13-letter words containing r, i, o, t, g
- me generation — the generation, originally in the 1970s, characterized by self-absorption; in the 1980s, characterized by material greed
- metagrobolize — to mystify or puzzle
- meteorologist — the science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate.
- microgranitic — consisting of, or relating to, microgranite
- microlighting — the sport or act of flying in microlights
- micromagnetic — Of or pertaining to micromagnetism.
- microteaching — a scaled-down teaching procedure with a few students under controlled conditions, often videotaped in order to analyze teaching techniques and develop new teaching skills.
- milliroentgen — a unit of radiation equal to one thousandth of a roentgen. Abbreviation: mR, mr.
- miscategorize — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- misconstruing — Present participle of misconstrue.
- misgovernment — to govern or manage badly.
- monogrammatic — a design consisting of two or more alphabetic letters combined or interlaced, commonly one's initials, often printed on stationery, embroidered on clothing, etc.
- mood-altering — (especially of drugs) capable of changing one's emotional state.
- mooring tower — a mast or tower to which a balloon or airship may be moored
- moravian gate — a mountain pass between the Sudeten Mountains and the Tatra range of the Carpathians, leading from S Poland into N Moravia in the NE Czech Republic.
- morning after — a period, as in the morning, when the aftereffects of excessive self-indulgence during the previous evening are felt, especially the aftereffects of excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages.
- morning watch — the watch from 4 a.m. until 8 a.m.
- morphogenetic — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
- mother figure — a woman embodying or seeming to embody the qualities of an idealized conception of the female parent, eliciting from others the emotional responses that a child typically has toward its mother.
- motherfucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- mount gambier — a city in S Australia.
- mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
- mouthwatering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
- multicategory — (mathematics) A generalization of the concept of category that allows morphisms of multiple arity.
- multiorgasmic — Capable of multiple orgasms without a refractory period.
- multiregional — of, relating to or involving several regions
- myringoplasty — (surgery) The closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane.
- mythographies — Plural form of mythography.
- nanofortnight — (jargon) (Adelaide University) 10^-9 fortnights or about 1.2 milliseconds. This unit was used largely by students doing undergraduate practicals. See microfortnight, attoparsec, and micro-.
- narratologist — a person who studies narratology; an expert in narratology
- narrowcasting — Present participle of narrowcast.
- national grid — a network of high-voltage power lines connecting major power stations
- neurolinguist — One who studies neurolinguistics.
- night journey — the journey in which Muhammad was carried from Mecca to Jerusalem and ascended into heaven.
- night terrors — a sudden feeling of extreme fear that awakens a sleeping person, usually during slow-wave sleep, and is not associated with a dream or nightmare.
- night-terrors — a sudden feeling of extreme fear that awakens a sleeping person, usually during slow-wave sleep, and is not associated with a dream or nightmare.
- nitrogelatine — an explosive, consisting mainly of nitroglycerine, that is used in the production of gelignite
- nitrogen base — Chemistry, Biochemistry. a nitrogen-containing organic compound that has the chemical properties of a base, especially a pyrimidine or purine: Four nitrogen bases are present in a DNA molecule.
- nitrogenation — to combine with nitrogen or add nitrogenous material to.
- nitrogenizing — Present participle of nitrogenize.
- nitroglycerin — a colorless, thick, oily, flammable, highly explosive, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 5 N 3 O 9 , prepared from glycerol with nitric and sulfuric acids: used chiefly as a constituent of dynamite and other explosives, in rocket propellants, and in medicine as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris.
- nitroso group — the univalent group O=N–.
- no entry sign — a sign, esp a traffic sign, that prohibits entry into a place
- non-divergent — diverging; differing; deviating.
- non-irrigated — to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.
- non-migration — the process or act of migrating.
- non-signatory — having signed, or joined in signing, a document: the signatory powers to a treaty.
- noncorrecting — (of eyeglass lenses) ground and polished without a corrective prescription.
- nonfigurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- nonimmigrants — Plural form of nonimmigrant.