12-letter words containing e, x, a, m
- homosexually — In a homosexual way.
- intermaxilla — (anatomy) premaxilla.
- lean mixture — A lean mixture is a fuel/air mixture containing a relatively low proportion of fuel.
- lumbersexual — a man whose style of dress and appearance is reminiscent of the ruggedly masculine stereotype of the lumberjack, as in wearing plaid shirts and having a beard.
- magnetotaxis — movement or orientation of an organism in response to a magnetic field.
- malt extract — a sweet, gummy substance derived from an infusion of malt.
- maltodextrin — a compound of dextrin and maltose, used as a food additive and in some health and beauty products.
- mantoux test — a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to an intracutaneous injection of tuberculin indicates a previous or current infection.
- maxillectomy — Surgical removal of the maxilla.
- meat extract — a preparation containing the concentrated essence of meat
- mesoappendix — the mesentery of the vermiform appendix.
- methohexital — a barbiturate anesthetic, used in its sodium form, C 1 4 H 1 7 N 2 NaO 3 , for induction of general anesthesia or for anesthesia of short duration.
- methotrexate — a toxic folic acid analogue, C 2 0 H 2 2 N 8 O 5 , that inhibits cellular reproduction, used primarily in the treatment of psoriasis and certain cancers and as an immunosuppressive agent.
- 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.
- 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.
- mixing valve — a valve receiving water from both a hot-water and a cold-water line and controlling the relative amount of water admitted from each.
- myxedematous — a condition characterized by thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, and labored speech, associated with hypothyroidism.
- oxford frame — a frame for a picture, mirror, etc., consisting of four straight pieces whose ends project beyond the corners.
- pansexualism — the belief that a sexual instinct drives all human behaviour
- pneumothorax — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- premaxillary — one of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of vertebrates, situated in front of and between the maxillary bones.
- pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
- serotaxonomy — the study of the taxonomy of proteins using serological methods
- supermaxilla — the upper jaw.
- tepexpan man — an early human known from skeletal remains found near Tepexpán, Mexico, and dating c10,000–8000 b.c.
- text message — an electronic message sent over a cellular network from one cell phone to another by typing words, often in shortened form, as “l8t” for “late,” on the phone's numeric or QWERTY keypad.
- vax document — A document preparation system from DEC.