13-letter words containing n, o, s, t, a
- moabite stone — a slab of black basalt bearing an inscription recording the victory of Mesha, the king of Moab, over the Israelites, about 860 b.c.
- mobilizations — Plural form of mobilization.
- moderationist — a person who favors, supports, or promotes moderation.
- modern greats — (at Oxford University) the Honour School of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
- modernisation — Alternative spelling of modernization.
- modesty panel — a panel across the front of a desk, especially an office desk, designed to conceal the legs of a person seated at it.
- modifications — Plural form of modification.
- momentariness — The property of being momentary.
- money matters — issues concerning finances or money, esp your own finances or money
- monodactylous — having only one digit or claw.
- monofilaments — Plural form of monofilament.
- monometallism — the use of one metal only, as gold or silver, as a monetary standard.
- monophosphate — a salt containing only one phosphate group.
- monopotassium — (chemistry) monatomic potassium.
- monosaturated — (organic chemistry, of a glyceride) Having one saturated fatty acid.
- monotherapies — Plural form of monotherapy.
- monotrematous — of or relating to a monotreme.
- mons serratus — a mountain in NE Spain, northwest of Barcelona: famous Benedictine monastery. Height: 1235 m (4054 ft)
- monstre sacré — a venerable or popular public figure who is considered above criticism or attack despite eccentricity, controversy, etc.
- monte cassino — a monastery at Cassino, Italy: founded a.d. c530 by St. Benedict and destroyed by Allied bombings in 1944.
- montefiascone — a town in central Italy: wine-growing area.
- montes claros — a city in E Brazil.
- monumentalise — Alt form monumentalize.
- monumentalism — resembling a monument; massive or imposing.
- morpho-syntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
- most mainline — a fashionable residential district west of Philadelphia.
- mount aragats — a volcanic mountain in NW Armenia. Height: 4090 m (13 419 ft)
- mount stanley — a mountain in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo: the highest peak of the Ruwenzori range. Height: 5109 m (16 763 ft)
- mountain pass — a low point on a mountain that allows easy access to climbers
- mountainously — In a mountainous way.
- mountainsides — Plural form of mountainside.
- mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
- mucocutaneous — Of or pertaining to the mucous membranes and the skin.
- mutation stop — an organ pipe sounding the harmonic of the note normally produced
- myelinisation — Alt form myelinization.
- myringoplasty — (surgery) The closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane.
- mystification — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- nanochemistry — (chemistry) The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale.
- nanocomposite — Denoting a composite material that has a grain size measured in nanometers.
- nanomaterials — Plural form of nanomaterial.
- nanoparticles — Plural form of nanoparticle.
- nanostructure — A structure, especially a semiconductor device, that has dimensions of only a few nanometers.
- nansen bottle — a waterproof container for taking samples of ocean water, several usually being lowered open on a line and each being closed at the desired depth by the action of a falling weight.
- narratologist — a person who studies narratology; an expert in narratology
- narrow-fisted — tight-fisted.
- narrowcasting — Present participle of narrowcast.
- nationalising — Present participle of nationalise.
- nationalistic — a person devoted to nationalism.
- nationalities — Plural form of nationality.
- natural slope — the maximum angle at which soil will lie in a bank without slipping