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16-letter words containing a, l, c, t, r

  • low-carbon steel — steel containing between 0.04 and 0.25 per cent carbon
  • luck of the draw — the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
  • lumberjack shirt — a thick checked shirt, as worn by lumberjacks
  • macro-linguistic — a field of study concerned with language in its broadest sense and including cultural and behavioral features associated with language.
  • macroclimatology — the study of the climatic conditions of a large area.
  • macrolepidoptera — a collector's name for that part of the lepidoptera that comprises the butterflies and the larger moths (noctuids, geometrids, bombycids, springtails, etc): a term without taxonomic significance
  • macrolinguistics — a field of study concerned with language in its broadest sense and including cultural and behavioral features associated with language.
  • macrometeorology — the study of large-scale atmospheric phenomena, as the general circulation of the air or global weather conditions.
  • magneto-electric — of or relating to the induction of electric current or electromotive force by means of permanent magnets.
  • malacostracology — (obsolete) carcinology, the study of crustaceans.
  • malpractice suit — a lawsuit brought against a professional accused of illegal or unethical practices or neglect of duty
  • marginal costing — a method of cost accounting and decision making used for internal reporting in which only marginal costs are charged to cost units and fixed costs are treated as a lump sum
  • material culture — the aggregate of physical objects or artifacts used by a society.
  • matter-of-factly — adhering strictly to fact; not imaginative; prosaic; dry; commonplace: a matter-of-fact account of the political rally.
  • mcnaughten rules — (in English law) a set of rules established by the case of Regina v. McNaughten (1843) by which legal proof of insanity in the commission of a crime depends upon whether or not the accused can show either that he did not know what he was doing or that he is incapable of realizing that what he was doing was wrong
  • megakaryoblastic — (cytology) Of or pertaining to a megakaryoblast.
  • melodic interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
  • melodramatically — In a melodramatic manner.
  • menstrual cramps — pain in the lower abdomen as well as possibly in the lower back and legs associated with menstruation
  • mercantile paper — commercial paper.
  • mercator sailing — sailing according to rhumb lines, which appear as straight lines on a Mercator chart.
  • meristematically — In a meristematic way.
  • meritocratically — In a meritocratic way.
  • meteorologically — In meteorological terms; in the context of weather.
  • methacrylic acid — a colorless, liquid acid, C 4 H 6 O 2 , produced synthetically, whose methyl ester, methyl methacrylate, polymerizes to yield a clear plastic.
  • mexican fruitfly — a brightly colored fly, Anastrepha ludens, whose larvae are a serious pest chiefly of citrus fruits and mangoes in Mexico, Central America, and southern Texas.
  • microcirculation — the movement of blood through the arterioles, capillaries, and venules.
  • microclimatology — the study of a microclimate.
  • microcosmic salt — sodium ammonium phosphate.
  • microcrystalline — minutely crystalline; composed of microscopic crystals.
  • microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
  • microlepidoptera — a collector's name for the smaller moths: a term without taxonomic significance
  • micromanipulator — A device, used for micromanipulation, consisting of microscopic needles and instruments viewed through a microscope.
  • microvasculature — the system of tiny blood vessels, including capillaries, venules, and arterioles, that perfuse the body's tissues.
  • migratory locust — any of several locusts that migrate in great swarms, especially Locusta migratoria, of Africa and Asia.
  • militaristically — a person imbued with militarism.
  • military academy — a private school organized somewhat along the lines of and following some of the procedures of military life.
  • military attache — attaché (def 2).
  • military science — the study of the causative factors and tactical principles of warfare.
  • military service — compulsory period spent in the army
  • miraculous fruit — miracle fruit.
  • misanthropically — In a misanthropic manner.
  • mission-critical — essential for a project to launch
  • molecular weight — the average weight of a molecule of an element or compound measured in units once based on the weight of one hydrogen atom taken as the standard or on 1/16 (0.0625) the weight of an oxygen atom, but after 1961 based on 1/12 (0.083) the weight of the carbon-12 atom; the sum of the atomic weights of all the atoms in a molecule. Abbreviation: mol. wt.
  • mortgagee clause — a clause attached to a fire-insurance policy for protecting a mortgagee against loss or damage.
  • motorola 68lc040 — (processor)   A version of the Motorola 68040 with no MMU or FPU, making it more like an enhanced Motorola 68020. A Power Macintosh can emulate a Motorola 68LC040.
  • mount carmel man — an early human of Neanderthaloid type, known from skeletal remains from the late Pleistocene Epoch, c50,000–40,000 b.c., found in Palestine.
  • mountain climber — someone who climbs or walks up mountains
  • multi-way branch — switch statement
  • multicellularity — The condition of being multicellular.
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