11-letter words containing a, s, c, o, m
- macrocarpas — Plural form of macrocarpa.
- macrocosmic — Of or pertaining to the macrocosm (universe).
- macrofossil — a fossil large enough to be studied and identified without the use of a microscope.
- macrographs — Plural form of macrograph.
- macrophages — Plural form of macrophage.
- macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
- macropodous — (of a leaf) having a long stalk.
- macroscopic — visible to the naked eye. Compare microscopic (def 1).
- macrosmatic — Having a good sense of smell.
- macrospores — Plural form of macrospore.
- macrosystem — A programming system in which small constructs (macros) represent groups of machine instructions.
- magic smoke — (electronics, humour) A substance trapped inside integrated circuit packages that enables them to function (also called "blue smoke"; this is similar to the archaic "phlogiston" hypothesis about combustion). Its existence is demonstrated by what happens when a chip burns up - the magic smoke gets let out, so it doesn't work any more. See Electing a Pope, smoke test. "Once, while hacking on a dedicated Zilog Z80 system, I was testing code by blowing EPROMs and plugging them in the system then seeing what happened. One time, I plugged one in backward. I only discovered that *after* I realised that Intel didn't put power-on lights under the quartz windows on the tops of their EPROMs - the die was glowing white-hot. Amazingly, the EPROM worked fine after I erased it, filled it full of zeros, then erased it again. For all I know, it's still in service. Of course, this is because the magic smoke didn't get let out." Compare the original phrasing of Murphy's Law.
- magnificoes — Plural form of magnifico.
- main course — Nautical. a square mainsail.
- major scale — a scale consisting of a series of whole steps except for half steps between the third and fourth and seventh and eighth degrees.
- malcontents — Plural form of malcontent.
- malefactors — Plural form of malefactor.
- maliciously — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- marchioness — marquise (defs 1, 2).
- mascot rage — aggressive behaviour by mascots at sporting events
- masculation — Making masculine; giving male characteristics.
- masochistic — Psychiatry. having a condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering, physical pain, and humiliation.
- mass action — Mass action is the effect when continuously adding reactants (= substances that are used in a reaction) to a reaction causes it to generate products continuously.
- mastectomee — Someone who has undergone a mastectomy.
- master copy — an original copy, stencil, tape, etc, from which duplicates are made
- mastication — The process of chewing.
- masticatory — of, relating to, or used in or for mastication.
- mastocytoma — A tumor consisting of mastocytes, commonly found in animals.
- matchboards — Plural form of matchboard.
- matronymics — Plural form of matronymic.
- mecopterans — Plural form of mecopteran.
- medications — Plural form of medication.
- megacoaster — (informal) A rollercoaster with a height of between 200 and 299 feet.
- melanocytes — Plural form of melanocyte.
- menthaceous — belonging to the Menthaceae, a former name for the plant family Labiatae.
- meroblastic — (of certain eggs) undergoing partial cleavage, resulting in unequal blastomeres.
- mesoamerica — Anthropology, Archaeology. the area extending approximately from central Mexico to Honduras and Nicaragua in which diverse pre-Columbian civilizations flourished.
- mesoblastic — (biology) of, relating to, or resembling the mesoblast.
- mesocardium — the double layer of splanchnic mesoderm supporting the embryonic heart.
- mesocranial — mesocephalic
- mesognathic — having medium, slightly protruding jaws.
- mesopelagic — of, relating to, or living in the ocean at a depth of between 600 feet (180 meters) and 3000 feet (900 meters).
- metachrosis — the ability of some animals, such as chameleons, to change their colour
- metasomatic — Of or pertaining to metasomatism.
- micro saint — (simulation) A general purpose simulation tool from US company Micro Analysis and Design.
- microarrays — Plural form of microarray.
- microfarads — Plural form of microfarad.
- micrographs — Plural form of micrograph.
- micronesian — of or relating to Micronesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- microphages — Plural form of microphage.