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14-letter words containing u, n, a, r, o

  • mangold-wurzel — mangel-wurzel.
  • manuel noriega — Manuel Antonio, born 1934, military leader of Panama 1983–89: captured by U.S. forces and sentenced to prison for drug trafficking 1992.
  • marathon group — an encounter group that meets for an extended period of time, as eight hours to a week, in the belief that the resultant intensity and intimacy will lead to a more open expression of feelings.
  • margin account — an account opened by a customer with a brokerage house in which listed securities can be purchased on margin.
  • marsupial bone — epipubis.
  • marvellousness — The quality or state of being marvellous.
  • measuring worm — the larva of any geometrid moth, which progresses by bringing the rear end of the body forward and then advancing the front end.
  • megasporangium — a sporangium containing megaspores.
  • melanospermous — having dark spores, as certain seaweeds.
  • mercaptopurine — a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 5 H 4 N 4 S, used in the treatment of leukemia.
  • methoxyflurane — a potent substance, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 F 2 O, used as an analgesic in minor surgical procedures and less frequently as a general anesthetic.
  • microaneurysms — Plural form of microaneurysm.
  • microinsurance — (insurance) A type of microfinancial service aimed at low-income people and communities, and typified by low premiums and coverage limits.
  • microminiature — built on an extremely small scale, smaller than subminiature, especially of electronic equipment with small solid-state components in the place of vacuum tubes.
  • micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
  • 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
  • miraculousness — performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency: a miraculous cure.
  • misadventurous — (obsolete) unfortunate.
  • misattribution — the act of attributing; ascription.
  • misgovernaunce — misgovernment
  • mockumentaries — Plural form of mockumentary.
  • modularization — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
  • modus operandi — mode of operating or working.
  • moisturization — The act or process of moisturizing.
  • money-purchase — relating to a pension scheme in which both employer and employee make contributions to a fund that is used to buy an annuity on retirement. The amount paid as a pension depends on the size of the fund
  • mononeuropathy — A neuropathy that affects only a single nerve (as distinguished from polyneuropathy).
  • monounsaturate — a monounsaturated fat or fatty acid, as olive oil.
  • motion capture — a process by which a device can be used to capture patterns of live movement; the data is then transmitted to a computer, where simulation software displays it applied to a virtual actor
  • moulding board — a board on which dough is kneaded
  • mount victoria — a mountain in SE Papua New Guinea: the highest peak of the Owen Stanley Range. Height: 4073 m (13 363 ft)
  • mount wrangell — a mountain in S Alaska, in the W Wrangell Mountains. Height: 4269 m (14 005 ft)
  • mountain range — series or chain of mountains
  • mountaineering — The sport or activity of climbing mountains.
  • mourning cloak — a common butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) having purplish-brown wings with a wide yellow border, found throughout Europe and North America
  • mouth-watering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
  • multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
  • multicollinear — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting multicollinearity.
  • munition armor — armor made in quantity for common soldiers.
  • muster station — the place on a ship where passengers should assemble in the event of an emergency
  • mutton snapper — a snapper, Lutjanus analis, inhabiting the warmer parts of the western Atlantic Ocean, valued as food and game.
  • nabuchodonosor — Nebuchadnezzar (def 1).
  • nacreous cloud — a rarely seen, luminous, iridescent cloud shaped like a cirrus or altocumulus, approximately 15 miles (24 km) above the earth, and of unknown composition.
  • nanostructured — Having a nanostructure; a structure designed on the nano scale.
  • nanostructures — Plural form of nanostructure.
  • naphthyl group — Also called alpha-naphthyl group, alpha-naphthyl radical. the univalent group C 1 0 H 7 –, having a replaceable hydrogen atom in the first, or alpha, position; 1-naphthyl group.
  • nassau grouper — a colorful food and game fish, Epinephelus striatus, common off the Florida Keys.
  • national guard — state military forces, in part equipped, trained, and quartered by the U.S. government, and paid by the U.S. government, that become an active component of the army when called into federal service by the president in civil emergencies. Compare militia (def 2).
  • national trust — (in Britain) an organization concerned with the preservation of historic buildings and monuments and areas of the countryside of great beauty in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1895 and incorporated by act of parliament in 1907. The National Trust for Scotland was founded in 1931
  • native country — the country someone is born in or native to
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