10-letter words containing e, l, i, m, a
- metabolize — (of a body or organ) process (a substance) by metabolism.
- metalepsis — the use of metonymy to replace a word already used figuratively.
- metaleptic — the use of metonymy to replace a word already used figuratively.
- metallings — road metals
- metallized — Simple past tense and past participle of metallize.
- metalloids — Plural form of metalloid.
- metalsmith — a person skilled in making articles of metal.
- metaplasia — the transformation of one type of tissue into another.
- metaplasis — the second of three stages of ontogenetic development proposed by Ernst Heinrich Haeckel, in which the development of the individual is complete
- metapodial — (anatomy, zoology) Of or pertaining to the human metacarpal bones (between the wrist and fingers) or the metatarsal bones (between the ankle and toes); of or pertaining to the equivalent bones in animals.
- methanolic — Submersed or dissolved in, or obtained with the use of methanol.
- methodical — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- metrically — pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- michaelmas — a festival celebrated on September 29 in honor of the archangel Michael.
- microblade — bladelet.
- microlenat — /mi:"-kroh-len"-*t/ The unit of bogosity, written uL; the consensus is that this is the largest unit practical for everyday use. The microLenat, originally invented by David Jefferson, was promulgated as an attack against noted computer scientist Doug Lenat by a tenured graduate student at CMU. Doug had failed the student on an important exam for giving only "AI is bogus" as his answer to the questions. The slur is generally considered unmerited, but it has become a running gag nevertheless. Some of Doug's friends argue that *of course* a microLenat is bogus, since it is only one millionth of a Lenat. Others have suggested that the unit should be redesignated after the grad student, as the microReid.
- microscale — A very small or microscopic scale.
- midchannel — (geography) In the middle of a channel.
- middle age — the period of human life between youth and old age, sometimes considered as the years between 45 and 65 or thereabout.
- middle ear — the middle portion of the ear, consisting of the tympanic membrane and an air-filled chamber lined with mucous membrane, that contains the malleus, incus, and stapes. Compare ear1 (def 1).
- middlegame — (board games) The period in a game between the opening and endgame.
- middlehand — the player on the dealer's right in a game with three players. Compare endhand, forehand (def 7).
- middleware — Software that acts as a bridge between an operating system or database and applications, especially on a network.
- migratable — Capable of migrating.
- miles away — If you say that someone is miles away, you mean that they are unaware of what is happening around them because they are thinking about something else.
- militaries — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- militarise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of militarize.
- militarize — to equip with armed forces, military supplies, or the like.
- militiamen — a person serving in the militia.
- milk adder — any of numerous, usually brightly marked king snakes of the subspecies Lampropeltis triangulum (doliata), of North America.
- milk shake — a frothy drink made of cold milk, flavoring, and usually ice cream, shaken together or blended in a mixer.
- milk snake — a nonvenomous brown-and-grey North American colubrid snake Lampropeltis doliata, related to the king snakes
- milkshakes — Plural form of milkshake.
- mill scale — scale1 (def 6b).
- millennial — of or relating to a millennium or the millennium.
- millesimal — thousandth.
- millstream — the stream in a millrace.
- minelayers — Plural form of minelayer.
- minelaying — the activity of laying explosive mines
- mineralise — Alt form mineralize.
- mineralist — a mineralogist
- mineralize — to convert into a mineral substance.
- mineralogy — the science or study of minerals.
- mineraloid — a mineral substance that does not have a definite chemical formula or crystal form.
- mingrelian — a South Caucasian language spoken near the extreme eastern end of the Black Sea.
- minie ball — a conical bullet with a hollow base that expanded when fired, used in the 19th century.
- minimalise — to make minimal: to minimalize tax increases.
- minimalize — to make minimal: to minimalize tax increases.
- mirabilite — a decahydrate form of sodium sulfate, Na 2 SO 4 ⋅10H 2 O.
- misaligned — improperly aligned.