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13-letter words containing a, t, i, c, s, m

  • metachromasia — A characteristic change in the colour of staining carried out in biological tissues, exhibited by certain aniline dyes when they bind to particular substances present in these tissues, called chromotropes.
  • 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.
  • metallic lens — an arrangement of louvres used to direct and focus electromagnetic or sound waves
  • 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.
  • metaphysician — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
  • metaphysicist — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
  • metaphysicize — to think, write, etc, metaphysically
  • metasemantics — (linguistics) The part of metalanguage that deals with semantics.
  • methodistical — Methodistic.
  • michelin star — a mark of distinction awarded by the Michelin travel guides to a restaurant in recognition of the high quality of its cooking. A restaurant may receive one, two, or three stars, representing very good, exceptional, or exquisite cuisine, respectively
  • microcassette — a very small audio tape cassette smaller than a minicassette, for use with a pocket-size tape recorder.
  • microclimates — Plural form of microclimate.
  • microcrystals — Plural form of microcrystal.
  • microhabitats — Plural form of microhabitat.
  • micronisation — The process by which a material is reduced in size, often to micrometer proportions.
  • microparasite — a parasitic microorganism.
  • micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
  • microtonalism — The use of microtones in music.
  • miniaturistic — Employing or suggesting miniaturism; small and detailed.
  • misadvertence — inadvertence
  • misallocating — Present participle of misallocate.
  • misallocation — to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.
  • misappreciate — to fail to appreciate fully or properly
  • misarticulate — to articulate incorrectly or inaccurately
  • miscalculated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscalculate.
  • miscalculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of miscalculate.
  • miscalculator — A person who miscalculates.
  • miscalibrated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscalibrate.
  • miscategorize — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
  • miscegenation — marriage or cohabitation between two people from different racial groups, especially, in the U.S., between a black person and a white person: In 1968 the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that state laws prohibiting miscegenation were unconstitutional.
  • miscegenative — (rare) Miscegenous.
  • miscoordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
  • missa cantata — a Mass whose music is equivalent to that of the High Mass but that is less elaborate in its celebration.
  • mistranscribe — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
  • mixed crystal — a crystal consisting of a solid solution of two or more distinct compounds
  • modifications — Plural form of modification.
  • monte cassino — a monastery at Cassino, Italy: founded a.d. c530 by St. Benedict and destroyed by Allied bombings in 1944.
  • montefiascone — a town in central Italy: wine-growing area.
  • movie actress — a female who acts in films or movies
  • multiorgasmic — Capable of multiple orgasms without a refractory period.
  • multiplicands — Plural form of multiplicand.
  • multisectoral — Involving multiple sectors.
  • multispectral — (of an airborne camera or scanner) capable of sensing and recording radiation from invisible as well as visible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.
  • multisyllabic — polysyllabic.
  • music theatre — a modern musical-dramatic work that is performed on a smaller scale than, and without the conventions of, traditional opera
  • musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
  • myristic acid — an oily, white crystalline compound, C 1 4 H 2 8 O 2 , insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and ether: used in soaps, cosmetics, and in the synthesis of esters for flavors and perfumes.
  • mystification — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
  • nanochemistry — (chemistry) The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale.
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