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17-letter words containing a, i, m

  • military covenant — the supposed understanding that members of the armed forces and their families will be supported by the state in the event of injury or death in the course of duty
  • military governor — the military officer in command of a military government.
  • military training — drilling in army discipline and techniques
  • millennial church — the church of the Shakers.
  • minamoto yoritomo — 1147–99, Japanese nobleman; the first shogun (1192–99) of the feudal era
  • minas de riotinto — a town in SW Spain: copper mines.
  • mineralocorticoid — Biochemistry. any of a group of corticosteroid hormones, synthesized by the adrenal cortex, that regulate the excretion or reabsorption of sodium and potassium by the kidneys, salivary glands, and sweat glands.
  • minimal automaton — (theory)   An automaton possessing with redundant states.
  • minimal free form — the smallest unit of language that can make sense on its own
  • minion of the law — a policeman.
  • minister of state — (in the British Parliament) a minister, usually below cabinet rank, appointed to assist a senior minister with heavy responsibilities
  • ministering angel — a spirit who is believed to look after the needs of a particular person or group
  • misadministration — the management of any office, business, or organization; direction.
  • misappropriations — Plural form of misappropriation.
  • miscellaneousness — Quality of being miscellaneous.
  • mischaracterizing — Present participle of mischaracterize.
  • miscommunications — Plural form of miscommunication.
  • misidentification — to identify incorrectly.
  • misinterpretation — An instance of misinterpreting.
  • misorganization's — the act or process of organizing.
  • misrepresentation — to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
  • misrepresentative — to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
  • miss lonelyhearts — a novel (1933) by Nathanael West.
  • missense mutation — a type of mutation to a specific protein, that results from the substitution, during translation, of one amino acid for another
  • missing in action — If a member of the armed forces is missing in action, they have not returned from a battle, their body has not been found, and they are not thought to have been captured.
  • mission statement — an official document that sets out the goals, purpose, and work of an organization.
  • mississippi delta — an area between the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers in the northwest of the state of Mississippi; it is very flat and fertile
  • mistaken identity — when sb is identified as sb else
  • misunderstandable — Capable of being misunderstood.
  • misunderstandings — Plural form of misunderstanding.
  • mitigation system — A mitigation system is a set of arrangements or equipment to make the effects of something less bad, for example the effects of an accident.
  • mitochondrial dna — DNA found in mitochondria, which contains some structural genes and is generally inherited only through the female line
  • mitre corporation — (body)   A US federally funded R&D center, spun off in 1958 from the MIT Lincoln Laboratory (also an FFRDC). MITRE is a non-profit corporation chartered to do R&D in the public interest. MITRE were responsible for system engineering and implementation oversight of SAGE. MITRE does not stand for MIT Research and Engineering, though it could have.
  • modeling language — modelling language
  • modulo arithmetic — modular arithmetic
  • molecular biology — the branch of biology that deals with the nature of biological phenomena at the molecular level through the study of DNA and RNA, proteins, and other macromolecules involved in genetic information and cell function, characteristically making use of advanced tools and techniques of separation, manipulation, imaging, and analysis.
  • molecular orbital — Physics, Chemistry. a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital) the electron in that state.
  • moment of inertia — the sum of the products of the mass and the square of the perpendicular distance to the axis of rotation of each particle in a body rotating about an axis.
  • mongolian hot pot — a stewlike dish of sliced meat, seafood, and vegetables cooked together in hot broth, often in a clay pot, and seasoned with a hot sauce.
  • monoamine oxidase — a copper-containing enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of monoamines. Abbreviation: MAO.
  • monochromatically — of or having one color.
  • monolith catalyst — A monolith catalyst is a type of catalyst whose surface is flat.
  • mont-saint-michel — a rocky islet near the coast of NW France, in an inlet of the Gulf of St. Malo: famous abbey and fortress.
  • montagu's harrier — a brownish European bird of prey, Circus pygargus, with long narrow wings and a long tail: family Accipitridae (hawks, harriers, etc)
  • monumentalization — to establish an enduring memorial or record of.
  • moon and sixpence — a novel (1919) by W. Somerset Maugham.
  • morphic resonance — the idea that, through a telepathic effect or sympathetic vibration, an event or act can lead to similar events or acts in the future or an idea conceived in one mind can then arise in another
  • mother of vinegar — mother2 .
  • motorcycle racing — sport: competing on motorcycles
  • motoring magazine — a magazine about cars
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