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

  • matroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
  • 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.
  • meniscectomy — the surgical excision of a meniscus, as of the knee joint.
  • metabonomics — (biochemistry, genetics) metabolomics.
  • metachronism — An error in chronological ordering in which a character or an event is placed at too late a time.
  • metafictions — Plural form of metafiction.
  • metafunction — (computing, programming) A function which calls all the other functions of a certain program; the only function that can be called independently.
  • metagenomics — (genetics) The study of genomes recovered from environmental samples; especially the differentiation of genomes from multiple organisms or individuals, either in a symbiotic relationship, or at a crime scene.
  • metallogenic — relating to metallogeny
  • metalorganic — (chemistry) organometallic.
  • metronomical — a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
  • 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.
  • midcontinent — In or near the middle of a continent.
  • minicomputer — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
  • minification — The reduction in apparent size of objects viewed through a lens or mirror shaped so as to increase the field of view, such as a convex or aspheric mirror or a Fresnel lens.
  • minor tenace — the king and jack of a suit held by one player.
  • misanthropic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
  • miscegenator — a person who advocates or engages in miscegenation
  • misconducted — Simple past tense and past participle of misconduct.
  • misconjugate — Grammar. to inflect (a verb). to recite or display all or some subsets of the inflected forms of (a verb), in a fixed order: One conjugates the present tense of the verb “be” as “I am, you are, he is, we are, you are, they are.”.
  • misconnected — to join, link, or fasten together; unite or bind: to connect the two cities by a bridge; Communication satellites connect the local stations into a network.
  • misconstrual — A misinterpretation of the meaning of something.
  • misconstruct — To construct wrongly.
  • misconstrued — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstrue.
  • misconstrues — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misconstrue.
  • miscreations — Plural form of miscreation.
  • misdirection — a wrong or incorrect direction, guidance, or instruction.
  • miseducation — to educate improperly.
  • misogynistic — reflecting or exhibiting hatred, dislike, mistrust, or mistreatment of women.
  • mitochondria — an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production.
  • mitogenicity — Quality or degree of being mitogenic.
  • mnemotechnic — Of or pertaining to mnemotechny.
  • modification — an act or instance of modifying.
  • momification — the transition of a successful career woman into one who is chiefly concerned with homemaking and raising children
  • monastically — In a monastic manner.
  • monochromist — An artist working in the monochromatic style.
  • monodramatic — Relating to a monodrama.
  • monometallic — of or using one metal.
  • monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
  • monophysitic — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
  • monopolistic — a person who has a monopoly.
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