14-letter words containing o, r, t, u, n
- macroevolution — major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
- macronutrients — Plural form of macronutrient.
- make a fortune — win, earn a vast amount of money
- malnourishment — Malnutrition, undernourishment.
- marathon group — an encounter group that meets for an extended period of time, as eight hours to a week, in the belief that the resultant intensity and intimacy will lead to a more open expression of feelings.
- margin account — an account opened by a customer with a brokerage house in which listed securities can be purchased on margin.
- mercaptopurine — a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 5 H 4 N 4 S, used in the treatment of leukemia.
- methoxyflurane — a potent substance, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 F 2 O, used as an analgesic in minor surgical procedures and less frequently as a general anesthetic.
- microcomputing — the use of microcomputers.
- microevolution — evolutionary change involving the gradual accumulation of mutations leading to new varieties within a species.
- microminiature — built on an extremely small scale, smaller than subminiature, especially of electronic equipment with small solid-state components in the place of vacuum tubes.
- micronutrients — Plural form of micronutrient.
- micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
- microtechnique — the art of preparing something so that it can properly be examined using a microscope
- miniature golf — a game or amusement modeled on golf and played with a putter and golf ball, in which each very short, grassless “hole” constitutes an obstacle course, consisting of wooden alleys, tunnels, bridges, etc., through which the ball must be driven to hole it.
- minicalculator — a very small handheld calculator
- minority group — minority (defs 3, 4).
- misadventurous — (obsolete) unfortunate.
- misattribution — the act of attributing; ascription.
- misconstructed — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstruct.
- misinstruction — Wrong or improper instruction.
- mockumentaries — Plural form of mockumentary.
- modularization — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- moisturization — The act or process of moisturizing.
- mononeuropathy — A neuropathy that affects only a single nerve (as distinguished from polyneuropathy).
- monounsaturate — a monounsaturated fat or fatty acid, as olive oil.
- mother country — the country of one's birth or ancestry.
- mother-fucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- motion capture — a process by which a device can be used to capture patterns of live movement; the data is then transmitted to a computer, where simulation software displays it applied to a virtual actor
- motion picture — a sequence of consecutive pictures of objects photographed in motion by a specially designed camera (motion-picture camera) and thrown on a screen by a projector (motion-picture projector) in such rapid succession as to give the illusion of natural movement.
- motor industry — the manufacturers of cars viewed as a sector
- mount prospect — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- mount rushmore — Mount, a peak in the Black Hills of South Dakota that is a memorial (Mount Rushmore National Memorial) having 60-foot (18-meter) busts of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt, carved into its face between 1927 and 1941, from a design by and under the direction of Gutzon Borglum. 5600 feet (1707 meters).
- mount victoria — a mountain in SE Papua New Guinea: the highest peak of the Owen Stanley Range. Height: 4073 m (13 363 ft)
- mount wrangell — a mountain in S Alaska, in the W Wrangell Mountains. Height: 4269 m (14 005 ft)
- mountain range — series or chain of mountains
- mountaineering — The sport or activity of climbing mountains.
- mouth-watering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
- moving picture — A moving picture is a film.
- multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- multicollinear — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting multicollinearity.
- multiconductor — having or involving several electrical conductors
- munition armor — armor made in quantity for common soldiers.
- muster station — the place on a ship where passengers should assemble in the event of an emergency
- mutton snapper — a snapper, Lutjanus analis, inhabiting the warmer parts of the western Atlantic Ocean, valued as food and game.
- mysteriousness — full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
- nanostructured — Having a nanostructure; a structure designed on the nano scale.
- nanostructures — Plural form of nanostructure.
- naphthyl group — Also called alpha-naphthyl group, alpha-naphthyl radical. the univalent group C 1 0 H 7 –, having a replaceable hydrogen atom in the first, or alpha, position; 1-naphthyl group.
- national guard — state military forces, in part equipped, trained, and quartered by the U.S. government, and paid by the U.S. government, that become an active component of the army when called into federal service by the president in civil emergencies. Compare militia (def 2).