11-letter words containing a, t, r, o
- matronising — to cause to become matronly; cause to act as, or fulfill the role of, matron.
- matronizing — to cause to become matronly; cause to act as, or fulfill the role of, matron.
- matronymics — Plural form of matronymic.
- mayoralties — Plural form of mayoralty.
- measure out — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- mechatronic — relating to mechatronics
- mecopterans — Plural form of mecopteran.
- mediatorial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a mediator.
- megacoaster — (informal) A rollercoaster with a height of between 200 and 299 feet.
- megaproject — A very large public investment project, especially one costing more than one billion US dollars.
- megastardom — The state of someone acknowledged as a megastar.
- melioration — Historical Linguistics. semantic change in a word to a more approved or more respectable meaning. Compare pejoration (def 2).
- meliorative — That meliorates; curative, salutary.
- memorialist — a person who writes memorials.
- mensuration — the branch of geometry that deals with the measurement of length, area, or volume.
- meprobamate — a white powder, C 9 H 1 8 N 2 O 4 , used in medicine chiefly as a tranquilizer for treating anxiety, tension, and skeletal muscle spasm.
- meritocracy — an elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class privilege or wealth.
- meroblastic — (of certain eggs) undergoing partial cleavage, resulting in unequal blastomeres.
- merthiolate — thimerosal
- mesotherapy — a cosmetic procedure in which minute doses of medication, vitamins, etc, are injected repeatedly into the mesodermal tissue under the skin to promote fat loss
- metachronal — Describing the wavelike beating of a group of cilia.
- metachrosis — the ability of some animals, such as chameleons, to change their colour
- metalworker — A person who shapes metal.
- metamorphic — pertaining to or characterized by change of form, or metamorphosis.
- metanephroi — Plural form of metanephros.
- metanephros — one of the three embryonic excretory organs of higher vertebrates, becoming the permanent and functional kidney.
- metaphorist — a creator or user of metaphors
- metaphorize — To describe something using metaphors.
- metaprogram — A program which modifies or generates other programs. A compiler is an example of a metaprogram: it takes a program as input and produces another (compiled) one as output.
- metaprotein — a hydrolytic derivative of protein, insoluble in water but soluble in dilute acids or alkalis.
- metatrophic — requiring dead organic matter for food.
- meteorogram — a record made by a meteorograph.
- meteoroidal — (astronomy) Of or pertaining to meteoroids. (from 19th c.).
- 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.
- metrosexual — a heterosexual, usually urban male who pays much attention to his personal appearance and cultivates an upscale lifestyle.
- micro saint — (simulation) A general purpose simulation tool from US company Micro Analysis and Design.
- micro-party — a small political party, esp one focusing on a single issue
- microdontia — abnormally small teeth.
- microgamete — (in heterogamous reproduction) the smaller and, usually, the male of two conjugating gametes.
- micronation — an entity, typically existing only on the internet or within the private property of its members, that lays claim to sovereign status as an independent nation, but which is unrecognized by real nations
- microsmatic — (of humans and certain animals) having a poor sense of smell
- microtrauma — (medicine) Any small, insignificant injury, but especially one of a series (such as suffered by athletes) that can lead to major injury.
- midlittoral — designating or belonging to that part of a seashore affected by neap tides
- migrational — the process or act of migrating.
- minor party — a political party with so little electoral strength that its chance of gaining control of the government is slight.
- minor triad — a triad consisting in root position of a root tone with a minor third and a perfect fifth above.
- minoritaire — a member of a minority in a political party
- misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- misanthropy — hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind.