13-letter words containing c, o, e, r, i, t
- magnetometric — Pertaining to, or employed in, the measurement of magnetic forces; obtained by means of a magnetometer; as, 'magnetometric' instruments; 'magnetometric' measurements.
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- masticatories — Plural form of masticatory.
- melodramatics — Melodramatic behavior, action, or writing.
- 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.
- meritocracies — Plural form of meritocracy.
- mesi protocol — (processor) Modified, Exclusive, Shared, Invalid. A cache coherency protocol where each cache line is marked with one of the four states. The MESI protocol is used by the Pentium processor.
- metachromasia — A characteristic change in the colour of staining carried out in biological tissues, exhibited by certain aniline dyes when they bind to particular substances present in these tissues, called chromotropes.
- metachromatic — change of color, especially that due to variation in the temperature of a body.
- metamorphotic — Of or relating to metamorphosis.
- metaphoricity — The power of a metaphor.
- metrification — metrication.
- micro-scooter — a foldable lightweight aluminium foot-propelled scooter, used by both adults and children
- microcassette — a very small audio tape cassette smaller than a minicassette, for use with a pocket-size tape recorder.
- microclimates — Plural form of microclimate.
- microcomputer — a compact computer, with less capacity and capability than a minicomputer, consisting of a microprocessor and other components.
- microdetector — an instrument measuring small quantities or changes.
- microdiskette — Alternative spelling of micro-diskette.
- microeinstein — The unit equal to one millionth of an einstein.
- microelements — Plural form of microelement.
- microfelsitic — (of a rock) showing evidence of crystallization having begun, but not yet having formed any crystals
- microfilament — a minute, narrow tubelike cell structure composed of a protein similar to actin, occurring singly and in bundles, involved in cytoplasmic movement and changes in cell shape.
- microlecithal — having a small amount of yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
- micromagnetic — Of or pertaining to micromagnetism.
- micrometrical — Micrometric; relating to micrometry or a micrometer.
- micronucleate — having a micronucleus.
- micronutrient — an essential nutrient, as a trace mineral or vitamin, that is required by an organism in minute amounts.
- 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.
- micropipettes — Plural form of micropipette.
- micropuncture — the puncture of a cell, renal tubule, etc., by a laser beam or micropipette
- microswitches — Plural form of microswitch.
- microteaching — a scaled-down teaching procedure with a few students under controlled conditions, often videotaped in order to analyze teaching techniques and develop new teaching skills.
- mine detector — an electromagnetic device for locating buried or concealed land mines.
- minicomputers — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
- miscategorize — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- misconjecture — the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.
- miscoordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- miscorrection — a wrong correction
- misperception — to understand or perceive incorrectly; misunderstand.
- mole fraction — the ratio of the number of moles of a given component of a mixture to the total number of moles of all the components.
- molly pitcher — Molly (Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley) 1754–1832, American Revolutionary heroine.
- monkey tricks — mischievous behaviour or acts, such as practical jokes
- monosymmetric — zygomorphic.
- monte cervino — a mountain on the border between Italy and Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps. Height: 4477 m (14 688 ft)
- morphogenetic — the development of structural features of an organism or part.