13-letter words containing a, m, i, l, s, t
- malapropistic — an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
- malariologist — An expert in malaria.
- malformations — Plural form of malformation.
- malinvestment — An incorrect or unwise investment.
- malthusianism — of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.
- mammoplasties — Plural form of mammoplasty.
- manipulations — Plural form of manipulation.
- manipulatives — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- mansplanation — Also called mansplanation [man-spluh-ney-shuh n] /ˌmæn spləˈneɪ ʃən/ (Show IPA). such an explanation given to someone, usually a woman.
- maple heights — a city in NE Ohio.
- marginal cost — the cost of one additional unit of any item produced or bought in quantity.
- marginal seat — a seat in which elections tend to be won by small margins
- mariculturist — One who engages in mariculture.
- maritime alps — a range of the W Alps in SE France and NW Italy. Highest peak: Argentera, 3297 m (10 817 ft)
- marsh trefoil — buck bean.
- martyrologies — Plural form of martyrology.
- masculinities — Plural form of masculinity.
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- materfamilias — the mother of a family.
- materialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
- maternalistic — of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.
- matripotestal — of or relating to the authority exercised by a mother or a mother's blood relatives.
- matt emulsion — a water-based paint which is not shiny when it dries
- measurability — capable of being measured.
- megaloblastic — an abnormally large, immature, and dysfunctional red blood cell found in the blood of persons with pernicious anemia or certain other disorders.
- melodramatics — Melodramatic behavior, action, or writing.
- melodramatist — A writer of melodramas.
- memorabiliast — a person who collects mementos or souvenirs, as postcards or playbills.
- mensurability — The quality of being mensurable.
- mental strain — a state of worry and tension caused by a situation
- mesaticephaly — the state or condition of being mesaticephalic or mesocephalic
- mesotheliomas — Plural form of mesothelioma.
- meta-analysis — a research study that combines and analyzes statistics gathered from multiple independent studies
- metabisulfite — (inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of sulfur S2O52- or any salt containing this ion.
- metallic lens — an arrangement of louvres used to direct and focus electromagnetic or sound waves
- metallic soap — any usually water-insoluble salt formed by the interaction of a fatty acid and a metal, especially lead or aluminum: used chiefly as a drier in paints and varnishes and for waterproofing textiles.
- metalliferous — containing or yielding metal.
- metallurgists — Plural form of metallurgist.
- metamaterials — Plural form of metamaterial.
- metastability — An unstable but potentially long-lived state of a system; for example, a supersaturated solution or an excited atom.
- methodistical — Methodistic.
- metropolitans — Plural form of metropolitan.
- michelin star — a mark of distinction awarded by the Michelin travel guides to a restaurant in recognition of the high quality of its cooking. A restaurant may receive one, two, or three stars, representing very good, exceptional, or exquisite cuisine, respectively
- microclimates — Plural form of microclimate.
- microcrystals — Plural form of microcrystal.
- microtonalism — The use of microtones in music.
- middle states — those eastern states between the New England states and the South; New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland
- might as well — have no reason not to
- military base — a facility for the storage of military equipment and the training of soldiers
- millennialist — A believer in millennialism.