13-letter words containing e, l, i, m, a, t
- mellification — the production of honey from nectar
- melodramatics — Melodramatic behavior, action, or writing.
- melodramatist — A writer of melodramas.
- melodramatize — to make melodramatic.
- memorabiliast — a person who collects mementos or souvenirs, as postcards or playbills.
- mensurability — The quality of being mensurable.
- mental strain — a state of worry and tension caused by a situation
- mephobarbital — The drug methylphenobarbital.
- meridionality — the quality or state of being on the meridian
- mesaticephaly — the state or condition of being mesaticephalic or mesocephalic
- mesotheliomas — Plural form of mesothelioma.
- meta-analysis — a research study that combines and analyzes statistics gathered from multiple independent studies
- metabisulfite — (inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of sulfur S2O52- or any salt containing this ion.
- metabolically — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- metabolizable — (biochemistry) Able to be metabolized.
- metacercarial — relating to, involving, or caused by a metacercaria or metacercariae
- metaevolution — (philosophy, biology) The evolution of the elements of evolutionary systems.
- metafictional — Of, relating to, or being metafiction.
- metagrobolize — to mystify or puzzle
- metal fatigue — a weakening and breaking of metal due to it bending and flexing
- metalcrafting — metalworking.
- metallic bond — the type of chemical bond between atoms in a metallic element, formed by the valence electrons moving freely through the metal lattice.
- metallic lens — an arrangement of louvres used to direct and focus electromagnetic or sound waves
- metallic soap — any usually water-insoluble salt formed by the interaction of a fatty acid and a metal, especially lead or aluminum: used chiefly as a drier in paints and varnishes and for waterproofing textiles.
- metalliferous — containing or yielding metal.
- metallization — The act or process of metallizing.
- metallurgical — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- metallurgists — Plural form of metallurgist.
- metamaterials — Plural form of metamaterial.
- metamerically — In a metameric manner.
- metastability — An unstable but potentially long-lived state of a system; for example, a supersaturated solution or an excited atom.
- metatoluidine — a colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 7 H 9 N, the meta isomer of toluidine, used in the manufacture of dyes and other organic compounds.
- metenkephalin — either of two pentapeptides that bind to morphine receptors in the central nervous system and have opioid properties of relatively short duration; one pentapeptide (Met enkephalin) has the amino acid sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met and the other (Leu enkephalin) has the sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu.
- methantheline — a compound, C 2 1 H 2 6 BrNO 3 , used in the form of its bromide in the treatment of excessive sweating and salivation, peptic ulcer, stomach cramps, and other conditions resulting from nerve dysfunction.
- methodistical — Methodistic.
- metonymically — In a metonymic fashion; using metonymy.
- metrical mile — (in track and swimming) a race of 1500 meters, nearly equivalent to a mile.
- metronidazole — a synthetic antimicrobial substance, C 6 H 9 N 3 O 3 , used chiefly in the treatment of infections, such as Trichomonas vaginalis and certain anaerobic bacterial infections.
- metropolitans — Plural form of metropolitan.
- michelin star — a mark of distinction awarded by the Michelin travel guides to a restaurant in recognition of the high quality of its cooking. A restaurant may receive one, two, or three stars, representing very good, exceptional, or exquisite cuisine, respectively
- microclimates — Plural form of microclimate.
- 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.
- micrometrical — Micrometric; relating to micrometry or a micrometer.
- micronucleate — having a micronucleus.
- microparticle — An extremely small particle.
- middle states — those eastern states between the New England states and the South; New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland
- might as well — have no reason not to
- military base — a facility for the storage of military equipment and the training of soldiers
- military pace — a pace, equal to a single step, used to coordinate the marching of soldiers, equal in the U.S. to 2½ feet (76 cm) for quick time and 3 feet (91 cm) for double time.