12-letter words containing e, y, i
- microcephaly — having a head with a small braincase.
- microecology — the ecology of a microhabitat.
- micropayment — A very small payment made each time a user accesses an Internet page or service.
- microsurgery — any of various surgical procedures performed under magnification and with small specialized instruments, permitting very delicate operations, as the reconnection of severed blood vessels and nerves.
- microsystems — Plural form of microsystem.
- middle youth — the period of life between about 30 and 50
- middy blouse — any of various loose blouses with a sailor collar, often extending below the waistline to terminate in a broad band or fold, as worn by sailors, women, or children.
- midwest city — a city in central Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City.
- milk parsley — a wetland plant belonging to the family Apiaceae
- millennially — In millennial terms.
- millesimally — in a millesimal manner
- milquetoasty — Meek, timid.
- miracle play — a medieval dramatic form dealing with religious subjects such as Biblical stories or saints' lives, usually presented in a series or cycle by the craft guilds.
- mis-delivery — the carrying and turning over of letters, goods, etc., to a designated recipient or recipients.
- misadvisedly — ill-advisedly
- misery index — an unofficial indication of a nation's economic health, derived by adding the percentage rate of inflation to the percentage of unemployed workers: With inflation running at 15 percent and unemployment at 8 percent, the misery index is 23 percent.
- misleadingly — In a misleading manner.
- mitogenicity — Quality or degree of being mitogenic.
- mnemonically — assisting or intended to assist the memory.
- mob hysteria — the heightened and extreme emotions that can be experienced by people in a large crowd
- molecularity — the number of molecules or atoms that participate in an elementary process.
- molly miller — a blenny, Scartella cristata, of Atlantic seas.
- molybdenosis — a disease of ruminants, especially cattle, caused by dietary intake of excessive molybdenum with resultant copper deficiency, characterized by persistent diarrhea and, especially around the eyes, a fading of coat pigment.
- money cowrie — the highly polished, usually brightly colored shell of a marine gastropod of the genus Cypraea, as that of C. moneta (money cowrie) used as money in certain parts of Asia and Africa, or that of C. tigris, used for ornament.
- money spider — any of certain small shiny brownish spiders of the family Linyphiidae
- moneylending — The action of lending money.
- monkey climb — a wrestling throw in which a contestant seizes his or her opponent's arms or neck, places his feet on the opponent's stomach, and falls backwards, straightening the legs and throwing the opponent over his or her head
- 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.
- monkeyshines — Usually, monkeyshines. a frivolous or mischievous prank; monkey business.
- monophyletic — Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
- monophysites — Plural form of monophysite.
- motionlessly — In a motionless manner; without moving.
- motivelessly — Without a motive.
- motorbicycle — a small, lightweight motorcycle.
- mr. nice guy — a typically pleasant, likable person who avoids causing trouble or dissension (sometimes used with Miss, Ms., or Mrs. instead of Mr. when referring to a female).
- multi-storey — A multi-storey building has several floors at different levels above the ground.
- multianalyte — Multiple analytes.
- multilayered — having two or more layers.
- multipotency — (cytology, developmental biology) The ability of a progenitor cell to develop into a limited number of cell types.
- multisensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- multiversity — a university with several campuses, each of which has many schools, divisions, etc.
- munificently — In a munificent manner.
- mutagenicity — capable of inducing mutation or increasing its rate.
- mycobacteria — Plural form of mycobacterium.
- mycocecidium — a gall caused by a parasitic fungus.
- mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
- mycoproteins — Plural form of mycoprotein.
- myelopoiesis — (biology) The regulated formation of myeloid cells.
- myofilaments — Plural form of myofilament.
- myoneuralgia — myalgia.