13-letter words containing a, c, o, e, l
- melancholious — (obsolete) melancholy.
- melanochroous — having dark-coloured or black skin
- mellification — the production of honey from nectar
- melodramatics — Melodramatic behavior, action, or writing.
- melvin conway — (person) An early proto-hacker who wrote an assembler for the Burroughs 220 called SAVE and (probably) formulated Conway's Law.
- meningococcal — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or caused by meningococci.
- mescal button — one of the dried, buttonlike tops of a mescal of the genus Lophophora, used as a hallucinogen, especially by certain Indians of Mexico and the southwestern U.S. during religious ceremonies; peyote.
- mesencephalon — Anatomy. the midbrain.
- mesocephalism — mesocephaly
- mesocephalous — Alternative form of mesocephalic.
- metabolically — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- metafictional — Of, relating to, or being metafiction.
- metallic bond — the type of chemical bond between atoms in a metallic element, formed by the valence electrons moving freely through the metal lattice.
- metallic soap — any usually water-insoluble salt formed by the interaction of a fatty acid and a metal, especially lead or aluminum: used chiefly as a drier in paints and varnishes and for waterproofing textiles.
- metencephalon — the anterior section of the hindbrain, comprising the cerebellum and pons.
- methocarbamol — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO 5 , used as a muscle relaxant in combination with other drugs in the treatment of acute, painful musculoskeletal conditions.
- methodistical — Methodistic.
- metonymically — In a metonymic fashion; using metonymy.
- microanalyses — Plural form of microanalysis.
- microbalances — Plural form of microbalance.
- microcapsules — Plural form of microcapsule.
- microcephalia — Microcephaly.
- microcephalic — having a head with a small braincase.
- microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
- microclimates — Plural form of microclimate.
- microfilament — a minute, narrow tubelike cell structure composed of a protein similar to actin, occurring singly and in bundles, involved in cytoplasmic movement and changes in cell shape.
- microfilariae — the embryonic larva of the nematode parasite Filaria or of related genera, especially of those species that cause heartworm in dogs and elephantiasis in humans.
- microfilmable — Suitable for storage on microfilm.
- microlecithal — having a small amount of yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
- micrometrical — Micrometric; relating to micrometry or a micrometer.
- micronucleate — having a micronucleus.
- microparticle — An extremely small particle.
- microwaveable — Alternative spelling of microwavable.
- mineralogical — Relating to mineralogy.
- miscellaneous — consisting of members or elements of different kinds; of mixed character: a book of miscellaneous essays on American history.
- mole fraction — the ratio of the number of moles of a given component of a mixture to the total number of moles of all the components.
- monogenically — In a monogenic manner.
- monogynoecial — (of a fruit) developing from a single pistil.
- monomolecular — noting or pertaining to a thickness of one molecule.
- mononucleated — having a single nucleus
- montes claros — a city in E Brazil.
- morphemically — By means of, or in terms, of morphemes.
- multicategory — (mathematics) A generalization of the concept of category that allows morphisms of multiple arity.
- multisectoral — Involving multiple sectors.
- muscle shoals — former rapids of the Tennessee River in SW Alabama, changed into a lake by Wilson Dam: part of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
- mycobacterial — (medicine) Of or pertaining to mycobacteria.
- nanoparticles — Plural form of nanoparticle.
- naval college — training institution for the navy
- naval officer — member of navy staff
- necklace bomb — a bomb consisting of linked charges hung around a victim's neck, used by terrorists or in hostage situations