10-letter words containing e, m, n, a
- metasyntax — (grammar) Syntax used to describe syntax. The best known example is BNF and its variants such as EBNF. A metasyntactic variable is a variable used in metasyntax.
- methacetin — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 9 H 1 1 NO 2 , used for relieving pain and reducing or preventing fever.
- methanogen — any of a diverse group of widely distributed archaebacteria that occur in anaerobic environments, as the intestinal tracts of animals, freshwater and marine sediments, and sewage, and are capable of producing methane from a limited number of substrates, including carbon dioxide and hydrogen, acetate, and methylamines: an important source of natural gas.
- methanolic — Submersed or dissolved in, or obtained with the use of methanol.
- metolazone — a thiazide diuretic, C 1 6 H 1 6 ClN 3 O 3 S, used in the treatment of hypertension and as a diuretic in patients with chronic renal failure.
- metromania — A mania for writing poetry, especially doggerel.
- mezzanines — Plural form of mezzanine.
- 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.
- micronesia — one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising the small Pacific islands N of the equator and E of the Philippines, whose main groups are the Mariana Islands, the Caroline Islands, and the Marshall Islands.
- mid-season — the middle of a season of the year or of a sporting season
- midchannel — (geography) In the middle of a channel.
- middlehand — the player on the dealer's right in a game with three players. Compare endhand, forehand (def 7).
- mignardise — A bite-sized dessert sometimes served at the end of a meal.
- migraineur — Someone who suffers from migraine headaches.
- militiamen — a person serving in the militia.
- milk snake — a nonvenomous brown-and-grey North American colubrid snake Lampropeltis doliata, related to the king snakes
- millennial — of or relating to a millennium or the millennium.
- minauderie — affectionate behaviour or flirtation
- minaudiere — a small, sometimes jeweled case for a woman's cosmetics or other personal objects, often carried as a handbag.
- mind games — actions or statements intended to undermine or mislead someone else, often to gain advantage for oneself
- mindreader — Alternative form of mind-reader.
- mindscapes — Plural form of mindscape.
- 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.
- mineshafts — Plural form of mineshaft.
- mingrelian — a South Caucasian language spoken near the extreme eastern end of the Black Sea.
- mini-break — A mini-break is a short holiday.
- mini-state — a small, independent nation.
- miniatures — Plural form of miniature.
- minibeasts — Plural form of minibeast.
- 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.
- minimarket — a grocery store or delicatessen.
- ministates — Plural form of ministate.
- ministrate — to minister or administer.
- minnesotan — a state in the N central United States. 84,068 sq. mi. (217,735 sq. km). Capital: St. Paul. Abbreviation: MN (for use with zip code), Minn.
- minnetonka — a city in E Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- mint sauce — Mint sauce is a sauce made from mint leaves, vinegar, and sugar, which is often eaten with lamb.
- misaligned — improperly aligned.
- misanalyze — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- misarrange — to arrange incorrectly or improperly: to misarrange a file.
- misbalance — To balance badly or wrongly.
- misbranded — Simple past tense and past participle of misbrand.
- miscellane — A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; maslin; meslin.