11-letter words containing r, o, m, c
- microphytes — Plural form of microphyte.
- microporous — composed of or having extremely small pores.
- microquasar — (astronomy, stars) A high-energy binary star system that includes black hole or neutron star and which resembles a quasar.
- microreader — a device for projecting an enlarged image of a microfilm or microphotograph, especially on a ground-glass screen.
- microrelief — surface features of the earth of small dimensions, commonly less than 50 feet (15 meters).
- microscopes — Plural form of microscope.
- microscopic — so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms. Compare macroscopic.
- microsecond — a unit of time equal to one millionth of a second. Symbol: μsec.
- microseisms — Plural form of microseism.
- microsensor — a miniature electronic device used to detect changes in the environment.
- microskirts — Plural form of microskirt.
- microsmatic — (of humans and certain animals) having a poor sense of smell
- microsphere — a very small medical particle, containing a diagnostic or therapeutic agent, that is injected into the blood
- microspores — Plural form of microspore.
- microstress — a stress in the microstructure of a metal, as one caused by the distortion of space lattices.
- microswitch — a highly sensitive switch used in automatic-control devices.
- microsystem — A microscopic system, especially a system using microscopic electromechanical components.
- microtrauma — (medicine) Any small, insignificant injury, but especially one of a series (such as suffered by athletes) that can lead to major injury.
- microtremor — microearthquake.
- microtubule — a hollow cylindrical structure in the cytoplasm of most cells, involved in intracellular shape and transport.
- microvessel — (medicine) A very small blood vessel, such as a capillary or arteriole.
- microvillar — Of or pertaining to a microvillus.
- microvillus — any of the small, fingerlike projections of the surface of an epithelial cell.
- microwaving — Present participle of microwave.
- microwriter — a small device with six keys for creating text that can be printed or displayed on a visual display unit
- micturition — the act of passing urine; urination.
- millimicron — a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a micron; one-billionth of a meter. Symbol: mμ.
- mills cross — a type of radio telescope consisting of two arrays of antennas perpendicular to each other.
- mince words — speak tentatively, tactfully
- mini-course — a brief intensive course of study
- minicourses — Plural form of minicourse.
- minor canon — a canon attached to a cathedral or collegiate church, though not necessarily a member of the chapter.
- minor piece — a bishop or knight.
- 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 carp — a variety of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, with reduced scales, giving a smooth shiny body surface
- mirrorscope — (dated) A slide projector.
- misconstrue — to misunderstand the meaning of; take in a wrong sense; misinterpret.
- miscreation — miscreated.
- misericorde — (Middle English) an act of clemency; pity, mercy.
- misericords — Plural form of misericord.
- mitre block — a block of wood with slots for cutting mitre joints with a saw
- mixotrophic — relating to a combination of heterotrophic and autotrophic sustenance
- mobocracies — Plural form of mobocracy.
- mock heroic — imitating or burlesquing that which is heroic, as in manner, character, or action: mock-heroic dignity.
- mock orange — Also called syringa. any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Philadelphus, of the saxifrage family, especially P. coronarius, a widely cultivated species having fragrant white flowers.
- mock-heroic — imitating or burlesquing that which is heroic, as in manner, character, or action: mock-heroic dignity.
- mockingbird — any of several gray, black, and white songbirds of the genus Mimus, especially M. polyglottos, of the U.S. and Mexico, noted for their ability to mimic the songs of other birds.
- modernistic — modern.
- molecularly — of or relating to or caused by molecules: molecular structure.
- mommy track — a career path for women who are willing to forgo promotions, raises, etc., so as to spend more time with their children.