11-letter words containing a, k, i
- magic smoke — (electronics, humour) A substance trapped inside integrated circuit packages that enables them to function (also called "blue smoke"; this is similar to the archaic "phlogiston" hypothesis about combustion). Its existence is demonstrated by what happens when a chip burns up - the magic smoke gets let out, so it doesn't work any more. See Electing a Pope, smoke test. "Once, while hacking on a dedicated Zilog Z80 system, I was testing code by blowing EPROMs and plugging them in the system then seeing what happened. One time, I plugged one in backward. I only discovered that *after* I realised that Intel didn't put power-on lights under the quartz windows on the tops of their EPROMs - the die was glowing white-hot. Amazingly, the EPROM worked fine after I erased it, filled it full of zeros, then erased it again. For all I know, it's still in service. Of course, this is because the magic smoke didn't get let out." Compare the original phrasing of Murphy's Law.
- magpie lark — a black-and-white pied bird, Grallina cyanoleuca, inhabiting areas near water in Australia and southern New Guinea.
- maiden pink — a turf-forming plant, Dianthus deltoides , found from western Europe to eastern Asia, having red or pink flowers.
- main market — the market for trading in the listed securities of companies on the London Stock Exchange
- make it big — If you make it big, you become successful or famous.
- makebelieve — Alternative form of make-believe.
- makeweights — Plural form of makeweight.
- malt whisky — whisky, as Scotch, made entirely from malted barley.
- malted milk — a soluble powder made of dehydrated milk and malted cereals.
- mangia-cake — a derogatory term for a White person of Anglo-Saxon origin, used among Italo-Canadians
- marking ink — indelible ink used for marking linen, clothes, etc
- marking pen — marker (def 10).
- marlinspike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- masson disk — a white disk on which a series of concentric gray circles appear to vanish intermittently when the disk is rotated, used for testing a person's fluctuation of attention and visual threshold.
- master disk — an original disk from which duplicates are made
- matchmaking — An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage.
- matchsticks — Plural form of matchstick.
- mawkishness — characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin.
- meal ticket — Carl Owen ("King Carl"; "The Meal Ticket") 1903–88, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- meatpacking — (US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
- mekhitarist — a member of an order of Armenian monks founded in Constantinople in the 18th century and following the rule of St. Benedict.
- merrymaking — the act of taking part gaily or enthusiastically in some festive or merry celebration.
- mile-marker — a numbered milepost along a highway: used as a way of determining the exact location of a vehicle.
- milwaukeean — a port in SE Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan.
- minangkabau — a member of an Indonesian people native to west-central Sumatra.
- minke whale — a dark-colored baleen whale, Baleanoptera acutorostrata, inhabiting temperate and polar seas and growing to a length of 33 feet (10 meters): reduced in numbers.
- minute mark — the symbol ′ used for minutes of arc and linear feet
- mis-package — a bundle of something, usually of small or medium size, that is packed and wrapped or boxed; parcel.
- misspeaking — (obsolete) Speaking ill; defamation, slander.
- mistakingly — an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
- mistracking — track system.
- mix a drink — If you mix a drink, you prepare it by mixing other drinks together.
- moneymaking — profitable: a moneymaking scheme.
- monkey tail — any of various light or short ropes or lines.
- movie maker — someone who produces films or movies
- moviemakers — Plural form of moviemaker.
- moviemaking — The production of movies.
- muck-raking — If you accuse someone of muck-raking, you are criticizing them for finding and spreading unpleasant or embarrassing information about someone, especially a public figure.
- multi-track — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- multimarket — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
- multitasked — Simple past tense and past participle of multitask.
- multitasker — Computers. (of a single CPU) to execute two or more jobs concurrently.
- muslin kail — barley broth or barley and vegetable soup.
- myth-making — a creator of myths.
- nakhichevan — an autonomous republic, an exclave of Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, Turkey, and Iran. 2124 sq. mi. (5500 sq. km). Capital: Nakhichevan.
- napkin ring — a ring or band of metal, wood, plastic, etc., through which a folded napkin is inserted, often as part of a place setting.
- night snake — a nocturnal, mildly venomous New World snake, Hypsiglena torquata, having a gray or yellowish body marked with dark brown spots.
- nightwalker — a person who walks or roves about at night, especially a thief, prostitute, etc.
- nikethamide — a stimulant derived from nicotinic acid, primarily affecting the respiratory system and formerly used to counteract tranquilizer overdoses
- nitro-chalk — a chemical fertilizer containing calcium carbonate and ammonium nitrate