11-letter words containing r, e, n, o, l
- melanophore — a pigmented connective-tissue cell containing melanin in its cytoplasm, responsible for color changes in many fishes and reptiles.
- melioration — Historical Linguistics. semantic change in a word to a more approved or more respectable meaning. Compare pejoration (def 2).
- melon shrub — pepino (def 2).
- memory lane — the memory of one's past life likened to a road down which one may travel: The class reunion was a trip down memory lane.
- meridionals — Plural form of meridional.
- mesocranial — mesocephalic
- metachronal — Describing the wavelike beating of a group of cilia.
- microkernel — (operating system) An approach to operating system design emphasising small modules that implement the basic features of the system kernel and can be flexibly configured.
- microlender — A person or company in the business of microlending.
- microneedle — a very fine needle that is used in the performance of delicate procedures, esp biological ones
- micronuclei — Plural form of micronucleus.
- middle-born — neither first nor last in order of birth, especially second in a family of three children.
- millionaire — a person whose wealth amounts to a million or more in some unit of currency, as dollars.
- mind-blower — a hallucinogenic drug.
- mineral oil — a colorless, oily, almost tasteless, water-insoluble liquid, usually of either a standard light density (light mineral oil) or a standard heavy density (heavy mineral oil) consisting of mixtures of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum by distillation: used chiefly as a lubricant, in the manufacture of cosmetics, and in medicine as a laxative.
- minor scale — Also called harmonic minor scale. a scale having half steps between the second and third, fifth and sixth, and seventh and eighth degrees, with whole steps for the other intervals.
- mirror lens — a lens of long focal length in which some of the lens elements are replaced by mirrors in order to shorten its overall length and reduce its weight
- misrelation — an erroneous or imperfect relation
- mole-hunter — a person who hunts for moles
- molendinary — a mill
- momentarily — for a moment; briefly: to pause momentarily.
- money-loser — something which causes someone to lose money or to make a loss rather than a profit
- moneylender — a person or organization whose business it is to lend money at interest.
- mongrelized — Simple past tense and past participle of mongrelize.
- monoculture — the use of land for growing only one type of crop.
- mononuclear — Also, mononucleate. Cell Biology. having only one nucleus.
- monopolizer — to acquire, have, or exercise a monopoly of.
- monroeville — a city in SW Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.
- montbéliard — an industrial town in E France: former capital of the duchy of Burgundy. Pop: 27 570 (1999)
- monte carlo — a town in Monaco principality, in SE France: gambling resort.
- montefeltro — an Italian noble family who ruled Urbino from the 13th to the 16th century. Federigo Montefeltro, duke of Urbino (1422–82), was a noted patron of the arts and military leader
- montgolfier — a balloon raised by air heated from a fire in the lower part.
- montherlant — Henry de [ahn-ree duh] /ɑ̃ˈri də/ (Show IPA), 1896–1972, French author.
- montpellier — a department in S France. 2403 sq. mi. (6225 sq. km). Capital: Montpellier.
- moon letter — any letter, as bā or mīm, representing a consonant that does not assimilate the l of a prefixed definite article.
- moonflowers — Plural form of moonflower.
- moonlighter — the light of the moon.
- moral sense — the ability to determine the rightness or wrongness of actions.
- motherlands — Plural form of motherland.
- mount pearl — a town in Newfoundland, in E Canada, on the SE part of the island, S of St. John's.
- multiperson — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- narcoleptic — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- necrologies — Plural form of necrology.
- necrologist — a list of persons who have died within a certain time.
- necrophilia — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necrophilic — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necropoleis — Plural form of necropolis.
- nefariously — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- neighbourly — (British, Canada) Showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.
- neo-realism — art, cinema: social realist style