11-letter words containing a, m, e, l, i, o
- melancholia — a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings.
- melancholic — disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.
- melanochroi — a postulated subdivision of the Caucasoid race, characterized by dark hair and pale complexion
- melanocytic — Of or pertaining to melanocytes.
- melioration — Historical Linguistics. semantic change in a word to a more approved or more respectable meaning. Compare pejoration (def 2).
- meliorative — That meliorates; curative, salutary.
- meliphagous — feeding on honey
- melodically — melodious.
- memorabilia — Objects kept or collected because of their historical interest, especially those associated with memorable people or events.
- memorialise — (British) alternative spelling of memorialize.
- memorialist — a person who writes memorials.
- memorialize — to commemorate.
- memorizable — to commit to memory; learn by heart: to memorize a poem.
- mentionable — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
- meridionals — Plural form of meridional.
- meroblastic — (of certain eggs) undergoing partial cleavage, resulting in unequal blastomeres.
- merthiolate — thimerosal
- mesoblastic — (biology) of, relating to, or resembling the mesoblast.
- mesocranial — mesocephalic
- mesopelagic — of, relating to, or living in the ocean at a depth of between 600 feet (180 meters) and 3000 feet (900 meters).
- mesothelial — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the mesothelium.
- metabolical — Alternative form of metabolic.
- metabolised — Simple past tense and past participle of metabolise.
- metabolises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metabolise.
- metabolisms — Plural form of metabolism.
- metabolites — Plural form of metabolite.
- metabolized — Simple past tense and past participle of metabolize.
- metabolizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metabolize.
- metalloidal — metalloid
- metapodials — Plural form of metapodial.
- meteoroidal — (astronomy) Of or pertaining to meteoroids. (from 19th c.).
- methimazole — a white crystalline substance, C 4 H 6 N 2 S, that inhibits thyroxin synthesis, used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
- methylation — the process of replacing a hydrogen atom with a methyl group.
- metonymical — having the nature of metonymy.
- microcephal — a person with microcephaly
- middlewoman — The female equivalent of a middleman; a female intermediary.
- millionaire — a person whose wealth amounts to a million or more in some unit of currency, as dollars.
- milquetoast — a very timid, unassertive, spineless person, especially one who is easily dominated or intimidated: a milquetoast who's afraid to ask for a raise.
- mineral oil — a colorless, oily, almost tasteless, water-insoluble liquid, usually of either a standard light density (light mineral oil) or a standard heavy density (heavy mineral oil) consisting of mixtures of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum by distillation: used chiefly as a lubricant, in the manufacture of cosmetics, and in medicine as a laxative.
- minneapolis — a city in SE Minnesota, on the Mississippi.
- minor scale — Also called harmonic minor scale. a scale having half steps between the second and third, fifth and sixth, and seventh and eighth degrees, with whole steps for the other intervals.
- misallocate — to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.
- misbestowal — a wrong or improper bestowal
- mishallowed — falsely hallowed or revered
- misrelation — an erroneous or imperfect relation
- modularised — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- modularized — having been made modular or relating to the use of modular concepts or forms
- molendinary — a mill
- molestation — to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- momentarily — for a moment; briefly: to pause momentarily.