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14-letter words containing t, o, r, i, l

  • microbiologist — the branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, uses, and modes of existence of microscopic organisms.
  • microcelebrity — a celebrity whose fame is relatively narrow in scope and likely to be transient
  • microelectrode — a very small electrode
  • microevolution — evolutionary change involving the gradual accumulation of mutations leading to new varieties within a species.
  • microfilaments — Plural form of microfilament.
  • micropathology — the branch of pathology dealing with the microscopic study of changes that occur in tissues and cells during disease.
  • micropolitical — Of or pertaining to micropolitics.
  • micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
  • microsatellite — A miniature satellite.
  • microsoft mail — (messaging, tool)   (MS Mail) A Microsoft Windows electronic mail program.
  • militarisation — The process by which something such as an area of land or a function of government becomes dependent on or subordinate to the military, or military in its attributes or practices.
  • militarization — to equip with armed forces, military supplies, or the like.
  • millivoltmeter — A voltmeter that is sensitive enough to produce readings on the millivolt scale.
  • mineralisation — Alternative spelling of mineralization.
  • mineralization — to convert into a mineral substance.
  • miniature golf — a game or amusement modeled on golf and played with a putter and golf ball, in which each very short, grassless “hole” constitutes an obstacle course, consisting of wooden alleys, tunnels, bridges, etc., through which the ball must be driven to hole it.
  • minicalculator — a very small handheld calculator
  • minilaparotomy — Surgery. laparotomy with a small incision into the abdomen, often no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm), used especially for tubal ligation.
  • misanthropical — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
  • miscorrelation — mutual relation of two or more things, parts, etc.: Studies find a positive correlation between severity of illness and nutritional status of the patients. Synonyms: similarity, correspondence, matching; parallelism, equivalence; interdependence, interrelationship, interconnection.
  • misdeclaration — An incorrect declaration, especially in an official context.
  • mistletoe bird — a small Australian flower-pecker, Dicaeum hirundinaceum, that feeds on mistletoe berries
  • mistranslation — An incorrect translation.
  • modularization — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
  • mongrelization — to subject (a breed, group, etc.) to crossbreeding, especially with one considered inferior.
  • monocratically — In a monocratic manner.
  • moral majority — a political action group formed mainly of Protestant fundamentalists to further strict conservative aims, as strong antiabortion laws, the restoration of school prayer, the teaching of creationism in public schools, and the curbing of books and television programs considered antireligious or immoral.
  • moralistically — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
  • morganatically — In a morganatic manner.
  • mortality rate — number of deaths in a population
  • mortise chisel — framing chisel.
  • motorola, inc. — (company)   One of the world's leading providers of wireless communications, semiconductors and advanced electronic systems and services. Major equipment businesses include mobile telephone, two-way radio, paging and data communications, personal communications, automotive, defense and space electronics, computers, satellite communications systems, police and emergency service radio systems, taxicab dispatching (radio) systems. Communication devices, computers and millions of consumer products are powered by Motorola semiconductors. They are probably best known in the computing world for their microprocessors, including the Motorola 6800 and Motorola 68000 CISC families and Motorola 88000 RISCs, the Motorola DSP56000 digital signal processors and the PowerPC on which they collaborated. They also led the development of VMEbus. Quarterly sales $5400M, profits $367M (Aug 1994). See also Envoy, Monsoon, MPL. Address: Schaumberg, Illinois, USA.
  • multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
  • multichromatic — Involving more than one colour.
  • multicollinear — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting multicollinearity.
  • multiconductor — having or involving several electrical conductors
  • multielectrode — having or involving several electrodes
  • multifactorial — having or stemming from a number of different causes or influences: Some medical researchers regard cancer as a multifactorial disease.
  • multifariously — In a multifarious manner.
  • multigrade oil — Multigrade oil is engine or gear oil which works well at both low and high temperatures.
  • multimolecular — (chemistry, physics) Involving multiple molecules.
  • multiple store — chain store.
  • multiprocessor — parallel processing
  • multireligious — belonging to or following more than one religion
  • multivibrators — Plural form of multivibrator.
  • myofibroblasts — Plural form of myofibroblast.
  • nanofiltration — Pressure-driven filtration through a membrane that removes particles of about two nanometres or larger.
  • narratological — of or relating to narratology
  • national dress — the traditional clothing of a country
  • national front — (in Britain) a small political party of the right with racist and other extremist policies
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