13-letter words containing e, l, y, s
- melrose abbey — a ruined Cistercian abbey in Melrose in Scottish Borders: founded in 1136 and sacked by the English in 1385 and 1547: repaired in 1822 by Sir Walter Scott
- mensurability — The quality of being mensurable.
- meritoriously — deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy: to receive a gift for meritorious service.
- mesaticephaly — the state or condition of being mesaticephalic or mesocephalic
- mesityl oxide — an oily, colorless liquid, C 6 H 1 0 O, having a honeylike odor: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of synthetic organic compounds.
- mesmerizingly — In a way or to an extent that mesmerizes.
- messianically — the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people.
- meta-analysis — a research study that combines and analyzes statistics gathered from multiple independent studies
- metastability — An unstable but potentially long-lived state of a system; for example, a supersaturated solution or an excited atom.
- methylsulfate — a colorless or yellow, slightly water-soluble, poisonous liquid, (CH 3) 2 SO 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- microanalyses — Plural form of microanalysis.
- military base — a facility for the storage of military equipment and the training of soldiers
- milky disease — a bacterial disease of scarab beetle larvae and grubs, especially the Japanese beetle, which turns the larvae white.
- milton keynes — a residential district in S England, near London, established in the 1960s.
- ministerially — In the character or capacity of a minister.
- mischievously — maliciously or playfully annoying.
- misemployment — Wrong or mistaken employment.
- mixed crystal — a crystal consisting of a solid solution of two or more distinct compounds
- modesty panel — a panel across the front of a desk, especially an office desk, designed to conceal the legs of a person seated at it.
- mollycoddlers — Plural form of mollycoddler.
- monkey island — a flying bridge on top of a pilothouse or chart house.
- monosyllables — Plural form of monosyllable.
- moseley's law — the observed law that the square root of the frequencies of lines in atomic x-ray spectra depends linearly on the atomic number of the emitting atom.
- motorbicycles — Plural form of motorbicycle.
- mount stanley — a mountain in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo: the highest peak of the Ruwenzori range. Height: 5109 m (16 763 ft)
- multi-sensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- multisyllable — polysyllable.
- multisystemic — Of, pertaining to or affecting more than one system or organ of the body.
- myelin sheath — a wrapping of myelin around certain nerve axons, serving as an electrical insulator that speeds nerve impulses to muscles and other effectors.
- myelinisation — Alt form myelinization.
- myelofibrosis — the replacement of bone marrow by fibrous tissue, characteristic of leukemia and certain other diseases.
- myrmecophiles — Plural form of myrmecophile.
- naples yellow — a yellow pigment, used by artists; lead antimonate
- nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
- necessitously — In a necessitous way.
- needle biopsy — the removal of a small amount of tissue or cellular material with a long hollow surgical needle, performed for diagnostic purposes.
- neuromyelitis — (pathology) inflammation of both the spinal cord and nerves.
- neurosyphilis — Syphilis that involves the central nervous system.
- nice-nellyism — excessive modesty; prudishness.
- nondescriptly — in a nondescript manner
- nonhysterical — not hysterical or funny
- noninvasively — In a noninvasive manner.
- nonsensically — (of words or language) having little or no meaning; making little or no sense: A baby's babbling is appealingly nonsensical.
- nonsensuality — The state or condition of being nonsensual.
- northeasterly — of or located in the northeast.
- northwesterly — Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
- observability — capable of being or liable to be observed; noticeable; visible; discernible: an observable change in attitude.
- obsessionally — In an obsessional manner.
- obsolescently — In an obsolescent manner.
- obstetrically — (medicine) In terms of obstetrics.