12-letter words containing e, y, r, a
- methacrylate — an ester or salt derived from methacrylic acid.
- microcephaly — having a head with a small braincase.
- micropayment — A very small payment made each time a user accesses an Internet page or service.
- milk parsley — a wetland plant belonging to the family Apiaceae
- 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.
- mob hysteria — the heightened and extreme emotions that can be experienced by people in a large crowd
- mockumentary — a movie or television show depicting fictional events but presented as a documentary.
- molecularity — the number of molecules or atoms that participate in an elementary process.
- money market — the short-term trade in money, as in the sale and purchase of bonds and certificates.
- money player — a person who performs best under pressure, especially in a competitive situation.
- moneychanger — a person whose business is the exchange of currency, usually of different countries, at a fixed or official rate.
- monkey bread — the gourdlike fruit of the baobab, eaten by monkeys.
- 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.
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
- monterey bay — an inlet of the Pacific in W California. 26 miles (42 km) long.
- mornay sauce — a rich white sauce to which grated cheese, usually Swiss or Parmesan, and seasonings have been added
- mother's day — a day, usually the second Sunday in May, set aside in honor of mothers.
- multilayered — having two or more layers.
- mycobacteria — Plural form of mycobacterium.
- mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
- myoneuralgia — myalgia.
- myrmecophage — (biology) Anteaters, and other animals chiefly feeding on ants.
- myrmecophagy — Ant-eating.
- myrtle beach — a town in E South Carolina.
- mystery play — a medieval dramatic form based on a Biblical story, usually dealing with the life, death, and resurrection of Christ.
- mythographer — a person who collects or records myths in writing.
- narcotherapy — an infrequently used method of treating mental disorders by intravenous injection of barbiturates.
- nature study — the study of plants and animals, especially by amateurs.
- neoliberally — In a neoliberal manner.
- nephrography — Diagnostic imaging of the kidneys.
- neuroanatomy — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
- neuronopathy — A form of polyneuropathy caused by destruction of neurons.
- neurotically — of, relating to, or characteristic of neurosis.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- new york bay — a bay of the Atlantic at the mouth of the Hudson, W of Long Island and E of Staten Island and New Jersey.
- night prayer — the last of the seven canonical hours; compline
- non-hydrated — chemically combined with water in its molecular form.
- non-literary — pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature: literary history.
- non-monetary — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- nonlinearity — Mathematics. the quality of a function that expresses a relationship that is not one of direct proportion.
- nonliterally — In a manner that is not literal.
- nonrepayable — that does not need to be or cannot be repaid
- nordkyn cape — Cape, a cape in N Norway, E of North Cape: northernmost point of the European mainland.
- norway maple — a European maple, Acer platanoides, having bright-green leaves, grown as a shade tree in the U.S.
- nosey parker — a persistently nosy, prying person; busybody.
- numerability — the fact of having the ability to be counted
- nurserymaids — Plural form of nurserymaid.
- nurserywoman — a woman who owns or operates a plant nursery.
- nychthemeral — relating to a nychthemeron or to the changes or differences, specifically those relating to day and night, that occur within this span
- obedientiary — The holder of a monastic rank or office below that of superior.