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12-letter words containing c, a, t, r, o

  • macrobiotics — a philosophically oriented program incorporating elements from several ancient cultures and emphasizing harmony with nature, especially through adherence to a diet consisting primarily of whole grains, beans, vegetables, and moderate amounts of seafood and fruit.
  • macroclimate — the general climate of a large area, as of a continent or country.
  • macroculture — The dominant culture in a society, its overculture.
  • macrocytosis — The presence of macrocytes in the blood.
  • macrodactyly — a condition of abnormally large fingers or toes
  • macroetching — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
  • macrogametes — Plural form of macrogamete.
  • macropterous — having long or large wings or fins.
  • macrosegment — a stretch of speech preceded and followed but not interrupted by a pause.
  • macroweather — Longer term average weather, covering period of length between that of weather and climate.
  • major tenace — the ace and queen of a suit held by one player.
  • marcatissimo — in a heavily accented manner
  • marconi mast — an elaborately stayed mast.
  • market cross — a place in a town or village where a cross was set up and a regular market was held
  • mary of teck — Mary (def 4).
  • matriclinous — Having mostly maternally-inherited characteristics.
  • matriculator — to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.
  • matroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
  • mechatronics — The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering for the study of automata from an engineering perspective and the control of advanced hybrid systems.
  • melodramatic — of, like, or befitting melodrama.
  • memory trace — engram.
  • meritocratic — an elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class privilege or wealth.
  • mesocortical — Of or pertaining to the mesocortex.
  • metabotropic — Describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g. enzyme activation).
  • metachronism — An error in chronological ordering in which a character or an event is placed at too late a time.
  • metachronous — Medicine/Medical. occurring at a different time than a similar event: metachronous tumors.
  • metacomputer — an interconnected and balanced set of computers that operate as a single unit
  • metalorganic — (chemistry) organometallic.
  • metaphorical — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
  • metathoracic — Of or pertaining to the metathorax.
  • meteorically — of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
  • method actor — actor who follows the Method
  • metrological — the science of weights and measures.
  • metronomical — a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
  • microammeter — an instrument for measuring extremely small electric currents, calibrated in microamperes.
  • microanalyst — One who carries out microanalysis.
  • microanatomy — the branch of anatomy dealing with microscopic structures (distinguished from gross anatomy).
  • microclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
  • microcrystal — a microscopic crystal.
  • microgranite — an igneous rock with an identical composition and mineral content to granite, but having a finer texture
  • microgravity — a condition, especially in space orbit, where the force of gravity is so weak that weightlessness results.
  • microhabitat — an extremely localized, small-scale environment, as a tree stump or a dead animal.
  • micropayment — A very small payment made each time a user accesses an Internet page or service.
  • microstation — (application)   A full-featured 2-D and 3-D CAD program for MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, and Unix workstations from Bentley Systems, Inc. Created in 1984, MicroStation is a high-end package used worldwide in environments where many designers work on large, complex projects. MicroStation Modeler is a superset of MicroStation that provides solid modelling, and MasterPiece is MicroStation's rendering and animation program.
  • microtonally — In a microtonal manner.
  • microtubular — Of or pertaining to microtubules.
  • minor tenace — the king and jack of a suit held by one player.
  • misanthropic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
  • miscegenator — a person who advocates or engages in miscegenation
  • misconstrual — A misinterpretation of the meaning of something.
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