16-letter words containing n, o, s, c
- macroinstruction — macro (def 5).
- macrolinguistics — a field of study concerned with language in its broadest sense and including cultural and behavioral features associated with language.
- macrorestriction — In physical gene mapping, the digestion of DNA of high molecular weight with a restriction enzyme having a low number of restriction sites.
- magazine section — a magazinelike section in the Sunday editions of many newspapers, containing articles rather than news items and often letters, reviews, stories, puzzles, etc.
- magmatic stoping — the process by which country rock is broken up and engulfed by the upward movement of magma
- magnesiochromite — (mineral) A chromite species with the formula MgCr2O4.
- magnetic compass — a compass having a magnetized needle generally in line with the magnetic poles of the earth.
- magnetoacoustics — (used with a singular verb) the branch of physics studying the effects of magnetism on acoustics or their interaction.
- magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
- magnetoreceptors — Plural form of magnetoreceptor.
- magnetostriction — a change in dimensions exhibited by ferromagnetic materials when subjected to a magnetic field.
- magnetostrictive — Of or pertaining to magnetostriction.
- malcontentedness — not satisfied or content with currently prevailing conditions or circumstances.
- man on horseback — a military leader who presents himself as the savior of the country during a period of crisis and either assumes or threatens to assume dictatorial powers.
- manic depression — bipolar disorder.
- 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
- marsh cinquefoil — a variety of cinquefoil, Potentilla palustris, that grows in marshy areas
- mass destruction — devastation on a large scale
- mechanochemistry — the field of chemistry that deals with the direct conversion of chemical into mechanical energy.
- mechanoreceptors — Plural form of mechanoreceptor.
- medieval cornish — the Cornish language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 14th century to 1600.
- megacorporations — Plural form of megacorporation.
- mercator sailing — sailing according to rhumb lines, which appear as straight lines on a Mercator chart.
- meretriciousness — alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry.
- mexican standoff — a stalemate or impasse; a confrontation that neither side can win.
- microaggressions — Plural form of microaggression.
- microconstituent — a microscopically small constituent of a metal or alloy.
- microcrystalline — minutely crystalline; composed of microscopic crystals.
- microelectronics — the technology dealing with the design, development, and construction of electronic systems utilizing extremely small elements, especially solid-state devices employing microminiaturization.
- microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
- microenterprises — Plural form of microenterprise.
- microinstruction — an instruction that defines part of a machine-language instruction in terms of simpler operations.
- 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
- microtransmitter — a small electronic device which transmits television or radio signals
- midair collision — a crash, such as a plane crash, that takes place in the air
- mint is not trac — (text, tool) (MINT) A version of TRAC used as the extension language in the Freemacs editor.
- misanthropically — In a misanthropic manner.
- miscommunication — Failure to communicate adequately.
- miscomprehension — the act or process of comprehending.
- misconfiguration — An incorrect or inappropriate configuration.
- misconstructions — Plural form of misconstruction.
- misogynistically — In a misogynistic manner.
- mispronunciation — (uncountable) The act of mispronouncing.
- mission-critical — essential for a project to launch
- misspecification — An incorrect specification.
- mistranscription — the act or process of transcribing.
- modersohn-becker — Paula [pou-lah] /ˈpaʊ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1907, German painter.
- monocotyledonous — belonging or pertaining to the monocotyledons.
- monohybrid cross — the offspring of individuals that differ with respect to a particular gene pair.
- monopolistically — In a monopolistic manner.