12-letter words containing e, m, a, n
- metasediment — (petrology) A metamorphosed sedimentary rock.
- metatherians — Plural form of metatherian.
- metathinking — Thought about the process of thinking.
- meter-candle — lux. Abbreviation: mc.
- methanometer — an instrument that measures the concentration of methane in the air of mines
- methaqualone — a nonbarbiturate sedative-hypnotic substance, C 1 6 H 1 4 N 2 O, used to induce sleep: also widely used as an illicit drug.
- metronomical — a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
- metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
- mexican jade — Mexican onyx artificially colored green.
- mexican onyx — a translucent, banded variety of calcite, used for ornamental and decorative pieces.
- mexican wave — If a crowd of people do a Mexican wave, each person in the crowd stands up and puts their arms in the air after the person to one side of them, creating a continuous wave-like motion through the crowd.
- michel baron — Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), (Michel Boyron) 1653–1729, French actor.
- michelangelo — (Michelangelo Buonarroti) 1475–1564, Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.
- microbalance — a balance for weighing minute quantities of material.
- microfinance — (finance) Finance that is provided to unemployed or low-income people or groups.
- microgranite — an igneous rock with an identical composition and mineral content to granite, but having a finer texture
- micromanaged — Simple past tense and past participle of micromanage.
- micromanager — One who micromanages.
- micropayment — A very small payment made each time a user accesses an Internet page or service.
- microplanner — A subset of PLANNER, implemented in Lisp by Gerald Sussman et al at MIT. Its important features were goal-oriented, pattern-directed procedure invocation, an embedded knowledge base, and automatic backtracking. microPLANNER was superseded by Conniver.
- midafternoon — the part of the afternoon centering approximately on three o'clock; the period approximately halfway between noon and sunset.
- middle latin — Medieval Latin
- middle plane — middle distance (def 1).
- militainment — A form of entertainment that features or celebrates the military.
- militiawomen — Plural form of militiawoman.
- millennially — In millennial terms.
- millionaires — Plural form of millionaire.
- millionnaire — a person whose wealth amounts to a million or more in some unit of currency, as dollars.
- minas gerais — a state in E Brazil. 224,701 sq. mi. (581,975 sq. km). Capital: Belo Horizonte.
- mind reading — the ability to discern the thoughts of others without the normal means of communication, especially by means of a preternatural power.
- miner's dial — dial (def 6).
- mineral wool — a woollike material for heat and sound insulation, made by blowing steam or air through molten slag or rock.
- mineralizing — Present participle of mineralize.
- mineralogies — Plural form of mineralogy.
- mineralogist — the science or study of minerals.
- mineralogize — (intransitive) To study mineralogy by collecting and examining minerals.
- miniaturised — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturise.
- miniaturized — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturize.
- miniaturizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of miniaturize.
- minicassette — a small cassette enclosing a length of audiotape for use with a pocket-size tape recorder, especially one used for dictating.
- minimum wage — lowest hourly earnings permitted by law
- minimum-wage — of or relating to a minimum wage: minimum-wage demands.
- ministrative — Serving to aid; ministering.
- minor league — professional non-premier sports association
- minor planet — asteroid (def 1).
- minor tenace — the king and jack of a suit held by one player.
- minor-league — of or relating to a minor league.
- minute steak — a thin slice of beefsteak that is prepared by sautéeing quickly on each side.
- misadventure — an instance of bad fortune; mishap.
- misalignment — improperly aligned.