13-letter words containing s, i, m, o
- multisectoral — Involving multiple sectors.
- multitudinous — forming a multitude or great number; existing, occurring, or present in great numbers; very numerous.
- musculospiral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the muscles, and taking a spiral course; applied especially to a large nerve of the arm.
- musicological — Of or pertaining to musicology.
- musicologists — Plural form of musicologist.
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
- mutation stop — an organ pipe sounding the harmonic of the note normally produced
- mycoplasmosis — a disease in animals and humans caused by mycoplasma
- mycotoxicosis — poisoning resulting from exposure to fungal toxins.
- myelinisation — Alt form myelinization.
- myelofibrosis — the replacement of bone marrow by fibrous tissue, characteristic of leukemia and certain other diseases.
- myofibroblast — (cytology) A cell that is intermediate between a fibroblast and smooth muscle.
- myringoplasty — (surgery) The closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane.
- myrmecophiles — Plural form of myrmecophile.
- mystification — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- mythographies — Plural form of mythography.
- mythologising — Present participle of mythologise.
- nanochemistry — (chemistry) The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale.
- nanocomposite — Denoting a composite material that has a grain size measured in nanometers.
- nanomaterials — Plural form of nanomaterial.
- neo-darwinism — the theory of evolution as expounded by later students of Charles Darwin, especially Weismann, holding that natural selection accounts for evolution and denying the inheritance of acquired characters.
- 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
- neoclassicism — (often initial capital letter) Architecture. the trend or movement prevailing in the architecture of Europe, America, and various European colonies at various periods during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, characterized by the introduction and widespread use of Greek orders and decorative motifs, the subordination of detail to simple, strongly geometric overall compositions, the presence of light colors or shades, frequent shallowness of relief in ornamental treatment of façades, and the absence of textural effects.
- neoliberalism — an outgrowth of the U.S. liberal movement, beginning in the late 1960s, that modified somewhat its traditional endorsement of all trade unions and opposition to big business and military buildup.
- 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.
- neopositivism — A resurgent positivism, or an updated version of it.
- neosurrealism — a revival of the 20th-century surrealism movement in art, especially painting and sculpture, depicting the imagery of dreams and the subconscious mind.
- nephrectomies — Plural form of nephrectomy.
- neurilemmomas — Plural form of neurilemmoma.
- neurofibromas — Plural form of neurofibroma.
- neuromyelitis — (pathology) inflammation of both the spinal cord and nerves.
- new economics — Keynesianism.
- noise limiter — an electronic circuit that cuts off all noise peaks that are stronger than some specific maximum for the desired input signal, thus limiting atmospheric and other interference.
- noise masking — the use of noise to cancel out another sound, as with a white noise machine.
- nominal scale — a discrete classification of data, in which data are neither measured nor ordered but subjects are merely allocated to distinct categories: for example, a record of students' course choices constitutes nominal data which could be correlated with school results
- nominal wages — minimum pay
- non-communist — not following, belonging to, or associated with the Communist Party or Communism.
- non-composite — Nautical. noting a vessel having frames of one material and shells and decking of another, especially one having iron or steel frames with shells and decks planked.
- non-malicious — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- non-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- non-racialism — racism.
- non-symbiotic — living in symbiosis, or having an interdependent relationship: Many people feel the relationship between humans and dogs is symbiotic.
- nonconformism — The refusal to conform to common standards, conventions, rules, traditions or laws.
- nonconformist — a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
- nonimmigrants — Plural form of nonimmigrant.
- noninstalment — (of a loan) not payable in instalments
- nonleguminous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or bearing legumes.
- nonmainstream — denoting someone or something not in the main current (of style, culture, etc)
- nonmembership — the fact or condition of being a nonmember