14-letter words containing r, e, n, o, l
- marvellousness — The quality or state of being marvellous.
- mean solar day — day (def 3a).
- medal of honor — The Medal of Honor is a medal that is given to members of the U.S. armed forces who have shown special courage or bravery in battle.
- medial moraine — a ridge of glacial drift formed by the junction of two converging valley glaciers.
- melanospermous — having dark spores, as certain seaweeds.
- melton mowbray — a town in central England, in Leicestershire: pork pies and Stilton cheese. Pop: 25 554 (2001)
- 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.
- metronomically — a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
- michael jordan — Barbara Charline, 1936–96, U.S. politician.
- microevolution — evolutionary change involving the gradual accumulation of mutations leading to new varieties within a species.
- microfilaments — Plural form of microfilament.
- mineralisation — Alternative spelling of mineralization.
- mineralization — to convert into a mineral substance.
- 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.
- miraculousness — performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency: a miraculous cure.
- miscorrelation — mutual relation of two or more things, parts, etc.: Studies find a positive correlation between severity of illness and nutritional status of the patients. Synonyms: similarity, correspondence, matching; parallelism, equivalence; interdependence, interrelationship, interconnection.
- misdeclaration — An incorrect declaration, especially in an official context.
- modern english — the English language since c1475.
- mongrelization — to subject (a breed, group, etc.) to crossbreeding, especially with one considered inferior.
- monocarpellary — consisting of a single carpel.
- monoglycerides — Plural form of monoglyceride.
- monopropellant — a substance for propelling rockets that is a mixture of fuel and oxidizer.
- montreal canoe — a large freight canoe having a raised gunwale at the bow and stern.
- montreal north — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, N of Montreal.
- morgain le fay — Morgan le Fay.
- moth repellent — a chemical produced and sold to keep moths off clothes
- motherlessness — The state or condition of being motherless.
- mound builders — a member of any of the early American Indian peoples who built the burial mounds, fortifications, and other earthworks found in the Midwest and the Southwest
- mount wrangell — a mountain in S Alaska, in the W Wrangell Mountains. Height: 4269 m (14 005 ft)
- mulching mower — a lawn mower that shreds blades of grass into very small pieces that are left on the lawn to decay and return moisture and nutrients to the soil
- multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- multicollinear — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting multicollinearity.
- musculophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm.
- nacreous cloud — a rarely seen, luminous, iridescent cloud shaped like a cirrus or altocumulus, approximately 15 miles (24 km) above the earth, and of unknown composition.
- naked mole rat — a nearly hairless rodent, Heterocephalus glaber, of eastern African dry steppes and savannas, having two protruding upper and lower front teeth and living entirely underground in colonies, based on a single breeding female and specialized workers of both sexes.
- nasopharyngeal — the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx (def 2).
- national dress — the traditional clothing of a country
- national press — newspapers which concern national events of a country collectively
- natural person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- neanderthaloid — resembling or characteristic of the physical type of Neanderthal man.
- needle-pointer — embroidery upon canvas, usually with uniform spacing of stitches in a pattern.
- neighborliness — having or showing qualities befitting a neighbor; friendly.
- neil armstrong — (Daniel) Louis ("Satchmo") 1900–71, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
- neo-lamarckism — Lamarckism as expounded by later biologists who hold especially that some acquired characters of organisms may be inherited by descendants, but that natural selection also is a factor in evolution.
- neo-surrealism — a revival of the 20th-century surrealism movement in art, especially painting and sculpture, depicting the imagery of dreams and the subconscious mind.
- nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
- nervous nellie — a constantly nervous, worried, or timid person.
- network closet — (networking) The place where network hardware (other than cabling) is installed. The space should be used primarily for storage, be dry, and have electricity available. Since network equipment rarely needs attention once installed and tested, the network closet can have limited accessibility.
- neural network — artificial neural network
- neurobiologist — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.