyes
- monocarpous — having a gynoecium that forms only a single ovary.
- monodelphic — having a sole set of reproductive organs
- monographed — Simple past tense and past participle of monograph.
- monographic — a treatise on a particular subject, as a biographical study or study of the works of one artist.
- monomorphic — Biology. having only one form.
- monophagous — feeding on only one kind of food.
- monophthong — a vowel retaining the same quality throughout its duration.
- monophysite — a person who maintains that Christ has one nature, partly divine and partly human.
- monopolised — Simple past tense and past participle of monopolise.
- monopolises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of monopolise.
- monopolists — Plural form of monopolist.
- monopolized — Simple past tense and past participle of monopolize.
- monopolizer — to acquire, have, or exercise a monopoly of.
- monopolizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of monopolize.
- monopsonies — Plural form of monopsony.
- monopsonist — the sole buyer in a monopsony
- monostrophe — a poem in which all the strophes or stanzas are of the same metrical form.
- monoterpene — (organic chemistry) any terpene formed from two isoprene units, and having ten carbon atoms; either hydrocarbons such as pinene, or compounds with functional groups such as camphor.
- monotherapy — (medicine) A therapy which is administered by itself.
- 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