13-letter words containing c, a, m, p
- macroparasite — (biology) Any parasite that is visible to the naked eye.
- macropinacoid — a crystalline pinacoid which runs parallel to the longer horizontal axis
- macroplankton — planktonic organisms of about 1 mm in length.
- macroscopical — Macroscopic.
- maculopapular — (medicine, of a rash) Consisting of a flat, red area on the skin that is covered with small confluent bumps, as in scarlet fever and measles.
- magnetic pole — the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole)
- magnetic tape — strip sensitive to electromagnets
- magnetic-tape — a ribbon of material, usually with a plastic base, coated on one side (single tape) or both sides (double tape) with a substance containing iron oxide, to make it sensitive to impulses from an electromagnet: used to record sound, images, data, etc.
- magnetooptics — the branch of physics that deals with magnetooptic phenomena.
- maiden speech — the first speech made in a legislature by a newly elected member.
- make-up class — a course of teaching in the application of make-up
- malapropistic — an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
- map reference — information that identifies the point on a map where a particular place is located
- masking piece — a flat, curtain, or other piece of scenery for concealing a part of a stage from the audience.
- mass spectrum — a spectrum of charged particles, arranged in order of mass or mass-to-charge ratios.
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- mastigophoric — Carrying or wielding a whip.
- measuring cup — a graduated cup used especially in cooking for measuring ingredients.
- meat products — foods that consist of or contain meat
- meeting place — A meeting place is a place where people meet.
- megalocephaly — Cephalometry, Craniometry. macrocephalic.
- megasporocyte — a diploid cell in plants that undergoes meiosis to create four haploid megaspores.
- merchant ship — law: commercial vessel
- mesaticephaly — the state or condition of being mesaticephalic or mesocephalic
- mesencephalic — Anatomy. the midbrain.
- 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.
- metamorphotic — Of or relating to metamorphosis.
- metaphoricity — The power of a metaphor.
- metaphysician — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
- metaphysicist — a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories.
- metaphysicize — to think, write, etc, metaphysically
- metencephalon — the anterior section of the hindbrain, comprising the cerebellum and pons.
- mexican apple — a tropical American tree, Casimiroa edulis, of the rue family, having greenish, inconspicuous flowers and tomatolike fleshy fruit that is yellow on the inside and gray or yellowish-green on the outside.
- mexican poppy — any tropical American poppy of the genus Argemone, especially A. mexicana (Mexican poppy) having prickly pods and leaves and yellow or white, poppylike flowers.
- microcapsules — Plural form of microcapsule.
- microcephalia — Microcephaly.
- microcephalic — having a head with a small braincase.
- microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
- microchip art — (hardware) (chip art, chip graffiti) Images etched on integrated circuits purely for decoration, visible only under a microscope.
- micrographics — the technique of photographing written or printed pages in reduced form to produce microfilm or microfiche.
- microparasite — a parasitic microorganism.
- microparticle — An extremely small particle.
- micropayments — Plural form of micropayment.
- microperation — (processor) An elementary operation performed on data stored in registers or in memory. Microperations are classified as transfer, arithmetic, logic, or shift/rotate.
- microplankton — plankton visible as individual organisms only with the aid of a microscope, which excludes most animal plankton.
- microprograms — Plural form of microprogram.
- microscopical — so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms. Compare macroscopic.