13-letter words containing s, m, a, c
- mucocutaneous — Of or pertaining to the mucous membranes and the skin.
- multiorgasmic — Capable of multiple orgasms without a refractory period.
- multiplicands — Plural form of multiplicand.
- multisectoral — Involving multiple sectors.
- multispectral — (of an airborne camera or scanner) capable of sensing and recording radiation from invisible as well as visible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- multisyllabic — polysyllabic.
- munsell scale — a standard chromaticity scale used in specifying colour. It gives approximately equal changes in visual hue
- muscle shoals — former rapids of the Tennessee River in SW Alabama, changed into a lake by Wilson Dam: part of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
- musculospiral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the muscles, and taking a spiral course; applied especially to a large nerve of the arm.
- music theatre — a modern musical-dramatic work that is performed on a smaller scale than, and without the conventions of, traditional opera
- musicological — Of or pertaining to musicology.
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
- musselcracker — a large variety of sea bream, Sparodon durbanensis, that feeds on shellfish and is a popular food and game fish
- mycetophagous — That feeds on fungi.
- mycoplasmosis — a disease in animals and humans caused by mycoplasma
- myristic acid — an oily, white crystalline compound, C 1 4 H 2 8 O 2 , insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and ether: used in soaps, cosmetics, and in the synthesis of esters for flavors and perfumes.
- mystification — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- nervomuscular — (physiology) Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles.
- neuromuscular — pertaining to or affecting both nerves and muscles.
- new age music — a type of gentle melodic popular music originating in the US in the late 1980s, which takes in elements of jazz, folk, and classical music and is played largely on synthesizers and acoustic instruments
- nomenclatures — Plural form of nomenclature.
- 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
- non-customary — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
- 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.
- noncombatants — Plural form of noncombatant.
- nonconsumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
- nonsystematic — Not systematic.
- normal school — (formerly) a school offering a two-year course and certification to high-school graduates preparing to be teachers, especially elementary-school teachers.
- nucleoplasmic — Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm.
- nymphaeaceous — belonging to the Nymphaeaceae, the water lily family of plants.
- nymphomaniacs — Plural form of nymphomaniac.
- occam's razor — the maxim that assumptions introduced to explain a thing must not be multiplied beyond necessity.
- occasionalism — a theory that there is no natural interaction between mind and matter, but that God makes mental events correspond to physical perceptions and actions.
- occidentalism — Occidental character or characteristics.
- olfactometers — Plural form of olfactometer.
- olympic games — international sports event
- omoplatoscopy — Divination by use of a shoulder blade.
- onomastically — In an onomastic way.
- opthalmoscope — Misspelling of ophthalmoscope.
- optic chiasma — a site at the base of the forebrain where the inner half of the fibers of the left and right optic nerves cross to the opposite side of the brain.
- optical mouse — (hardware) Any kind of mouse that uses visible light or infrared to detect changes in its position.
- orismological — relating to orismology
- ovariectomies — Plural form of ovariectomy.