16-letter words containing n, o, r, m, a, l
- magneto-electric — of or relating to the induction of electric current or electromotive force by means of permanent magnets.
- magnolia warbler — a black and yellow wood warbler, Dendroica magnolia, of North America.
- malapportionment — (of a state or other political unit) poorly apportioned, especially divided, organized, or structured in a manner that prevents large sections of a population from having equitable representation in a legislative body.
- man of the world — a man who is widely experienced in the ways of the world and people; an urbane, sophisticated man.
- marginal costing — a method of cost accounting and decision making used for internal reporting in which only marginal costs are charged to cost units and fixed costs are treated as a lump sum
- marine biologist — scientist who studies sea life
- marmalade orange — a bitter variety of orange suitable for making marmalade
- marsh cinquefoil — a variety of cinquefoil, Potentilla palustris, that grows in marshy areas
- marsupialization — (surgery) The surgical technique of cutting a slit into a cyst and suturing its edges to form a continuous surface from the exterior to the interior of the cyst, allowing it to drain freely.
- maximilian armor — full plate armor of the early 16th century, representing a combination of Italian and German styles and characterized by extensive use of fluting for lightness and strength.
- medieval cornish — the Cornish language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 14th century to 1600.
- melodic interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
- mercator sailing — sailing according to rhumb lines, which appear as straight lines on a Mercator chart.
- metallofullerene — (chemistry) A fullerene containing an enclosed metal atom.
- methyl parathion — a synthetic pesticide, C 8 H 1 0 NO 5 PS, used in the control of mites and various insects, as aphids, boll weevils, and cutworms.
- microcirculation — the movement of blood through the arterioles, capillaries, and venules.
- microcrystalline — minutely crystalline; composed of microscopic crystals.
- microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
- micromanipulator — A device, used for micromanipulation, consisting of microscopic needles and instruments viewed through a microscope.
- midair collision — a crash, such as a plane crash, that takes place in the air
- military honours — ceremonies performed by troops in honour of royalty, at the burial of an officer, etc
- mineral charcoal — a fibrous substance resembling charcoal and having a high carbon content, often occurring in thin layers in bituminous coal.
- mineral deposits — amounts of minerals that occur naturally in particular areas
- miniature poodle — a breed of poodle, bred to be much smaller than standard poodles
- misanthropically — In a misanthropic manner.
- mission-critical — essential for a project to launch
- modern icelandic — the Icelandic language since c1550.
- modern languages — languages currently spoken
- modular language — (language) (Modula) Wirth's 1977 predecessor of Modula-2. The original Modula was, more oriented toward concurrent programming, but otherwise quite similar.
- molybdate orange — a pigment consisting of a solid solution of sulfate, molybdate, and chromate compounds of lead.
- money laundering — Money laundering is the crime of processing stolen money through a legitimate business or sending it abroad to a foreign bank, to hide the fact that the money was illegally obtained.
- montpelier maple — a maple, Acer monspessulanum, that is native to southern Europe and Northwest Africa
- moral rearmament — a worldwide movement initiated by Frank Buchman in 1938 as a successor to the Oxford Group, and maintaining that the practice of high morality in public and private life is the key to world betterment. Abbreviation: MRA.
- morris plan bank — a private banking organization, formerly common in the U.S., designed primarily to grant small loans to industrial workers.
- mount carmel man — an early human of Neanderthaloid type, known from skeletal remains from the late Pleistocene Epoch, c50,000–40,000 b.c., found in Palestine.
- mountain climber — someone who climbs or walks up mountains
- 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.
- multiprogramming — multitasking
- mutual recursion — recursion
- natural monopoly — the situation when, due to the economies of scale of a particular industry, the maximum efficiency of production and distribution is realized through a single supplier
- neuroepithelioma — Neurocytoma.
- nibble mode dram — (storage) A standard DRAM where four successive bits can be clocked out of the single data line by successive pulses on the CAS\ line while RAS\ is active. A column address is only required for the first bit. This mode is now unfashionable but can be found on some older 64 kilobit and 256 kilobit chips.
- non-experimental — pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.
- non-inflammatory — tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.: inflammatory speeches.
- non-instrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
- non-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.