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12-letter words containing a, i, r, e, m

  • metacinnabar — a polymorph of cinnabar, black mercuric sulfide, HgS.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • metarteriole — An arterial capillary; a short vessel linking arterioles and venules.
  • metatherians — Plural form of metatherian.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • mib variable — A managed object that is defined in a Management Information Base (MIB). The object is defined by a textual name and a corresponding object identifier, a syntax, an access mode, a status, and a description of the semantics of the managed object. The MIB Variable contains pertinent management information that is accessible as defined by the access mode.
  • michel baron — Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), (Michel Boyron) 1653–1729, French actor.
  • microammeter — an instrument for measuring extremely small electric currents, calibrated in microamperes.
  • microamperes — Plural form of microampere.
  • microbalance — a balance for weighing minute quantities of material.
  • microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
  • microcarrier — (biology) Small, beadlike material used to immobilize biocatalysts, or to anchor growing cells.
  • microcephaly — having a head with a small braincase.
  • 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.
  • microfinance — (finance) Finance that is provided to unemployed or low-income people or groups.
  • microgranite — an igneous rock with an identical composition and mineral content to granite, but having a finer texture
  • micromanaged — Simple past tense and past participle of micromanage.
  • micromanager — One who micromanages.
  • micropayment — A very small payment made each time a user accesses an Internet page or service.
  • microplanner — A subset of PLANNER, implemented in Lisp by Gerald Sussman et al at MIT. Its important features were goal-oriented, pattern-directed procedure invocation, an embedded knowledge base, and automatic backtracking. microPLANNER was superseded by Conniver.
  • microreaders — Plural form of microreader.
  • microwavable — Of food, that is suitable for cooking in a microwave oven.
  • midafternoon — the part of the afternoon centering approximately on three o'clock; the period approximately halfway between noon and sunset.
  • middle guard — a defensive lineman positioned opposite the offensive center and between the defensive tackles, as in a three- or five-man line.
  • milk parsley — a wetland plant belonging to the family Apiaceae
  • milliammeter — an instrument for measuring small electric currents, calibrated in milliamperes.
  • milliamperes — Plural form of milliampere.
  • millilambert — a unit of luminance equal to one thousandth of a lambert. Abbreviation: mL.
  • millionaires — Plural form of millionaire.
  • millionnaire — a person whose wealth amounts to a million or more in some unit of currency, as dollars.
  • mimeographed — Simple past tense and past participle of mimeograph.
  • minas gerais — a state in E Brazil. 224,701 sq. mi. (581,975 sq. km). Capital: Belo Horizonte.
  • mind reading — the ability to discern the thoughts of others without the normal means of communication, especially by means of a preternatural power.
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