12-letter words containing e, t, i, o, l
- 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.
- microclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
- microculture — subculture (def 3b).
- microelement — Trace element.
- microtubules — Plural form of microtubule.
- middle youth — the period of life between about 30 and 50
- militiawomen — Plural form of militiawoman.
- milne method — a numerical method, involving Simpson's rule, for solving a linear differential equation.
- milquetoasts — Plural form of milquetoast.
- milquetoasty — Meek, timid.
- mineralogist — the science or study of minerals.
- minor planet — asteroid (def 1).
- misallocated — to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.
- misallocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misallocate.
- misallotment — improper or wrong allotment
- misrecollect — to recall to mind; recover knowledge of by memory; remember.
- mitteleuropa — Central Europe.
- modern latin — the Latin that has come into use since about 1500, chiefly in scientific literature
- moistureless — Devoid of moisture.
- mole cricket — any of several burrowing crickets of the family Gryllotalpidae that have fossorial forelegs and that feed on the roots of plants.
- molecularity — the number of molecules or atoms that participate in an elementary process.
- monkey trial — John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- monofilament — Also, monofil [mon-uh-fil] /ˈmɒn əˌfɪl/ (Show IPA). a single, generally large filament of synthetic fiber. Compare multifilament (def 2).
- monometallic — of or using one metal.
- monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
- monticellite — a mineral, silicate of magnesium and calcium, CaMgSiO 4 , belonging to the olivine group and often occurring in contact metamorphosed limestones.
- more like it — closer to being what is wanted
- mortice lock — A mortice lock is a type of lock which fits into a hole cut into the edge of a door rather than being fixed to one side of it.
- mortise lock — a lock housed within a mortise in a door or the like, so that the lock mechanism is covered on both sides.
- mosbolletjie — (South Africa) Dough leavened with the must of grapes used for making rusks.
- moth mullein — a weedy, European mullein, Verbascum blattaria, of the figwort family, having lance-shaped leaves and loose spikes of white or yellow flowers.
- motherliness — The property of being motherly.
- motionlessly — In a motionless manner; without moving.
- motivelessly — Without a motive.
- motor sailer — a yacht having sails and an engine as an alternative or auxiliary means of propulsion.
- motorbicycle — a small, lightweight motorcycle.
- mountainlike — Resembling a mountain or some aspect of one.
- mouse trails — (operating system) A feature (usually of Graphical User Interfaces) which causes the mouse pointer to leave a trail across the screen. This is done by keeping track of the last eight or so (maybe configurable) pointer positions, and only erasing the oldest. This means that at any time, there may be up to eight pointers on the screen, but if the mouse is still, they will all be in the same position, and so only one will be visible. When the mouse moves, it appears to leave a trail of pointers behind it, and this can dramatically increase the visibility of the pointer when using LCD screens. The older ones had such long persistence that a single mouse pointer, when moving, tended to be completely invisible, and on a cluttered screen, was very difficult to find.
- multi-storey — A multi-storey building has several floors at different levels above the ground.
- multi-voiced — having a voice of a specified kind (usually used in combination): shrill-voiced.
- multi-volume — consisting of or encompassing several volumes: a multivolume encyclopedia.
- multicolored — of several or many colors.
- multicostate — having several costae or ribs
- multifoliate — having many leaves or leaflets.
- multiloquent — Talkative.
- multimegaton — (of a nuclear weapon) having several megatons of explosive power
- multipotency — (cytology, developmental biology) The ability of a progenitor cell to develop into a limited number of cell types.
- multiproblem — characterized by or experiencing several problems
- multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
- multipurpose — able to be used for several purposes: a multipurpose lawn spray.