18-letter words containing o, m, n, i, l

mineralocorticoids — Plural form of mineralocorticoid.
minister of health — a person appointed to head the government department of health
minor tranquilizer — antianxiety drug.
mission controller — a person who works as part of a mission control
mission specialist — the crew member of a space shuttle who is assigned primary responsibility for carrying out operations related to the payload of the shuttle.
mixed-flow turbine — a water turbine in which water flows radially and axially through the rotating vanes
mobile police unit — a motorized police unit
mobility allowance — an allowance paid by the government to help people who have limited mobility
moccasin telegraph — the transmission of rumour or secret information; the grapevine
modelling language — (language) Possibly a kind of programming language designed for describing models and their behaviour. See also data modelling, object relational model, simulation, UML, VRML.
modulus of torsion — a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between the force per unit area (shearing stress) that laterally deforms the substance and the shear (shearing strain) that is produced by this force.
molecular genetics — a subdivision of genetics concerned with the structure and function of genes at the molecular level.
molecular medicine — the study of disease or injury at the molecular or cellular level.
monochlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of three isomers of a chlorinated derivative of biphenyl containing one chlorine atom.
montgomery village — a city in central Maryland.
mordovian republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga basin. Capital: Saransk. Pop: 888 700 (2002). Area: 26 200 sq km (10 110 sq miles)
morning-after pill — a contraceptive pill containing only an estrogen and used by women within a few hours after sexual intercourse.
mosquito repellent — a chemical substance, such as a spray or lotion, applied to the body to prevent mosquitoes biting
moulding technique — the technique used to shape a material into a frame or mould
mount saint helens — a city in Merseyside, in NW England, near Liverpool.
mousseline de soie — a thin, stiff silk or rayon fabric.
mozambique channel — a channel in SE Africa, between Mozambique and Madagascar. 950 miles (1530 km) long; 250–550 miles (400–885 km) wide.
mozilla foundation — (body, web, open source) The body set up by Netscape in January 1998 to coordinate development of the Mozilla browser and to provide a point of contact.
multi-user dungeon — Multi-User Dimension
multicast backbone — (MBONE) A virtual network on top of the Internet which supports routing of IP multicast packets, intended for multimedia transmission. MBONE gives public access desktop video communications. The quality is poor with only 3-5 frames per second instead of the 30 frames per second of commercial television. Its advantage is that it avoids all telecommunications costs normally associated with teleconferencing. An interesting innovation is the use of MBONE for audio communications and an electronic "whiteboard" where the computer screen becomes a shared workspace where two physically remote parties can draw on and edit shared documents in real-time.
multifunctionality — The condition of being multifunctional.
multiple collision — an accident in which several cars crash into each other
multiple ownership — ownership by several people or organizations
multiply-connected — connected but not simply-connected.
national agreement — written formal agreements covering rates of pay and other terms and conditions of employment that are the result of collective bargaining at national level between one or more trade unions and employers in a sector of the economy
national guardsman — guardsman (def 2).
national socialism — the principles and practices of the Nazi party in Germany.
negligent homicide — a criminal charge brought against people who, through criminal negligence, allow others to die
no laughing matter — sth serious
nocturnal emission — the release of semen during sleep, often during a sexual dream.
non-circumstantial — of pertaining to, or derived from circumstances: a circumstantial result.
non-denominational — of or relating to a denomination or denominations.
non-fundamentalist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts, especially within American Protestantism and Islam.
non-inertial frame — a frame of reference that moves with the object, so that the moving object appears to violate Newton's laws of motion since it accelerates despite having no horizontal forces on it.
nonpharmacological — Not pharmacological.
nonpreferentialism — of, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies.
nonstriated muscle — smooth muscle
nonvolatile memory — computer memory that can retain stored information even when not powered, for example read-only memory
normally aspirated — A normally aspirated or naturally aspirated engine breathes air at atmospheric pressure.
nova scotia salmon — an Atlantic salmon, especially from the waters off Nova Scotia, cured in the local manner.
numerical taxonomy — classification of organisms by a comparison of large numbers of observable characteristics that are given equal value instead of being weighted according to possible evolutionary significance.
offensive material — any published or broadcast content (such as articles, photographs, films, or websites) that is likely to be upsetting, insulting, or objectionable to some or most people
oil of catechumens — holy oil used in baptism, the ordination of a cleric, the coronation of a sovereign, or in the consecration of a church.
on automatic pilot — If you are on automatic pilot or on autopilot, you are acting without thinking about what you are doing, usually because you have done it many times before.
once in a lifetime — extremely rarely

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