13-letter words containing y, i, n
- meridionality — the quality or state of being on the meridian
- mesmerizingly — In a way or to an extent that mesmerizes.
- messianically — the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people.
- meta-analysis — a research study that combines and analyzes statistics gathered from multiple independent studies
- metaphysician — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
- metonic cycle — a cycle of 235 synodic months, very nearly equal to 19 years, after which the new moon occurs on the same day of the year as at the beginning of the cycle with perhaps a shift of one day, depending on the number of leap years in the cycle.
- metonymically — In a metonymic fashion; using metonymy.
- mexican poppy — any tropical American poppy of the genus Argemone, especially A. mexicana (Mexican poppy) having prickly pods and leaves and yellow or white, poppylike flowers.
- michigan city — a port in NW Indiana, on Lake Michigan.
- microanalyses — Plural form of microanalysis.
- microanalysis — Chemistry. the analysis of very small samples of substances.
- microaneurysm — An extremely small aneurysm.
- micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
- microtonality — any musical interval smaller than a semitone, specifically, a quarter tone.
- midi-pyrénées — a region of SW France: consists of N slopes of the Pyrenees in the south, a fertile lowland area in the west crossed by the River Garonne, and the edge of the Massif Central in the north and east
- military band — a musical band, usually made up of players of wind, percussion and some brass instruments, that play at military functions, etc
- milton keynes — a residential district in S England, near London, established in the 1960s.
- mineral jelly — a gelatinous product made from petroleum, used to stabilize certain explosives.
- ministerially — In the character or capacity of a minister.
- minor penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player from play for two minutes, no substitute for the player being permitted.
- misemployment — Wrong or mistaken employment.
- mistrustingly — In a mistrusting manner.
- mixed economy — an economy in which there are elements of both public and private enterprise.
- mollycoddling — Present participle of mollycoddle.
- monarchically — In a monarchic or monarchical fashion.
- monetary unit — the standard unit of value of the currency of a country, as the dollar in the U.S. and the franc in France.
- money-spinner — If you say that something is a money-spinner, you mean that it earns a lot of money for someone.
- moneygrubbing — Alternative spelling of money-grubbing.
- moneyspinning — earning money or making a profit
- monkey bridge — flying bridge.
- monkey engine — a pile-driver
- monkey island — a flying bridge on top of a pilothouse or chart house.
- monkey orchid — a European orchid, Orchis simia, rare in Britain, having a short dense flower spike that opens from the top downwards. The flowers are white streaked with pink or violet and have five spurs thought to resemble a monkey's arms, legs, and tail
- monkey tricks — mischievous behaviour or acts, such as practical jokes
- monkey's fist — a ball-like knot used as an ornament or as a throwing weight at the end of a line.
- monkey-shines — Usually, monkeyshines. a frivolous or mischievous prank; monkey business.
- monoclonality — Biology, Biotechnology. the state or condition of having one specific type of antibody.
- monogenically — In a monogenic manner.
- monoglyceride — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of one hydroxyl group with a fatty acid.
- monogynoecial — (of a fruit) developing from a single pistil.
- monophysitism — (Christianity) A Christian belief which holds that the human nature of Jesus Christ was essentially absorbed by the divine, and thus that he essentially had but one nature, contrary to the orthodox view that Christ has two natures, both fully human and fully divine. A variant is apollonarianism, which has gnostic overtones and used hellenistic ideas alien to orthodox Christianity.
- monosyllabics — Plural form of monosyllabic.
- monosyllabism — monosyllabic character.
- monosymmetric — zygomorphic.
- monotonically — of, relating to, or uttered in a monotone: a monotonic delivery of a lecture.
- monterey pine — a pine tree, Pinus radiata, native to coastal California, having cones that open to germinate only in the heat of a forest fire, used for reforestation and as a timber tree.
- monumentality — resembling a monument; massive or imposing.
- morning glory — any of various plants, especially of the genera Ipomoea and Convolvulus, as I. purpurea, a twining plant having cordate leaves and funnel-shaped flowers of various colors, often opening only in the morning.
- morning-glory — any of various plants, especially of the genera Ipomoea and Convolvulus, as I. purpurea, a twining plant having cordate leaves and funnel-shaped flowers of various colors, often opening only in the morning.
- mount whitney — a mountain in E California: the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and in continental US (excluding Alaska). Height: 4418 m (14 495 ft)