11-letter words containing a, n, e, m, o
- megalomania — Psychiatry. a symptom of mental illness marked by delusions of greatness, wealth, etc.
- megalomanic — Afflicted by megalomania.
- megamillion — (informal) A great number of millions.
- megaphoning — Present participle of megaphone.
- megaphonist — Someone who uses a megaphone.
- megapolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of a megalopolis.
- megatonnage — the destructive capacity of nuclear explosives as measured in megatons.
- melancholia — a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings.
- melancholic — disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.
- melanchthon — Philipp [fil-ip;; German fee-lip] /ˈfɪl ɪp;; German ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), (Philipp Schwarzert) 1497–1560, German Protestant reformer.
- melanoblast — an undifferentiated cell that develops into a melanophore or melanocyte.
- melanochroi — a postulated subdivision of the Caucasoid race, characterized by dark hair and pale complexion
- melanocytes — Plural form of melanocyte.
- melanocytic — Of or pertaining to melanocytes.
- melanoderma — (pathology) An unusual darkening of the skin.
- melanophore — a pigmented connective-tissue cell containing melanin in its cytoplasm, responsible for color changes in many fishes and reptiles.
- melanosomes — Plural form of melanosome.
- melioration — Historical Linguistics. semantic change in a word to a more approved or more respectable meaning. Compare pejoration (def 2).
- memoisation — memo function
- memoization — memo function
- memorandums — Plural form of memorandum.
- memory bank — the complete records, archives, or the like of an organization, country, etc.
- memory lane — the memory of one's past life likened to a road down which one may travel: The class reunion was a trip down memory lane.
- memory span — the capacity of short-term memory, usually between 5 and 10 items
- menaphthone — Menadione.
- menaquinone — a form of vitamin K synthesized by bacteria in the intestine or in putrefying organic matter
- mendication — The act or practice of begging; beggary.
- meningiomas — Plural form of meningioma.
- menorrhagia — excessive menstrual discharge.
- mensuration — the branch of geometry that deals with the measurement of length, area, or volume.
- mental home — a home, hospital, or institution for people who are mentally ill
- menthaceous — belonging to the Menthaceae, a former name for the plant family Labiatae.
- mentholated — saturated with or containing menthol: a mentholated cough drop.
- mentionable — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
- mentoplasty — plastic surgery to correct a functional or cosmetic deformity of the chin.
- meridionals — Plural form of meridional.
- merovingian — of or relating to the Frankish dynasty established by Clovis, which reigned in Gaul and Germany from a.d. 476 to 751.
- mesocranial — mesocephalic
- mesognathic — having medium, slightly protruding jaws.
- mess around — a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- metachronal — Describing the wavelike beating of a group of cilia.
- metafiction — fiction that discusses, describes, or analyzes a work of fiction or the conventions of fiction.
- metallocene — an organometallic coordination compound consisting of a metal bonded to one or two rings of cyclopentadiene.
- metallogeny — the study of the formation of mineral deposits
- metanephroi — Plural form of metanephros.
- metanephros — one of the three embryonic excretory organs of higher vertebrates, becoming the permanent and functional kidney.
- metaprotein — a hydrolytic derivative of protein, insoluble in water but soluble in dilute acids or alkalis.
- methanation — the process of converting a mixture, as of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, into methane.
- methanogens — Plural form of methanogen.
- methanolate — Methoxide.