13-letter words containing a, m, t, u, e
- mescal button — one of the dried, buttonlike tops of a mescal of the genus Lophophora, used as a hallucinogen, especially by certain Indians of Mexico and the southwestern U.S. during religious ceremonies; peyote.
- metabisulfite — (inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of sulfur S2O52- or any salt containing this ion.
- metaevolution — (philosophy, biology) The evolution of the elements of evolutionary systems.
- metafunctions — Plural form of metafunction.
- metaheuristic — An experimental heuristic method for solving a general class of computational problems by combining user procedures in the hope of obtaining a more efficient or robust procedure.
- metal fatigue — a weakening and breaking of metal due to it bending and flexing
- metalanguages — Plural form of metalanguage.
- metalliferous — containing or yielding metal.
- metallurgical — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- metallurgists — Plural form of metallurgist.
- metatoluidine — a colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 7 H 9 N, the meta isomer of toluidine, used in the manufacture of dyes and other organic compounds.
- metatungstate — (inorganic chemistry) Any tungstate that contains multiple atoms of tungsten e.g. W4O132-.
- methylsulfate — a colorless or yellow, slightly water-soluble, poisonous liquid, (CH 3) 2 SO 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- micronucleate — having a micronucleus.
- miracle fruit — the berrylike fruit of either of two African shrubs, Synsepalum dulcificum or Thaumatococcus daniellii, that, when chewed, causes sour substances to taste sweet.
- misadjustment — Wrong or unsuitable adjustment.
- misadventured — (obsolete) unfortunate.
- misadventurer — a person who experiences misadventure or misfortune
- misadventures — Plural form of misadventure.
- misarticulate — to articulate incorrectly or inaccurately
- misattributed — Simple past tense and past participle of misattribute.
- miscalculated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscalculate.
- miscalculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of miscalculate.
- misevaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- mixing faucet — a single outlet for water from separately controlled hot-water and cold-water taps.
- monetary unit — the standard unit of value of the currency of a country, as the dollar in the U.S. and the franc in France.
- mononucleated — having a single nucleus
- monosaturated — (organic chemistry, of a glyceride) Having one saturated fatty acid.
- monotrematous — of or relating to a monotreme.
- mons serratus — a mountain in NE Spain, northwest of Barcelona: famous Benedictine monastery. Height: 1235 m (4054 ft)
- monumentalise — Alt form monumentalize.
- monumentalism — resembling a monument; massive or imposing.
- monumentality — resembling a monument; massive or imposing.
- monumentalize — to establish an enduring memorial or record of.
- moose pasture — land considered to be worthless, esp when lacking in extractable mineral deposits
- mordant rouge — a solution of aluminum acetate in acetic acid, used in dyeing and calico printing.
- mother nature — a personification of the forces of nature as a controlling and regulating maternal being, sometimes creative and caring.
- mount gambier — a city in S Australia.
- mount lebanon — a town in SW Pennsylvania, SW of Pittsburgh.
- mount rainier — Mount, a volcanic peak in W Washington, in the Cascade Range. 14,408 feet (4392 meters).
- mount stanley — a mountain in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo: the highest peak of the Ruwenzori range. Height: 5109 m (16 763 ft)
- mountain bike — dirt bike, off-road cycle
- mountain pine — a European pine tree which grows on mountains
- mountain time — time of mountain states in US
- mountain view — city in WC Calif., near San Jose: pop. 71,000
- mountainsides — Plural form of mountainside.
- mountebankery — The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.
- mountebanking — Present participle of mountebank.
- mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.