13-letter words containing o, s, m, i
- monometallism — the use of one metal only, as gold or silver, as a monetary standard.
- mononucleosis — the presence of an abnormally large number of mononuclear leukocytes, or monocytes, in the blood.
- monophysitism — (Christianity) A Christian belief which holds that the human nature of Jesus Christ was essentially absorbed by the divine, and thus that he essentially had but one nature, contrary to the orthodox view that Christ has two natures, both fully human and fully divine. A variant is apollonarianism, which has gnostic overtones and used hellenistic ideas alien to orthodox Christianity.
- monopotassium — (chemistry) monatomic potassium.
- monopsonistic — the market condition that exists when there is one buyer.
- monostrophics — monostrophic verses
- monosyllabics — Plural form of monosyllabic.
- monosyllabism — monosyllabic character.
- monosymmetric — zygomorphic.
- monotheletism — the 7th-century religious doctrine that stated that Christ has only one divine will but both a divine and a human nature
- monothelitism — a person who maintains that Christ has a single theanthropic will.
- monotherapies — Plural form of monotherapy.
- monsoon rains — the heavy rains that accompany the seasonal wind of S Asia that blows from the southwest in summer
- monstrosities — Plural form of monstrosity.
- monte cassino — a monastery at Cassino, Italy: founded a.d. c530 by St. Benedict and destroyed by Allied bombings in 1944.
- monte cenisio — a pass over the Graian Alps in SE France, between Lanslebourg (France) and Susa (Italy): nearby tunnel, opened in 1871. Highest point: 2082 m (6831 ft)
- montefiascone — a town in central Italy: wine-growing area.
- monumentalise — Alt form monumentalize.
- monumentalism — resembling a monument; massive or imposing.
- mood disorder — any mental disorder, as depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, or cyclothymia, in which a major disturbance of feelings or emotions is predominant.
- mooring screw — a broad, augerlike anchor used for securing buoys in soft-bottomed lakes, rivers, etc.
- moot question — an issue or position which is open to debate
- morbillivirus — a genus of viruses in the family Paramyxoviridae causing infectious diseases such as measles, distemper, or rinderpest
- morning dress — formal daytime apparel for men, including striped pants, a cutaway, and a silk hat.
- morphogenesis — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
- morphometrics — a technique of taxonomic analysis using measurements of the form of organisms
- morris dancer — A morris dancer is a person who takes part in morris dancing.
- morse signals — signals encoded using the Morse Code
- mortise block — a block having a shell cut from a single piece of wood.
- mortise joint — any of various joints between two pieces of timber or the like in which a tenon is housed in or secured to a mortise.
- mosaic vision — a type of vision hypothesized for the insect compound eye, in which the image is formed by hundreds of separate ommatidia.
- mosbolletjies — Plural form of mosbolletjie.
- moshoeshoe ii — (Constantine Bereng Seeiso) 1938–1996, king of Lesotho 1966–90, 1995–96.
- mosquito bite — a bite inflicted by a mosquito
- mosquito boat — PT boat.
- mosquito coil — a spiral coil which burns slowly and releases a smoke that prevents mosquitoes from biting
- mosquito hawk — nighthawk (def 1).
- most mainline — a fashionable residential district west of Philadelphia.
- motion sensor — device that detects movement
- motorbicycles — Plural form of motorbicycle.
- 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.
- movie actress — a female who acts in films or movies
- multi-section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- multi-sensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- multihospital — comprising or relating to several hospitals
- multiorgasmic — Capable of multiple orgasms without a refractory period.
- multiple shop — chain store.