13-letter words containing s, r, d
- misremembered — Simple past tense and past participle of misremember.
- mistranslated — Simple past tense and past participle of mistranslate.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- misunderstood — improperly understood or interpreted.
- mixed crystal — a crystal consisting of a solid solution of two or more distinct compounds
- moderationist — a person who favors, supports, or promotes moderation.
- moderatorship — The position or office of a moderator.
- modern greats — (at Oxford University) the Honour School of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
- modernisation — Alternative spelling of modernization.
- mohave desert — a desert in S California: part of the Great Basin. About 15,000 sq. mi. (38,850 sq. km).
- mojave desert — a desert in S California: part of the Great Basin. About 15,000 sq. mi. (38,850 sq. km).
- moll flanders — (The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders) a novel (1722) by Daniel Defoe.
- mollycoddlers — Plural form of mollycoddler.
- monochlorides — Plural form of monochloride.
- monosaturated — (organic chemistry, of a glyceride) Having one saturated fatty acid.
- mood disorder — any mental disorder, as depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, or cyclothymia, in which a major disturbance of feelings or emotions is predominant.
- more hands on — characterized by or involved in active personal participation in an activity; individual and direct: a workshop to give children hands-on experience with computers.
- morning dress — formal daytime apparel for men, including striped pants, a cutaway, and a silk hat.
- morris dancer — A morris dancer is a person who takes part in morris dancing.
- most reverend — title of high-ranking church minister
- mud wrestling — sport: physical combat in mud
- mud-wrestling — wrestling in an enclosure with a floor or base of wet mud, staged as a public display and competitive event.
- multigravidas — Plural form of multigravida.
- multiindustry — Of or pertaining to more than one industry.
- multistandard — able to process signals from several different systems
- multistranded — having several strands
- murderousness — The state or condition of being murderous.
- murexide test — a test in which treatment of a substance, usually urine, with nitric acid and ammonia indicates the presence of uric acid by formation of murexide.
- muzzleloaders — Plural form of muzzleloader.
- 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.
- narrow-fisted — tight-fisted.
- nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
- neighborhoods — Plural form of neighborhood.
- 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.
- neuraminidase — An enzyme, present in many pathogenic or symbiotic microorganisms, that catalyzes the breakdown of glycosides containing neuraminic acid.
- neuropeptides — Plural form of neuropeptide.
- never say die — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- new amsterdam — a Dutch colony in North America (1613–64), comprising the area along the Hudson River and the lower Delaware River. By 1669 all of the land comprising this colony was taken over by England. Capital: New Amsterdam.
- niedersachsen — German name of Lower Saxony.
- niggardliness — The state of being niggardly.
- nitroprusside — (inorganic chemistry) Any salt, of the hypothetical nitroprussic acid, that contains a pentacyanonitrosylferrate anion.
- nitrous oxide — a colorless, sweet-smelling, sweet-tasting, nonflammable, slightly water-soluble gas, N 2 O, that sometimes produces a feeling of exhilaration when inhaled: used chiefly as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery, in the manufacture of chemicals, and as an aerosol.
- no-score draw — A no-score draw is the result of a football match in which neither team scores any goals.
- non-credulous — marked by or arising from credulity: a credulous rumor.
- non-dangerous — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- non-residence — not resident in a particular place.
- non-sedentary — accustomed to sit or rest a great deal or to take little exercise.
- nonadsorptive — Not adsorptive.
- nondecreasing — not decreasing.
- nondescriptly — in a nondescript manner