12-letter words containing e, s, t, a, o
- memory farts — (jargon, humour) The flatulent sounds that some MS-DOS box BIOSes (most notably AMI's) make when checking memory at boot time.
- menstruation — the periodic discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus, occurring approximately monthly from puberty to menopause in nonpregnant women and females of other primate species.
- mesocortical — Of or pertaining to the mesocortex.
- mesogastrium — the mesentery of the embryonic stomach.
- mesognathous — having medium, slightly protruding jaws.
- mesolecithal — centrolecithal.
- mesoplankton — plankton that live at middle depths.
- mesopotamian — an ancient region in W Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers: now part of Iraq.
- mesothelioma — a malignant tumor of the covering of the lung or the lining of the pleural and abdominal cavities, often associated with exposure to asbestos.
- metabolising — Present participle of metabolise.
- metabolomics — the study of all the metabolites present in cells, tissues, and organs
- metabonomics — (biochemistry, genetics) metabolomics.
- metachronism — An error in chronological ordering in which a character or an event is placed at too late a time.
- metachronous — Medicine/Medical. occurring at a different time than a similar event: metachronous tumors.
- metafictions — Plural form of metafiction.
- metagenomics — (genetics) The study of genomes recovered from environmental samples; especially the differentiation of genomes from multiple organisms or individuals, either in a symbiotic relationship, or at a crime scene.
- metagnathous — Ornithology. having the tips of the mandibles crossed, as the crossbills.
- metal polish — cleaning fluid designed to clean, polish or add shine to metal
- metalworkers — Plural form of metalworker.
- metamorphism — Geology. a change in the structure or constitution of a rock due to natural agencies, as pressure and heat, especially when the rock becomes harder and more completely crystalline.
- metamorphist — a member of a group of 16th century Christians who believed that the humanly body of Jesus Christ metamorphosed into God during the Ascension
- metamorphose — to change the form or nature of; transform.
- metamorphous — metamorphic.
- metapolitics — political theory: often used derogatorily
- metasequoias — Plural form of metasequoia.
- metasomatism — the series of metamorphic processes whereby chemical changes occur in minerals or rocks as a result of the introduction of material, often in hot aqueous solutions, from external sources.
- meteor swarm — any large number of meteoroids moving in parallel paths.
- metro-sexual — a heterosexual, usually urban male who pays much attention to his personal appearance and cultivates an upscale lifestyle.
- metrosexuals — Plural form of metrosexual.
- milquetoasts — Plural form of milquetoast.
- milquetoasty — Meek, timid.
- mineralogist — the science or study of minerals.
- misallocated — to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.
- misallocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misallocate.
- misallotment — improper or wrong allotment
- misanthropes — Plural form of misanthrope.
- miscegenator — a person who advocates or engages in miscegenation
- misconjugate — Grammar. to inflect (a verb). to recite or display all or some subsets of the inflected forms of (a verb), in a fixed order: One conjugates the present tense of the verb “be” as “I am, you are, he is, we are, you are, they are.”.
- miscreations — Plural form of miscreation.
- miseducation — to educate improperly.
- misfortunate — Having suffered misfortune; pitiable.
- misoperation — an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- misorientate — misorient.
- mob hysteria — the heightened and extreme emotions that can be experienced by people in a large crowd
- moderateness — The quality of being moderate.
- momentaneous — brief or continuing for a short time only
- monetisation — Alternative spelling of monetization.
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
- monopetalous — gamopetalous.
- monostearate — a stearate containing one stearoyl group.