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14-letter words containing a, l, t, e

  • medieval latin — the Latin language of the literature of the Middle Ages, usually dated a.d. 700 to 1500, including many Latinized words from other languages. Abbreviation: ML, M.L.
  • megakaryoblast — a cell that gives rise to a megakaryocyte.
  • megatechnology — high technology that is developing rapidly
  • melastomaceous — belonging to the family Melastomataceae (also known as Melastomaceae)
  • melodramatized — Simple past tense and past participle of melodramatize.
  • melton mowbray — a town in central England, in Leicestershire: pork pies and Stilton cheese. Pop: 25 554 (2001)
  • memorabilities — Plural form of memorability.
  • mental cruelty — behaviour that causes distress to another person but that does not involve physical assault
  • mental disease — any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
  • mental healing — the healing of a physical ailment or disorder by mental concentration or suggestion.
  • mental illness — any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
  • mental lexicon — the store of words in a person's mind
  • mercantilistic — Relating to, or characteristic of mercantilism.
  • merchant fleet — the total number of civilian ships of a country carrying either passengers or cargo (goods)
  • merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
  • merritt island — a town in E Florida.
  • mesaticephalic — (anatomy) Having a cranium with a medium ratio of length to breadth.
  • met enkephalin — either of two pentapeptides that bind to morphine receptors in the central nervous system and have opioid properties of relatively short duration; one pentapeptide (Met enkephalin) has the amino acid sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met and the other (Leu enkephalin) has the sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu.
  • meta-case tool — A term sometimes used for software packages (like TBK or VSF) which allow users to develop or customise their own CASE tools.
  • metabolic heat — animal heat.
  • metabolic rate — the rate at which living organisms expend energy or convert energy into food
  • metal detector — an electronic device for detecting the presence of metal objects, as one used as a portable sweeping unit or one emplaced in an archway at an airport terminal to detect concealed weapons, explosives, etc.
  • metal paste-up — a method for making up a form for printing in which engravings mounted on blocks are positioned on and pasted to a metal base.
  • metal spraying — a process in which a layer of one metal is sprayed onto another in the molten state
  • metalinguistic — Pertaining to metalinguistics.
  • metallic glass — glassy alloy.
  • metalloenzymes — Plural form of metalloenzyme.
  • metallogenetic — metallogenic
  • metallokinesis — (science fiction): The psychic ability to manipulate or control metals.
  • metallotherapy — therapy by the use of metals or their salts.
  • metaphorically — 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).
  • metaphysically — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
  • metaplasticity — Any activity-dependent change to neural function that modulates subsequent synaptic plasticity.
  • metapsychology — speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
  • metastatically — In a metastatic manner.
  • metatextuality — A form of intertextual discourse in which one text makes critical commentary on another.
  • metatheatrical — Of or pertaining to metatheatre.
  • metathetically — By means of, or in terms of, metathesis.
  • metencephalons — Plural form of metencephalon.
  • meteorological — pertaining to meteorology or to phenomena of the atmosphere or weather.
  • methaemoglobin — a brownish compound of oxygen and hemoglobin, formed in the blood, as by the use of certain drugs.
  • methodicalness — The property of being methodical.
  • methodological — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
  • methoxyflurane — a potent substance, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 F 2 O, used as an analgesic in minor surgical procedures and less frequently as a general anesthetic.
  • methyl acetate — a colorless, flammable, volatile liquid, C 3 H 6 O 2 , the methyl ester of acetic acid, having a fragrant odor, used chiefly as a solvent.
  • methyl alcohol — a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, poisonous liquid, CH 4 O, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood or the incomplete oxidation of natural gas, or produced synthetically from carbon monoxide and hydrogen, used chiefly as a solvent, a fuel, and an automobile antifreeze and in the synthesis of formaldehyde.
  • methyl formate — a colorless, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 2 H 4 O 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a solvent.
  • methyl lactate — a colorless liquid, C 4 H 8 O 3 , soluble with water and most organic liquids: used chiefly as a solvent for cellulose acetate.
  • methylcatechol — guaiacol.
  • methylxanthine — a compound formed through the methylation of xanthine, such as caffeine or theophylline
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