12-letter words containing a, i, r, e, m
- molecularity — the number of molecules or atoms that participate in an elementary process.
- monkey trial — John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- monotrichate — (of bacteria) having a single flagellum at one pole.
- montebrasite — a mineral, lithium aluminum hydroxyl phosphate, LiAlPO 4 (OH), isomorphous with amblygonite, used as an ore of lithium.
- montessorian — a system for teaching young children, in which the fundamental aim is self-motivated education by the children themselves, as they are encouraged to move freely through individualized instruction and physical exercises, accompanied by special emphasis on the training of the senses and the early development of reading and writing skills.
- morigeration — (obsolete) obsequiousness; obedience.
- morris dance — a rural folk dance of north English origin, performed in costume traditionally by men who originally represented characters of the Robin Hood legend, especially in May Day festivities.
- mother image — a person substituted in one's mind for one's mother and often the object of emotions felt toward the mother
- motor sailer — a yacht having sails and an engine as an alternative or auxiliary means of propulsion.
- mountaineers — Plural form of mountaineer.
- mouse trails — (operating system) A feature (usually of Graphical User Interfaces) which causes the mouse pointer to leave a trail across the screen. This is done by keeping track of the last eight or so (maybe configurable) pointer positions, and only erasing the oldest. This means that at any time, there may be up to eight pointers on the screen, but if the mouse is still, they will all be in the same position, and so only one will be visible. When the mouse moves, it appears to leave a trail of pointers behind it, and this can dramatically increase the visibility of the pointer when using LCD screens. The older ones had such long persistence that a single mouse pointer, when moving, tended to be completely invisible, and on a cluttered screen, was very difficult to find.
- mousquetaire — musketeer.
- movie camera — motion-picture camera
- movie rating — a classification of a film as according to the age of viewers thought suitable to see it, and which can differ according to the level in the film of violent content, sexual content, etc
- mud filtrate — Mud filtrate is the liquid part of the mud which can pass through a medium and become separated from the mudcake.
- muir glacier — a glacier in SE Alaska, flowing SE from Mt. Fairweather into Glacier Bay. About 350 sq. mi. (905 sq. km).
- multi-garnet — A better constraint system for Garnet. Version 2.1 by Michael Sannella <[email protected]>.
- multicentral — having or dependent on several centres; multicentre
- multifurcate — forked; branching.
- multilateral — having several or many sides; many-sided.
- multilayered — having two or more layers.
- multinuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
- multipartite — divided into several or many parts; having several or many divisions.
- multiseriate — arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- multitaskers — Plural form of multitasker.
- multitracked — (music) Recorded on multiple tracks.
- multivariate — (of a combined distribution) having more than one variate or variable.
- multiwarhead — (of a missile) capable of carrying several independent warheads
- murder trial — the trial of a person who is accused of murder
- murderabilia — objects that are regarded as valuable because of their connection with murders or other notorious crimes
- musical ride — a display by riders on horseback of manoeuvres to music, esp by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- musterbation — Alt form musturbation.
- mutessarifat — a province governed by a mutessarif
- mycobacteria — Plural form of mycobacterium.
- mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
- myoneuralgia — myalgia.
- namib desert — a desert region in SW Africa, extending along the coast from SW Angola to W South Africa. 1200 miles (1930 km) long, 30–100 miles (48–160 km) wide; 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km).
- nanomaterial — A material having particles or constituents of nanoscale dimensions, or one that is produced by nanotechnology.
- narrowminded — Alternative spelling of narrow-minded.
- nemorivagant — Lb rare wandering in the woods.
- neoformation — a new and abnormal growth of tissue; tumor; neoplasm.
- neotribalism — Ideology that humans have evolved to live in a tribal, as opposed to a modern society.
- nestorianism — one of a sect of followers of Nestorius who denied the hypostatic union and were represented as maintaining the existence of two distinct persons in Christ.
- neurilemmoma — A schwannoma.
- neurofibroma — a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.
- neuroimaging — (neurology) The generation of images showing brain activity (or activity in other parts of the nervous system). (from 20th c.).
- new paradigm — a set of beliefs that replaces another set which is believed no longer to apply
- new urbanism — an international movement concerned with tackling the problems associated with urban sprawl and car dependency
- newspaperism — anything characteristic of newspapers, esp a word or phrase used only by journalists
- niche market — specific or limited consumer interest