11-letter words containing c, a, r, m, e
- mesocranial — mesocephalic
- meta-centre — the intersection between two vertical lines, one through the center of buoyancy of a hull in equilibrium, the other through the center of buoyancy when the hull is inclined slightly to one side or toward one end: the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the initial stability of the hull.
- metacarpals — Plural form of metacarpal.
- metacenters — Plural form of metacenter.
- metacentric — Naval Architecture. of or relating to a metacenter.
- metachronal — Describing the wavelike beating of a group of cilia.
- metachrosis — the ability of some animals, such as chameleons, to change their colour
- metaculture — All the universal concepts that are present in all cultures.
- metallurgic — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- metamorphic — pertaining to or characterized by change of form, or metamorphosis.
- metanephric — one of the three embryonic excretory organs of higher vertebrates, becoming the permanent and functional kidney.
- metatrophic — requiring dead organic matter for food.
- methacrylic — denoting a type of acid
- metrication — the act, process, or result of establishing the metric system as the standard system of measurement.
- mexican war — the war between the U.S. and Mexico, 1846–48.
- michigander — a native or inhabitant of Michigan.
- micro-image — a microreproduction.
- microampere — a unit of electric current, equal to one millionth of an ampere. Symbol: μA.
- microcephal — a person with microcephaly
- microgamete — (in heterogamous reproduction) the smaller and, usually, the male of two conjugating gametes.
- micromanage — to manage or control with excessive attention to minor details.
- micronesian — of or relating to Micronesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- microphages — Plural form of microphage.
- microreader — a device for projecting an enlarged image of a microfilm or microphotograph, especially on a ground-glass screen.
- middlemarch — a novel (1871–72) by George Eliot.
- minor scale — Also called harmonic minor scale. a scale having half steps between the second and third, fifth and sixth, and seventh and eighth degrees, with whole steps for the other intervals.
- miracle man — a person who performs or appears to perform miracles.
- miracle-man — a man who is capable of miraculous feats
- miscarriage — the expulsion of a fetus before it is viable, especially between the third and seventh months of pregnancy; spontaneous abortion. Compare abortion (def 1).
- miscreation — miscreated.
- miscreative — creating evil
- mispurchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- mobocracies — Plural form of mobocracy.
- mock orange — Also called syringa. any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Philadelphus, of the saxifrage family, especially P. coronarius, a widely cultivated species having fragrant white flowers.
- molecularly — of or relating to or caused by molecules: molecular structure.
- monocracies — Plural form of monocracy.
- mononuclear — Also, mononucleate. Cell Biology. having only one nucleus.
- monstrances — Plural form of monstrance.
- monte carlo — a town in Monaco principality, in SE France: gambling resort.
- morcellated — Simple past tense and past participle of morcellate.
- most-caller — (of fruit, fish, vegetables, etc.) fresh; recently picked or caught.
- mothercraft — skill and knowledge in looking after children
- movie actor — film star
- mr. charlie — a white man or white men collectively
- murder case — a murder that is being investigated by the police, or tried in court
- muscle mary — a homosexual man who practises bodybuilding
- musculature — the muscular system of the body or of its parts.
- music paper — paper ruled or printed with a stave for writing music
- mussel crab — a pea crab, Pinnotheres maculatus, the female of which lives as a commensal within the mantle cavity of mussels.
- mycorrhizae — Plural form of mycorrhiza.