12-letter words containing a, i, m, t
- metachronism — An error in chronological ordering in which a character or an event is placed at too late a time.
- metacinnabar — a polymorph of cinnabar, black mercuric sulfide, HgS.
- metafictions — Plural form of metafiction.
- metafunction — (computing, programming) A function which calls all the other functions of a certain program; the only function that can be called independently.
- metagenomics — (genetics) The study of genomes recovered from environmental samples; especially the differentiation of genomes from multiple organisms or individuals, either in a symbiotic relationship, or at a crime scene.
- metal polish — cleaning fluid designed to clean, polish or add shine to metal
- metaleptical — metaleptic
- metallically — of, relating to, or consisting of metal.
- metallogenic — relating to metallogeny
- metallurgist — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- metalorganic — (chemistry) organometallic.
- metalworking — the act or technique of making metal objects.
- metamagnetic — (physics) Describing the transition from an antiferromagnetic to a ferromagnetic state.
- metamaterial — (engineering, physics) any material that obtains its electromagnetic properties from its structure rather than from its chemical composition; especially a material engineered to have features of a size less than that of the wavelength of a class of electromagnetic radiation.
- metamorphism — Geology. a change in the structure or constitution of a rock due to natural agencies, as pressure and heat, especially when the rock becomes harder and more completely crystalline.
- metamorphist — a member of a group of 16th century Christians who believed that the humanly body of Jesus Christ metamorphosed into God during the Ascension
- metamorphize — (transitive) To transform or change; metamorphose.
- metaphorical — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metaphrasing — Present participle of metaphrase.
- metaphrastic — a person who translates or changes a literary work from one form to another, as prose into verse.
- metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- metapolitics — political theory: often used derogatorily
- metapsychics — the study of psychic phenomena beyond the limits of ordinary or orthodox psychology
- metarteriole — An arterial capillary; a short vessel linking arterioles and venules.
- metasediment — (petrology) A metamorphosed sedimentary rock.
- metasequoias — Plural form of metasequoia.
- metasilicate — a salt or mineral containing the anion SiO32-
- metasomatism — the series of metamorphic processes whereby chemical changes occur in minerals or rocks as a result of the introduction of material, often in hot aqueous solutions, from external sources.
- metastasised — Pathology. (of malignant cells or disease-producing organisms) to spread to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces.
- metastasized — Simple past tense and past participle of metastasize.
- metastasizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metastasize.
- metatherians — Plural form of metatherian.
- metathesized — Simple past tense and past participle of metathesize.
- metathetical — (linguistics) exhibiting metathesis.
- metathinking — Thought about the process of thinking.
- metathoracic — Of or pertaining to the metathorax.
- metempirical — beyond or outside the field of experience.
- meteorically — of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
- metered mail — mail on which the postage is printed directly on an envelope or label by a machine licensed by the postal service.
- methodically — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- methohexital — a barbiturate anesthetic, used in its sodium form, C 1 4 H 1 7 N 2 NaO 3 , for induction of general anesthesia or for anesthesia of short duration.
- metric space — a space with a metric defined on it.
- metrological — the science of weights and measures.
- metronomical — a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
- metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
- metrorrhagia — nonmenstrual discharge of blood from the uterus; uterine hemorrhage.
- microammeter — an instrument for measuring extremely small electric currents, calibrated in microamperes.
- microanalyst — One who carries out microanalysis.
- microanatomy — the branch of anatomy dealing with microscopic structures (distinguished from gross anatomy).
- microclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.