15-letter words containing a, c, t, i, o
- malconformation — Imperfect, disproportionate, or abnormal formation; disproportion of parts.
- marcus antonius — Mark (Marcus Antonius) 83?–30 b.c, Roman general: friend of Caesar; member of the second triumvirate and rival of Octavian.
- masculinization — Medicine/Medical. to produce certain male secondary sex characteristics in (a female).
- masochistically — Psychiatry. having a condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering, physical pain, and humiliation.
- mass production — the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- mastoid process — a large, bony prominence on the base of the skull behind the ear, containing air spaces that connect with the middle ear cavity.
- mastoidectomies — Plural form of mastoidectomy.
- matrix bar code — a type of 2D bar code that stores data in a matrix of geometrically shaped dark and light cells that represent bits. See also QR code.
- matrix compiler — Early matrix computations on UNIVAC. Sammet 1969, p.642.
- mechlorethamine — a nitrogen mustard, C 5 H 1 1 Cl 2 N, used in combination with other drugs in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other cancers.
- media converter — (networking) A component used in Ethernet, although it is not part of the IEEE standard. The IEEE standard states that all segments must be linked with repeaters. Media converters were developed as a simpler, cheaper alternative to repeaters. However, in the 1990s the cost difference between the two is negligible.
- mediastinoscopy — (medicine) A procedure for examining the inside of the mediastinum and the organs it encloses through a small incision, using an endoscope. This is a surgical procedure normally done under general anesthesia.
- medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
- medical tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
- megacorporation — a giant company formed from two or more large companies or a number of companies of various sizes.
- megalithic tomb — a burial chamber constructed of large stones, either underground or covered by a mound and usually consisting of long transepted corridors (gallery graves) or of a distinct chamber and passage (passage graves). The tombs may date from the 4th millennium bc
- melamine-coated — covered with an outer layer of melamine
- memory capacity — (on a computer or other device) the amount of memory space available for data storage
- memory location — (storage) A byte, word or other small unit of storage space in a computer's main memory that is identified by its starting address (and size).
- messier catalog — a catalog of nonstellar objects compiled by Charles Messier in 1784 and later slightly extended, now known to contain nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters.
- metacognitively — In a metacognitive way.
- metallo-organic — organometallic.
- metamorphically — In a metamorphic manner.
- methylcobalamin — A cobalamin used to treat neuropathies.
- microanalytical — Of, pertaining to, or employing microanalysis.
- microanatomical — relating to microanatomy
- microangiopathy — any disease of the small blood vessels.
- microearthquake — an earthquake of very low intensity (magnitude of 2 or less on the Richter scale).
- microextraction — (chemistry) A technique used to extract small amounts of material from a mixture.
- microfiltration — Filtration through a microporous membrane.
- microgametocyte — a gametocyte that produces microgametes
- microgeneration — the small-scale generation of electrical power, through means such as solar or wind power
- micromanagement — The direct management of a project etc to an excessive degree, with too much attention to detail and insufficient delegation.
- micrometastases — Plural form of micrometastasis.
- micrometastasis — The microscopic level action of metastasis, the spread of disease from the primary site to other areas.
- micropegmatitic — relating to, or designating, a microscopic pegmatitic structure
- microphotograph — microfilm (def 1).
- microsoft basic — (language) (MS-BASIC) A dialect of BASIC from Microsoft, originally developed by Bill Gates in a garage back in the CP/M days. It was originally known as GWBasic, then QBASIC and finally MS-BASIC. When the MS-DOS operating system came out, it incorporated the GWBASIC.EXE or BASICA.EXE interpreters. GWBASIC ("Gee Whiz") incorporated graphics and a screen editor and was compatible with earlier BASICs. QBASIC was more sophisticated. Version 4.5 had a full screen editor, debugger and compiler. The compiler could also produce executable files but to run these a utility program (BRUN44.EXE) had to be present. Thus source code could be kept private. From DOS 5.0 or 6.0 onward, MS-BASIC was standard. Version 1.1 produced stand-alone executables and could display graphics.
- microstructural — Of or pertaining to a microstructure.
- microtopography — microrelief.
- military police — soldiers who perform police duties
- military school — military academy.
- mis-categorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- misappreciation — failure to appreciate something fully or properly
- misarticulation — an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought.
- miscalculations — Plural form of miscalculation.
- miscegenational — of or relating to miscegenation
- miscommunicated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscommunicate.
- miscoordinating — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- miscoordination — Lack of coordination.