12-letter words containing d, o, l, m, a
- macrodactyly — a condition of abnormally large fingers or toes
- mademoiselle — (often initial capital letter) a French title of respect equivalent to “Miss”, used in speaking to or of a girl or unmarried woman: Mademoiselle Lafitte. Abbreviation: Mlle.
- madisonville — a city in W Kentucky.
- madonna lily — a lily, Lilium candidum, having clusters of pure white, bell-shaped flowers.
- magnoliopsid — (botany) a member of the class Magnoliopsida. Circumscription of this class will vary with the taxonomic system being used.
- malcontented — Malcontent.
- male bonding — the process by which two or more men or boys become emotionally attached to each another
- maledictions — Plural form of malediction.
- malibu board — a lightweight, fiberglass-covered surfboard, usually about 10 feet (3 meters) long with a rounded nose and tail and a convex bottom for increased maneuverability.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- malodorously — With a bad smell.
- malonic acid — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, dibasic acid, C 3 H 4 O 4 , easily decomposed by heat: used chiefly as an intermediate in the synthesis of barbiturates.
- maltodextrin — a compound of dextrin and maltose, used as a food additive and in some health and beauty products.
- man-tailored — (of women's clothing) tailored in the general style and with the details of men's clothing. Compare dressmaker (def 2).
- manifoldness — (mathematics) multiplicity.
- mantelboards — Plural form of mantelboard.
- markov model — (probability, simulation) A model or simulation based on Markov chains.
- matinee idol — a male actor, usually a leading man, idolized especially by female audiences.
- mcleod gauge — a device for determining very low gas pressures by manometrically measuring the pressure of a sample after its compression to a known fraction of its original volume.
- medal-holder — a person who has won a medal
- medico-legal — pertaining to medicine and law or to forensic medicine.
- meditational — Of, or pertaining to, meditation.
- megalocardia — hypertrophy of the heart.
- mekong delta — the delta of the Mekong River in Vietnam.
- melodramatic — of, like, or befitting melodrama.
- memorial day — Also called Decoration Day. a day, May 30, set aside in most states of the U.S. for observances in memory of dead members of the armed forces of all wars: now officially observed on the last Monday in May.
- memorialised — Simple past tense and past participle of memorialise.
- memorialized — (US) Simple past tense and past participle of memorialize.
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
- meridionally — In a meridional manner.
- methodically — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- microbicidal — a substance or preparation for killing microbes.
- misallocated — to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.
- modern latin — the Latin that has come into use since about 1500, chiefly in scientific literature
- modularizing — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- mohammed ali — (ʿAlī ibn-abu-Talib"the Lion of God") a.d. c600–661, Arab caliph (cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad).
- monadelphous — (of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
- monkey gland — the testicle of an ape or monkey, said to have a revitalizing effect on humans when administered by grafting or adding the essence to the bloodstream
- monodelphian — any placental mammal that is a member of the group Monodelphia
- moon landing — the act of landing on the moon
- moral hazard — Insurance. an insurance company's risk as to the insured's trustworthiness and honesty.
- mouldability — a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- muddle along — If you muddle along, you live or exist without a proper plan or purpose in your life.
- multinodular — of, relating to, or characterized by nodules.
- muzzleloader — a firearm that is loaded through the muzzle.
- nasal demons — Recognised shorthand on the Usenet group comp.std.c for any unexpected behaviour of a C compiler on encountering an undefined construct. During a discussion on that group in early 1992, a regular remarked "When the compiler encounters [a given undefined construct] it is legal for it to make demons fly out of your nose" (the implication is that the compiler may choose any arbitrarily bizarre way to interpret the code without violating the ANSI C standard). Someone else followed up with a reference to "nasal demons", which quickly became established.
- neofeudalism — A theorized contemporary rebirth of policies of governance, economy and public life reminiscent of those present in many feudal societies.
- non-remedial — affording remedy; tending to remedy something.
- nonmedically — In a nonmedical manner.
- nonmedicinal — Not medicinal.