13-letter words containing min
- indeterminant — Not accurately determined or determinable.
- indeterminate — not determinate; not precisely fixed in extent; indefinite; uncertain.
- indeterminism — the doctrine that human actions, though influenced somewhat by preexisting psychological and other conditions, are not entirely governed by them but retain a certain freedom and spontaneity.
- interdominion — occurring between sovereign states of the Commonwealth
- interlaminate — to interlay or lay between laminae; interstratify.
- intermingling — Present participle of intermingle.
- interterminal — occurring or existing between, or travelling between, transport terminals
- japanese mink — a dark-brown arboreal marten, Martes melampus, native to Japan, having a long body and bushy tail.
- just a minute — wait, stop
- kidderminster — an ingrain carpet 36 inches (91 cm) wide.
- laminectomies — Plural form of laminectomy.
- late-blooming — of or characteristic of a late bloomer: late-blooming brilliance.
- liberalminded — Having a liberal opinion or stance.
- light mineral — any rock-forming mineral that has a specific gravity of less than 2.8 and is generally light in color.
- local minimum — minimum (def 5a).
- luminous flux — the rate of transmission of luminous energy: expressed in lumens.
- macro-mineral — any mineral required in the diet in relatively large amounts, especially calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.
- magnetic mine — an underwater mine set off by any disturbance of its magnetic field, as by the metal hull of a ship.
- mainstreaming — the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend: the mainstream of American culture.
- maladminister — to administer or manage badly or inefficiently: The mayor was a bungler who maladministered the city budget.
- masterminding — to plan and direct (a usually complex project or activity), especially skillfully: Two colonels had masterminded the revolt.
- mind-altering — causing marked changes in patterns of mood and behavior, as a hallucinogenic drug.
- mind-boggling — intellectually overwhelming: a mind-boggling puzzle.
- mindanao deep — an area in the Pacific Ocean W of the Philippines: one of deepest points in any ocean. 34,440 feet (10,497 meters).
- mindblindness — The inability to deduce or make educated guesses about another person's mental state.
- mine detector — an electromagnetic device for locating buried or concealed land mines.
- mine disposal — the removal, disarming, or destruction of explosive mines
- mine examiner — an official who inspects a mine to ensure compliance with safety requirements.
- mine-clearing — the process of disarming and removing explosive mines from an area
- miner's right — a licence to prospect for minerals, esp gold
- mineral jelly — a gelatinous product made from petroleum, used to stabilize certain explosives.
- mineral pitch — asphalt.
- mineral water — water containing dissolved mineral salts or gases, especially such water considered healthful to drink.
- mineral wells — a city in N central Texas.
- mineralizable — Capable of being mineralized.
- mineralogical — Relating to mineralogy.
- mingle-mangle — a jumbled or confused mixture; hodgepodge.
- miniaturistic — Employing or suggesting miniaturism; small and detailed.
- miniaturizing — Present participle of miniaturize.
- minicomponent — a hi-fi component considerably smaller than a standard-size component and larger than a microcomponent.
- minicomputers — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
- minimum order — A minimum order is the smallest amount or number that may be ordered in one delivery, usually to spread delivery costs over an economical number of units.
- minimumweight — a boxer of the lightest competitive class, especially a boxer weighing up to 104 pounds (47.2 kg).
- ministerially — In the character or capacity of a minister.
- ministrations — the act of ministering care, aid, religious service, etc.
- minisubmarine — A small submarine.
- minor element — Geology. any chemical element found in small quantities in the rocks of the earth's crust. Compare major element.
- minor penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player from play for two minutes, no substitute for the player being permitted.
- minor premise — Logic. an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term (middle term) that is excluded from the conclusion. A typical form is “All A is C; all B is A; therefore all B is C.”.
- minor prophet — any of a group of Old Testament prophets, including Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.