16-letter words containing c, o, e, t
- low-carbon steel — steel containing between 0.04 and 0.25 per cent carbon
- luck of the draw — the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
- machine operator — someone who operates mechanical equipment
- macpherson strut — an automobile suspension-system component that consists of a strut combined with a spring and shock absorber and connects the wheel to the frame of the vehicle.
- macroenvironment — (biology) The large-scale and long-term environment and conditions that affect an organism.
- macrolepidoptera — a collector's name for that part of the lepidoptera that comprises the butterflies and the larger moths (noctuids, geometrids, bombycids, springtails, etc): a term without taxonomic significance
- macrometeorology — the study of large-scale atmospheric phenomena, as the general circulation of the air or global weather conditions.
- macrorestriction — In physical gene mapping, the digestion of DNA of high molecular weight with a restriction enzyme having a low number of restriction sites.
- magazine section — a magazinelike section in the Sunday editions of many newspapers, containing articles rather than news items and often letters, reviews, stories, puzzles, etc.
- magnesiochromite — (mineral) A chromite species with the formula MgCr2O4.
- magnetic anomaly — a departure from the normal magnetic field of the earth.
- magnetic compass — a compass having a magnetized needle generally in line with the magnetic poles of the earth.
- magnetic equator — aclinic line.
- magneto-electric — of or relating to the induction of electric current or electromotive force by means of permanent magnets.
- magnetoacoustics — (used with a singular verb) the branch of physics studying the effects of magnetism on acoustics or their interaction.
- magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
- magnetoreceptors — Plural form of magnetoreceptor.
- magnetostriction — a change in dimensions exhibited by ferromagnetic materials when subjected to a magnetic field.
- magnetostrictive — Of or pertaining to magnetostriction.
- maine coon (cat) — any of a breed of domestic cat, thought to have been developed in Maine, with a thick, smooth, silky coat and a bushy tail
- majority carrier — the entity responsible for carrying the greater part of the current in a semiconductor. In n-type semiconductors the majority carriers are electrons; in p-type semiconductors they are positively charged holes
- majority verdict — a decision supported by more than half, but not all, the jury
- make a complaint — If a guest makes a complaint, they express their dissatisfaction with something.
- make a photocopy — If you make a photocopy of a document, you make a copy of it using a photocopier.
- make a pitch for — to give verbal support to
- malcontentedness — not satisfied or content with currently prevailing conditions or circumstances.
- man of the cloth — a clergyman or other ecclesiastic.
- maritime command — the naval branch of the Canadian armed forces
- marriage customs — the acts that are traditionally done in connection with a marriage
- mass destruction — devastation on a large scale
- matter of course — an event or result that is natural or inevitable
- matter of record — a fact or statement that appears on the record of a court and that can be proved or established by producing such record.
- matter-of-course — occurring or proceeding in or as if in the logical, natural, or customary course of things; expected or inevitable.
- matter-of-factly — adhering strictly to fact; not imaginative; prosaic; dry; commonplace: a matter-of-fact account of the political rally.
- mechanochemistry — the field of chemistry that deals with the direct conversion of chemical into mechanical energy.
- mechanoreception — The action of a mechanoreceptor.
- mechanoreceptive — Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch.
- mechanoreceptors — Plural form of mechanoreceptor.
- megacorporations — Plural form of megacorporation.
- megakaryoblastic — (cytology) Of or pertaining to a megakaryoblast.
- melodic interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- melodramatically — In a melodramatic manner.
- memoria technica — a method or device for assisting the memory
- mercator sailing — sailing according to rhumb lines, which appear as straight lines on a Mercator chart.
- merchant account — A merchant account is a type of bank account that allows a company to accept credit cards.
- mercury autocode — Autocode for the Ferranti Mercury machine.
- meretriciousness — alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry.
- meritocratically — In a meritocratic way.
- meteorite crater — crater (def 2).
- meteorologically — In meteorological terms; in the context of weather.