13-letter words containing p, o, m, n, a
- microplankton — plankton visible as individual organisms only with the aid of a microscope, which excludes most animal plankton.
- mimeographing — Present participle of mimeograph.
- mindanao deep — an area in the Pacific Ocean W of the Philippines: one of deepest points in any ocean. 34,440 feet (10,497 meters).
- mine disposal — the removal, disarming, or destruction of explosive mines
- minor penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player from play for two minutes, no substitute for the player being permitted.
- misanthropist — a hater of humankind.
- misassumption — something taken for granted; a supposition: a correct assumption. Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory.
- mispersuasion — a false or mistaken persuasion
- 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.
- molding plane — a plane having a blade or a number of blades profiled to form moldings.
- monophosphate — a salt containing only one phosphate group.
- monophthongal — (linguistics) Of or pertaining to a monophthong.
- monopotassium — (chemistry) monatomic potassium.
- monotherapies — Plural form of monotherapy.
- montauk point — the SE end of Long Island, in SE New York.
- monterey park — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
- morning paper — a paper published the night before for distribution in the morning (as opposed to an evening paper)
- morphinomania — an addiction to morphine or opium in which the addict secretly injects the substance
- morpho-syntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
- mount palomar — Mount, a mountain in S California, NE of San Diego: site of observatory. 6126 feet (1867 meters) high.
- mountain pass — a low point on a mountain that allows easy access to climbers
- mountain pine — a European pine tree which grows on mountains
- mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
- murder weapon — the weapon that was used in a murder
- mutation stop — an organ pipe sounding the harmonic of the note normally produced
- myringoplasty — (surgery) The closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane.
- name-dropping — the introduction into one's conversation, letters, etc., of the names of famous or important people as alleged friends or associates in order to impress others.
- nanocomposite — Denoting a composite material that has a grain size measured in nanometers.
- neo-platonism — a philosophical system which was first developed in the 3rd century ad as a synthesis of Platonic, Pythagorean, and Aristotelian elements, and which, although originally opposed to Christianity, later incorporated it. It dominated European thought until the 13th century and re-emerged during the Renaissance
- neocapitalism — a politico-economic theory combining elements of capitalism and socialism
- neoplasticism — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- nominal group — A nominal group is the same as a noun group.
- non-compliant — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
- non-empirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
- non-ephemeral — lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood.
- non-imputable — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
- non-municipal — of or relating to a town or city or its local government: municipal elections.
- noncomparable — not comparable
- noncompatible — Not compatible.
- noncompliance — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
- nondiplomatic — not diplomatic or related to diplomacy
- nonparametric — (of a test or method) not requiring assertions about parameters or about the form of the underlying distribution.
- nonprogrammer — a person who is not a programmer
- normally-open — Normally-open switch contacts are in an open state at rest.
- normocephalic — Having a normal sized head; neither macrocephalic nor microcephalic; mesocephalic.
- nucleoplasmic — Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm.
- nymphaeaceous — belonging to the Nymphaeaceae, the water lily family of plants.
- nymphomaniacs — Plural form of nymphomaniac.
- of many parts — having many different abilities
- ombudsmanship — The position or office of an ombudsman.