12-letter words containing a, l, m, o
- majorleaguer — either of the two main professional baseball leagues in the U.S.
- malacologist — A person who studies molluscs, who specializes in malacology.
- malapportion — to apportion improperly or unfairly (voting districts, a legislature, etc.)
- malapropisms — Plural form of malapropism.
- malcontented — Malcontent.
- male bonding — the process by which two or more men or boys become emotionally attached to each another
- maledictions — Plural form of malediction.
- malefactions — Plural form of malefaction.
- malevolently — wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
- malformation — faulty or anomalous formation or structure, especially in a living body: malformation of the teeth.
- malfunctions — Plural form of malfunction.
- malibu board — a lightweight, fiberglass-covered surfboard, usually about 10 feet (3 meters) long with a rounded nose and tail and a convex bottom for increased maneuverability.
- mallophagous — of or relating to any wingless insect of the order Mallophaga
- malnormality — (mathematics, group theory) The property of a subgroup H of a group G where, for any x in G but not in H, H and Hx intersect in the identity element.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- malnutrition — lack of proper nutrition; inadequate or unbalanced nutrition.
- malocclusion — faulty occlusion; irregular contact of opposing teeth in the upper and lower jaws.
- malodorously — With a bad smell.
- malonic acid — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, dibasic acid, C 3 H 4 O 4 , easily decomposed by heat: used chiefly as an intermediate in the synthesis of barbiturates.
- malpositions — Plural form of malposition.
- maltodextrin — a compound of dextrin and maltose, used as a food additive and in some health and beauty products.
- malversation — improper or corrupt behavior in office, especially in public office.
- man-tailored — (of women's clothing) tailored in the general style and with the details of men's clothing. Compare dressmaker (def 2).
- manifoldness — (mathematics) multiplicity.
- manipulation — the act of manipulating.
- manipulators — Plural form of manipulator.
- manipulatory — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- manoeuvrable — Alternative spelling of maneuverable.
- mantelboards — Plural form of mantelboard.
- mapplethorpe — Robert, 1946–89, U.S. photographer.
- marie louise — 1791–1847, 2nd wife of Napoleon I: empress of France; duchess of Parma 1816–31 (daughter of Francis II of Austria; mother of Napoleon II).
- markov model — (probability, simulation) A model or simulation based on Markov chains.
- marsh mallow — an Old World mallow, Althaea officinalis, having pink flowers, found in marshy places.
- marshalltown — a city in central Iowa.
- marshmallows — Plural form of marshmallow.
- marshmallowy — Similar to a marshmallow.
- marvellously — In a marvellous manner.
- master alloy — an alloy rich in certain elements, used in small quantities as an additive to melts of alloyed metal.
- matinee idol — a male actor, usually a leading man, idolized especially by female audiences.
- matopo hills — the granite hills south of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, where Cecil Rhodes chose to be buried
- matriclinous — Having mostly maternally-inherited characteristics.
- matriculator — to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.
- matrimonials — Plural form of matrimonial.
- matroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- maturational — the act or process of maturating.
- maxillectomy — Surgical removal of the maxilla.
- mcleod gauge — a device for determining very low gas pressures by manometrically measuring the pressure of a sample after its compression to a known fraction of its original volume.
- mean anomaly — the anomaly of a mean planet; the angular distance of the planet from perihelion or aphelion.
- meclonazepam — A benzodiazepine derivative, similar in structure to clonazepam, with sedative and anxiolytic effects and antiparasitic activity against Schistosoma mansoni.
- medal-holder — a person who has won a medal