13-letter words containing c, e, r, i, m
- lamellibranch — bivalve.
- latin america — the part of the American continents south of the United States in which Spanish, Portuguese, or French is officially spoken.
- lectisternium — (in ancient Rome) a religious rite in which the images of the gods were placed upon couches around a table, upon which was set a feast
- liebfraumilch — a white wine produced chiefly in the region of Hesse in Germany.
- line spectrum — an electromagnetic spectrum consisting of discrete lines, usually characteristic of excited atoms or molecules.
- lucid dreamer — a person who has lucid dreams, either naturally or as a result of training
- lucifer match — friction match.
- lucretia mott — John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- maccheroncini — thin pasta tubes made from wheat flour
- machine error — an error caused by a fault or defect in a machine rather than by human error
- machine screw — a threaded fastener, either used with a nut or driven into a tapped hole, usually having a diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or less and a slotted head for tightening by a screwdriver.
- macro-mineral — any mineral required in the diet in relatively large amounts, especially calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.
- macrocephalic — Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
- macroclimates — Plural form of macroclimate.
- macroeconomic — the branch of economics dealing with the broad and general aspects of an economy, as the relationship between the income and investments of a country as a whole.
- macrolecithal — megalecithal.
- 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.
- madeira sauce — a savoury sauce made with Madeira wine and served with meat
- magazine rack — shelf for storing periodicals
- magic lantern — a device having an enclosed lamp and a lenslike opening, formerly used for projecting and magnifying images mounted on slides or films.
- magic realism — a style of painting and literature in which fantastic or imaginary and often unsettling images or events are depicted in a sharply detailed, realistic manner.
- magna graecia — the ancient colonial cities and settlements of Greece in S Italy.
- magnetic core — Computers. core1 (def 12a).
- magnetic drum — a cylinder coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
- magnetic star — a star having a strong magnetic field.
- magnetic wire — a fine wire made from a magnetizable metal and used for wire recording.
- magnetometric — Pertaining to, or employed in, the measurement of magnetic forces; obtained by means of a magnetometer; as, 'magnetometric' instruments; 'magnetometric' measurements.
- major medical — insurance designed to compensate for particularly large medical expenses due to a severe or prolonged illness, usually by paying a high percentage of medical bills above a certain amount.
- manicure case — a case for holding small tools designed to care for the fingernails
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- marchionesses — Plural form of marchioness.
- mare chronium — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- mare nectaris — (Sea of Nectar) a dark plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 26,000 sq. mi. (67,000 sq. km).
- mariage blanc — unconsummated marriage
- mass catering — the trade of supplying food and drink to large numbers of customers at the same time
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- master switch — a switch that can be used to turn on or off the supply of electricity to a building or to certain equipment
- masticatories — Plural form of masticatory.
- materialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
- maternalistic — of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.
- measuring cup — a graduated cup used especially in cooking for measuring ingredients.
- medical board — a group of people qualified to give opinions on medical matters
- medium-priced — having a price that is neither too high or too low
- melodramatics — Melodramatic behavior, action, or writing.
- mercenariness — The state or condition of being mercenary.
- mercer island — a city in W central Washington, on Mercer Island in Lake Washington, east of Seattle.
- mercerisation — A process of treating cotton with sodium hydroxide in order to make it more lustrous.
- mercerization — to treat (cotton yarns or fabric) with caustic alkali under tension, in order to increase strength, luster, and affinity for dye.
- merchandisers — Plural form of merchandiser.