13-letter words containing c, a, t, m, o
- macro-segment — a stretch of speech preceded and followed but not interrupted by a pause.
- macroclimates — Plural form of macroclimate.
- macroclimatic — Relating to macroclimate.
- macrolecithal — megalecithal.
- macromutation — a mutation that has a profound effect on the resulting organism, as a change in a regulatory gene that controls the expression of many structural genes.
- macronucleate — having a macronucleus.
- macronutrient — Nutrition. any of the nutritional components of the diet that are required in relatively large amounts: protein, carbohydrate, fat, and the macrominerals.
- macroparasite — (biology) Any parasite that is visible to the naked eye.
- macroplankton — planktonic organisms of about 1 mm in length.
- magnet school — a public school with special programs and instruction that are not available elsewhere in a school district and that are specially designed to draw students from throughout a district, especially to aid in desegregation.
- magnetic core — Computers. core1 (def 12a).
- 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 wood — wood containing fine particles of nickel-zinc ferrite which absorb microwave radio signals, used to line rooms where mobile phone use is undesirable
- magnetometric — Pertaining to, or employed in, the measurement of magnetic forces; obtained by means of a magnetometer; as, 'magnetometric' instruments; 'magnetometric' measurements.
- magnetooptics — the branch of physics that deals with magnetooptic phenomena.
- magnetostatic — Of or pertaining to magnetostatics.
- magnification — the act of magnifying or the state of being magnified.
- malabar coast — a region along the entire SW coast of India, extending from the Arabian Sea inland to the Western Ghats.
- malacostracan — belonging or pertaining to the crustacean subclass Malacostraca, which includes the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, etc.
- malapropistic — an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
- malfunctional — Not functioning as intended.
- malfunctioned — Simple past tense and past participle of malfunction.
- maltese cross — a cross having four equal arms that expand in width outward.
- mango chutney — chutney which contains or is made from the fruit mango
- manon lescaut — a novel (1731) by Antoine François Prévost.
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- marginal cost — the cost of one additional unit of any item produced or bought in quantity.
- market forces — factors driving the economy
- massification — the practice of making luxury products available to the mass market
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- masticatories — Plural form of masticatory.
- mastigophoric — Carrying or wielding a whip.
- mastoidectomy — the removal of part of a mastoid process, usually for draining an infection.
- matchboarding — a construction of matchboards.
- matched order — an order placed with a broker to buy a specified stock at a price above the market price with the intention of immediately selling the stock through another broker at the same price. It is designed to give the appearance of active trading in the stock.
- matriculation — to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.
- matriculatory — relating to matriculation
- matrifocality — The state or condition of being matrifocal; matriarchy.
- mayor's court — a city court presided over by a mayor.
- meat products — foods that consist of or contain meat
- mechanisation — Alternative spelling of mechanization.
- mechanization — to make mechanical.
- medicamentous — of or relating to medicaments
- medium octavo — a size of book, about 6 × 9½ inches (15 × 24 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: medium 8vo.
- megacaryocyte — Alternative form of megakaryocyte.
- megakaryocyte — a large bone-marrow cell having a lobulate nucleus, regarded as the source of blood platelets.
- megaloblastic — an abnormally large, immature, and dysfunctional red blood cell found in the blood of persons with pernicious anemia or certain other disorders.
- megasporocyte — a diploid cell in plants that undergoes meiosis to create four haploid megaspores.
- mellification — the production of honey from nectar
- melodramatics — Melodramatic behavior, action, or writing.