12-letter words containing n, a, m, y
- jury foreman — a member of a jury in a court of law who is chosen by the other members to act as spokesperson for the jury
- karyomapping — a technique for determining whether an embryo has inherited a genetic defect by analysing DNA taken from it and its close relatives
- keep company — a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
- know by name — to have heard of without having met
- kolyma range — a mountain range in NE Russia, in NE Siberia, extending about 1100 km (700 miles) between the Kolyma River and the Sea of Okhotsk. Highest peak: 1862 m (6109 ft)
- lachrymation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lamp chimney — a glass tube that surrounds the wick in an oil lamp
- lampadomancy — a method of divination by studying the carbon deposits left by a burning lamp or candle
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- laryngospasm — An uncontrolled, spasmodic closure of the larynx.
- laundry mark — a symbol on a label on an article of clothing, bed-linen, etc, which specifies how the item should be washed and cared for, for example, at which temperature it should be washed at, whether it should be ironed, dry-cleaned, etc
- laundry room — utility room
- laundrywoman — laundress.
- laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
- lognormality — the condition of having a natural logarithm with normal distribution
- lymphadenoma — an enlarged lymph node.
- lymphangioma — a benign tumor composed of dilated and newly formed lymph vessels.
- lymphangitis — inflammation of the lymphatic vessels.
- macroeconomy — A large-scale economic system.
- madonna lily — a lily, Lilium candidum, having clusters of pure white, bell-shaped flowers.
- magnetically — By or as by, magnetism.
- magnetometry — (physics) The measurement of magnetic fields (strength and direction etc).
- magnotherapy — Any of several alternative medicine therapies using magnetism.
- mains supply — electricity, water, or gas supplied to a building through wires or pipes
- malevolently — wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
- malnormality — (mathematics, group theory) The property of a subgroup H of a group G where, for any x in G but not in H, H and Hx intersect in the identity element.
- managerially — pertaining to management or a manager: managerial functions; the managerial class of society.
- manipulatory — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- manuka honey — honey from the nectar of the manuka tree, often used for medicinal purposes; known as active manuka honey if it has a UMF rating of over 10.
- maspar unity — A translator from UNITY to MPL by Martin Huber, University of Karlsruhe, Germany. Version 1.0.
- maundy money — the ceremony of washing the feet of the poor, especially commemorating Jesus' washing of His disciples' feet on Maundy Thursday.
- mean anomaly — the anomaly of a mean planet; the angular distance of the planet from perihelion or aphelion.
- mean well by — to have good intentions or friendly, helpful feelings toward
- meanderingly — In a meandering or winding manner.
- meaningfully — full of meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeful; significant: a meaningful wink; a meaningful choice.
- mecamylamine — a ganglion-blocking drug administered orally to lower high blood pressure. Formula: C11H21N
- mechanically — having to do with machinery: a mechanical failure.
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
- mentally ill — having a mental illness.
- meridianally — Along lines of meridian, longitudinally.
- meridionally — In a meridional manner.
- merry-andrew — a clown; buffoon.
- merry-making — Merry-making is the activities of people who are enjoying themselves together in a lively way, for example by eating, drinking, or dancing.
- metaanalysis — Alternative spelling of meta-analysis.
- mexican onyx — a translucent, banded variety of calcite, used for ornamental and decorative pieces.
- microanalyst — One who carries out microanalysis.
- microanatomy — the branch of anatomy dealing with microscopic structures (distinguished from gross anatomy).
- micropayment — A very small payment made each time a user accesses an Internet page or service.
- microtonally — In a microtonal manner.
- millennially — In millennial terms.