10-letter words containing e, y, l
- megacycles — Plural form of megacycle.
- megalocyte — (physiology) A large, flattened corpuscle, twice the diameter of the ordinary red corpuscle, found in considerable numbers in the blood in profound anemia.
- melancholy — sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
- melanocyte — a cell producing and containing melanin.
- memorially — By means of, or in terms of, memory.
- menacingly — something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
- mendeleyev — Dmitri Ivanovich [dmyee-tryee ee-vah-nuh-vyich] /ˈdmyi tryi iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1834–1907, Russian chemist: helped develop the periodic law.
- mercifully — full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
- mesitylene — a colorless, liquid, aromatic hydrocarbon, C 9 H 1 2 , occurring naturally in coal tar and prepared from acetone: used chiefly as a chemical intermediate.
- mesophylls — Plural form of mesophyll.
- metagalaxy — the complete system of galaxies; the Milky Way and all the surrounding galaxies.
- metallurgy — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- metastably — In a metastable way.
- meterology — Misspelling of meteorology.
- methyl red — a water-insoluble solid occurring as a dark-red powder or violet crystals, C 1 5 H 1 5 N 3 O 2 , used chiefly as an acid-base indicator.
- methylated — Simple past tense and past participle of methylate.
- methylates — Plural form of methylate.
- methylator — A person, company of device that methylates (originally, one that produced methylated spirits).
- methyldopa — a white powder, C 1 0 H 1 3 NO 4 , used in the treatment of hypertension.
- metrically — pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- metrostyle — a device that controls the speed of a player piano
- micropyles — Plural form of micropyle.
- miles away — If you say that someone is miles away, you mean that they are unaware of what is happening around them because they are thinking about something else.
- millihenry — a unit of inductance equal to one thousandth of a henry. Abbreviation: mH, mh.
- mindlessly — without intelligence; senseless: a mindless creature.
- minelayers — Plural form of minelayer.
- minelaying — the activity of laying explosive mines
- mineralogy — the science or study of minerals.
- minivolley — a version of volleyball played with fewer players per team than the standard number of six
- minstrelsy — the art or practice of a minstrel.
- mint jelly — a jelly (or sauce) flavored with mint leaves, served esp. with lamb
- 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.
- miscellany — a miscellaneous collection or group of various or somewhat unrelated items.
- mistakenly — wrongly conceived, held, or done: a mistaken antagonism.
- mistressly — relating to a female who is skilled or expert in a particular area
- mobile bay — a bay of the Gulf of Mexico, in SW Alabama: Civil War naval battle 1864. 36 miles (58 km) long; 8–18 miles (13–29 km) wide.
- moderately — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- molybdates — Plural form of molybdate.
- molybdenum — a silver-white metallic element, used as an alloy with iron in making hard, high-speed cutting tools. Symbol: Mo; atomic weight: 95.94; atomic number: 42; specific gravity: 10.2.
- monetarily — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- money belt — a belt with a concealed section for holding money.
- monkeylike — Similar to a monkey.
- monocycles — Plural form of monocycle.
- monolayers — Plural form of monolayer.
- monomethyl — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) A single methyl group in a molecule.
- motorcycle — a motor vehicle similar to a bicycle but usually larger and heavier, chiefly for one rider but sometimes having two saddles or an attached sidecar for passengers.
- movelessly — in a motionless manner
- mp3 player — a digital media player, usually portable, that plays and stores files in the MP3 format.
- muliebrity — womanly nature or qualities.
- multi-year — a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year) Compare common year, leap year.