11-letter words containing a, n, e, m, o
- methoxsalen — a potent compound, C 1 2 H 8 O 4 , derived from the seeds of the plant Ammi majus: used in combination with certain ultraviolet radiation for the treatment of severe psoriasis.
- methylation — the process of replacing a hydrogen atom with a methyl group.
- metonymical — having the nature of metonymy.
- metrication — the act, process, or result of establishing the metric system as the standard system of measurement.
- metrifonate — an organophosphorus compound, C 4 H 8 Cl 3 O 4 P, used as an insecticide and anthelmintic.
- micromanage — to manage or control with excessive attention to minor details.
- micronesian — of or relating to Micronesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- 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.
- 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.
- minoritaire — a member of a minority in a political party
- misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- miscreation — miscreated.
- misdemeanor — Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.
- misdiagnose — to make an incorrect diagnosis.
- misorganize — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- misrelation — an erroneous or imperfect relation
- mock orange — Also called syringa. any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Philadelphus, of the saxifrage family, especially P. coronarius, a widely cultivated species having fragrant white flowers.
- model plane — a small-scale model of an aircraft, which may or may not be able to fly
- moderations — the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.
- modern jazz — any of various styles of jazz that have evolved since the early 1940s and are marked generally by harmonic and rhythmic complexity, emphasis on chord progressions rather than melody, a tendency to draw on classical forms and styles, and eclectic, allusive melodic tags in improvisation. Also called progressive jazz. Compare bop1 , cool jazz, hard bop.
- mogen david — Star of David.
- molendinary — a mill
- molestation — to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- momentarily — for a moment; briefly: to pause momentarily.
- monasteries — Plural form of monastery.
- monel metal — any of various silvery corrosion-resistant alloys containing copper (28 per cent), nickel (67 per cent), and smaller quantities of such metals as iron, manganese, and aluminium
- monetizable — Able to be converted into cash with relative ease.
- money talks — If you say that money talks, you mean that if someone has a lot of money, they also have a lot of power.
- money wages — wages evaluated with reference to the money paid rather than the equivalent purchasing power
- money-maker — a person engaged in or successful at acquiring much money.
- moneymakers — Plural form of moneymaker.
- moneymaking — profitable: a moneymaking scheme.
- monkey bars — children's climbing frame
- monkey tail — any of various light or short ropes or lines.
- monocracies — Plural form of monocracy.
- monodentate — (chemistry) Describing a ligand that has only a single bond with the central atom.
- monogeneans — Plural form of monogenean.
- monogermane — (chemistry) Germanium tetrahydride.
- monogrammed — Past participle of monogram.
- monogrammer — One who monograms.
- monographed — Simple past tense and past participle of monograph.
- monohydrate — a hydrate that contains one molecule of water, as ammonium carbonate, (NH 4) 2 CO 3 ·H 2 O.
- monongahela — a river flowing from N West Virginia through SW Pennsylvania into the Ohio River. 128 miles (205 km) long.
- mononuclear — Also, mononucleate. Cell Biology. having only one nucleus.
- monotherapy — (medicine) A therapy which is administered by itself.
- monstrances — Plural form of monstrance.
- montbéliard — an industrial town in E France: former capital of the duchy of Burgundy. Pop: 27 570 (1999)