13-letter words containing a, s, p, o
- lump of sugar — lump1 (def 4).
- lycanthropous — Lycanthropic.
- lymphangiomas — Plural form of lymphangioma.
- lymphatolysis — destruction of lymphatic vessels or of lymphoid tissue.
- lymphoblastic — (US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast.
- lymphomatosis — lymphoma spread throughout the body.
- lymphosarcoma — a malignant tumor in lymphatic tissue, caused by the growth of abnormal lymphocytes.
- macrocephalus — Alternative spelling of macrocephalous.
- macroparasite — (biology) Any parasite that is visible to the naked eye.
- macroscopical — Macroscopic.
- magnetographs — Plural form of magnetograph.
- magnetooptics — the branch of physics that deals with magnetooptic phenomena.
- magnetosphere — the outer region of the earth's ionosphere, where the earth's magnetic field controls the motion of charged particles, as in the Van Allen belts. Compare magnetopause.
- major premise — Logic. an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term (middle term) that is excluded from the conclusion. A typical form is “All A is C; all B is A; therefore all B is C.”.
- make position — the situation in which a short vowel may be regarded as long, that is, when it occurs before two or more consonants
- make sport of — to mock or ridicule; poke fun at
- malabsorption — faulty absorption of nutritive material from the intestine.
- malapropistic — an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
- mammoplasties — Plural form of mammoplasty.
- manipulations — Plural form of manipulation.
- mansplanation — Also called mansplanation [man-spluh-ney-shuh n] /ˌmæn spləˈneɪ ʃən/ (Show IPA). such an explanation given to someone, usually a woman.
- mariposa lily — any lily of the genus Calochortus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having tuliplike flowers of various colors.
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- mastigophoran — Also, mastigophore [mas-ti-guh-fawr, -fohr] /ˈmæs tɪ gəˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr/ (Show IPA). a protozoan of the phylum Mastigophora.
- mastigophoric — Carrying or wielding a whip.
- matripotestal — of or relating to the authority exercised by a mother or a mother's blood relatives.
- measure up to — to fulfil (expectations, standards, etc)
- meat products — foods that consist of or contain meat
- megalopolises — Plural form of megalopolis.
- megasporangia — a sporangium containing megaspores.
- megasporocyte — a diploid cell in plants that undergoes meiosis to create four haploid megaspores.
- mesencephalon — Anatomy. the midbrain.
- mesocephalism — mesocephaly
- mesocephalous — Alternative form of mesocephalic.
- 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.
- metallophones — Plural form of metallophone.
- metamorphosed — to change the form or nature of; transform.
- metamorphoses — a series of mythological tales or legends in verse (a.d. 7–8) by Ovid.
- metamorphosis — Biology. a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly. Compare complete metamorphosis.
- metaphosphate — a salt or ester of metaphosphoric acid.
- metropolitans — Plural form of metropolitan.
- mezzo soprano — a voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.
- mezzo-soprano — a voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.
- microcapsules — Plural form of microcapsule.
- microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
- micrographics — the technique of photographing written or printed pages in reduced form to produce microfilm or microfiche.
- microparasite — a parasitic microorganism.
- micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
- microprograms — Plural form of microprogram.
- microscopical — so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms. Compare macroscopic.