13-letter words containing n, o, r, m, l
- mid glamorgan — a county in S Wales. 393 sq. mi. (1019 sq. km).
- middle ground — an intermediate position, area, or recourse between two opposites or extremes; a halfway or neutral standpoint.
- milford haven — a bay in SW Wales.
- millionairess — a woman who is a millionaire.
- milliroentgen — a unit of radiation equal to one thousandth of a roentgen. Abbreviation: mR, mr.
- mineralogical — Relating to mineralogy.
- minor element — Geology. any chemical element found in small quantities in the rocks of the earth's crust. Compare major element.
- minor penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player from play for two minutes, no substitute for the player being permitted.
- minor-leaguer — a member of a minor-league team.
- minstrel show — a once popular type of stage show featuring comic dialogue, song, and dance in highly conventionalized patterns, performed by a troupe of actors traditionally comprising two end men, a chorus in blackface, and an interlocutor. Developed in the U.S. in the 19th century, this entertainment portrayed negative racial stereotypes and declined in popularity in the 20th century.
- mitochondrial — (cytology) Of, or relating to mitochondria.
- mobile number — a set of figures identifying the mobile telephone of a particular subscriber, and used in making connections to that telephone
- mobile triton — (processor) (Official name 82430MX) A version of Intel's Triton I processor chip set intended for mobile computers. Mobile Triton consists of one 82437MX and two 82438MX.
- molding board — a board upon which bread is kneaded, cookies prepared, etc.
- mole fraction — the ratio of the number of moles of a given component of a mixture to the total number of moles of all the components.
- moll flanders — (The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders) a novel (1722) by Daniel Defoe.
- monarchically — In a monarchic or monarchical fashion.
- mongol empire — an empire founded in the 12th century by Genghis Khan, which reached its greatest territorial extent in the 13th century, encompassing the larger part of Asia and extending westward to the Dnieper River in eastern Europe.
- monkey flower — any of various plants belonging to the genus Mimulus, of the figwort family, as M. cardinalis (scarlet monkey flower) having spotted flowers that resemble a face.
- monochlorides — Plural form of monochloride.
- monoglyceride — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of one hydroxyl group with a fatty acid.
- monomolecular — noting or pertaining to a thickness of one molecule.
- montes claros — a city in E Brazil.
- mood-altering — (especially of drugs) capable of changing one's emotional state.
- moreno valley — city in S Calif.: pop. 142,000
- morgan le fay — the fairy sister of King Arthur.
- morning glory — any of various plants, especially of the genera Ipomoea and Convolvulus, as I. purpurea, a twining plant having cordate leaves and funnel-shaped flowers of various colors, often opening only in the morning.
- morning-glory — any of various plants, especially of the genera Ipomoea and Convolvulus, as I. purpurea, a twining plant having cordate leaves and funnel-shaped flowers of various colors, often opening only in the morning.
- morse signals — signals encoded using the Morse Code
- mother-in-law — the mother of one's husband or wife.
- mound builder — a member of one of the various American Indian tribes who, in prehistoric and early historic times, erected the burial mounds and other earthworks of the Mississippi drainage basin and southeastern U.S.
- mound-builder — a member of one of the various American Indian tribes who, in prehistoric and early historic times, erected the burial mounds and other earthworks of the Mississippi drainage basin and southeastern U.S.
- mount palomar — Mount, a mountain in S California, NE of San Diego: site of observatory. 6126 feet (1867 meters) high.
- multi-sensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- multiregional — of, relating to or involving several regions
- multitrillion — a number or amount equal to several trillion
- myringoplasty — (surgery) The closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane.
- nanomaterials — Plural form of nanomaterial.
- necromantical — Alternative form of necromantic.
- neoliberalism — an outgrowth of the U.S. liberal movement, beginning in the late 1960s, that modified somewhat its traditional endorsement of all trade unions and opposition to big business and military buildup.
- neosurrealism — a revival of the 20th-century surrealism movement in art, especially painting and sculpture, depicting the imagery of dreams and the subconscious mind.
- nephelometers — Plural form of nephelometer.
- nephelometric — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- nervomuscular — (physiology) Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles.
- neurilemmomas — Plural form of neurilemmoma.
- neuroblastoma — a malignant tumor of immature nerve cells that usually starts in the autonomic nervous system or adrenal gland and spreads quickly, most often affecting young children.
- neurochemical — of or relating to neurochemistry.
- neurofilament — (anatomy) A neurofibril.
- neurohormonal — pertaining to or controlled by a neurohormone.
- neuromuscular — pertaining to or affecting both nerves and muscles.