16-letter words containing n, o, l, i, t, u
- methylthioninium — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The heterocyclic cation 3,7-bis(dimethylamino)-phenothiazin-5-ium, that is the basis of methylene blue.
- microcirculation — the movement of blood through the arterioles, capillaries, and venules.
- microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
- microlinguistics — the branch of linguistics that is concerned with the study of languages in the abstract, and that looks at specific linguistic data without consideration of meaning
- micromanipulator — A device, used for micromanipulation, consisting of microscopic needles and instruments viewed through a microscope.
- military honours — ceremonies performed by troops in honour of royalty, at the burial of an officer, etc
- miniature poodle — a breed of poodle, bred to be much smaller than standard poodles
- mobility housing — houses designed or adapted for people who have difficulty in walking but are not necessarily chairbound
- mountain climber — someone who climbs or walks up mountains
- mourning clothes — clothes worn as a symbol of grief at a bereavement, esp black clothes
- multidimensional — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
- multidirectional — extending or operating in several directions at the same time; functioning or going in more than one direction: a multidirectional stereo speaker system.
- multifariousness — (uncountable) The characteristic of being multifarious.
- multilinear form — a function or functional of several variables such that when all variables but one are held fixed, the function is linear in the remaining variable.
- multimillionaire — a person who possesses a fortune that amounts to many millions of dollars, francs, etc.
- multinationalism — a large corporation with operations and subsidiaries in several countries.
- multiple fission — fission into more than two new organisms.
- multiplepoinding — an action to determine the division of a property or fund between several claimants, brought by or on behalf of the present holder
- multiprogramming — multitasking
- municipalization — (economics) The transfer of corporations or other assets to municipal ownership.
- mutual exclusion — (parallel, operating system) (Or "mutex", plural: "mutexes") A collection of techniques for sharing resources so that different uses do not conflict and cause unwanted interactions. One of the most commonly used techniques for mutual exclusion is the semaphore.
- mutual induction — the production of an electromotive force in one circuit by a change in current in another circuit.
- mutual recursion — recursion
- national costume — traditional dress
- natural religion — religion based on principles derived solely from reason and the study of nature.
- neuroepithelioma — Neurocytoma.
- neurolinguistics — the study of the neurological processes underlying the development and use of language.
- neuropathologies — the pathology of the nervous system.
- neuropathologist — A specialist who practices neuropathology.
- nitrosylsulfuric — of or derived from nitrosylsulfuric acid.
- no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
- nodding trillium — a hardy plant, Trillium cernuum, of the lily family, of the eastern coast of North America, having wavy-petalled, white or pinkish flowers on short, recurved stalks hanging beneath the three whorled leaves.
- non-accumulative — tending to accumulate or arising from accumulation; cumulative.
- non-attributable — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- non-illumination — an act or instance of illuminating.
- non-instrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
- non-naturalistic — imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings.
- non-quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- nonarchitectural — Not architectural.
- nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
- nonfinite clause — a clause with a nonfinite verb or with no verb, as the hour being late in The hour being late, we left.
- noninstitutional — Not institutional; not having the usual characteristics of an institution.
- not on your life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- nuclear reaction — reaction (def 8).
- oblique triangle — any triangle that does not have a right angle (contrasted with right triangle).
- oblique zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it between the poles and the equator
- occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
- oligonucleotides — Plural form of oligonucleotide.
- online thesaurus — a thesaurus or dictionary of words with the same or nearly the same meanings, or synonyms, and their opposites, or antonyms, such as Thesaurus.com, available on the Internet or the World Wide Web, accessed through a web browser, and used by entering a query term into a search box on the site. An online thesaurus provides immediate electronic access to lists of alternate terms for the queried word, covering its various shades of meaning: This online thesaurus showed me that smart, as an adjective, not only means intelligent, but also stylish, or lively, and gave long lists of other words for each meaning.
- operating manual — a leaflet of instructions on how to use something (such as an electrical appliance, etc)