14-letter words containing g, i, l, m
- metallic glass — glassy alloy.
- metallogenetic — metallogenic
- meteorological — pertaining to meteorology or to phenomena of the atmosphere or weather.
- meteorologists — Plural form of meteorologist.
- methaemoglobin — a brownish compound of oxygen and hemoglobin, formed in the blood, as by the use of certain drugs.
- methodological — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- methodologists — Plural form of methodologist.
- microbiologist — the branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, uses, and modes of existence of microscopic organisms.
- micropathology — the branch of pathology dealing with the microscopic study of changes that occur in tissues and cells during disease.
- microsociology — the sociological study of small groups and social units within a larger social system.
- middle england — Journalists use Middle England to refer to middle class people in England who are believed not to like change.
- middle english — the English language of the period c1150–c1475. Abbreviation: ME.
- middle kingdom — Also called Middle Empire. the period in the history of ancient Egypt, c2000–1785 b.c., comprising the 11th to 14th dynasties. Compare New Kingdom, Old Kingdom.
- middle passage — the part of the Atlantic Ocean between the west coast of Africa and the West Indies: the longest part of the journey formerly made by slave ships.
- middle-ranking — A middle-ranking person has a fairly important or responsible position in a particular organization, but is not one of the most important people in it.
- middlesborough — a city in SE Kentucky.
- mileage ticket — a book (mileage book) or ticket containing coupons good for a certain number of miles of transportation at a fixed rate per mile.
- milking parlor — a room in or attached to a barn on a modern dairy farm maintained exclusively for the mechanical milking of cows.
- millennium bug — Year 2000
- milligram hour — a unit of measure for a dose of radium expressed as the amount of radiation received by exposure to one milligram of radium for one hour.
- milligram-hour — a unit of measure for a dose of radium expressed as the amount of radiation received by exposure to one milligram of radium for one hour.
- milling cutter — any of various rotating toothed cutters used in a milling machine to cut or shape metal parts
- mind uploading — (application) The science fiction concept of copying one's mind into an artificial body or computer.
- mindbogglingly — In a mindboggling manner; in such a way as to boggle the mind; so as to be beyond comprehension or understanding.
- mineral rights — right to extract minerals from land
- mineral spring — a spring of water that contains a significant amount of dissolved minerals.
- miniature golf — a game or amusement modeled on golf and played with a putter and golf ball, in which each very short, grassless “hole” constitutes an obstacle course, consisting of wooden alleys, tunnels, bridges, etc., through which the ball must be driven to hole it.
- mining geology — geology applied to the exploitation of mineral deposits.
- miscalculating — Present participle of miscalculate.
- misclassifying — Present participle of misclassify.
- miscounselling — the act of giving bad or incorrect counselling
- mistranslating — Present participle of mistranslate.
- mittag-leffler — Magnus Gösta [mahng-nuhs yœ-stah] /ˈmɑŋ nʌs ˈyœ stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1846–1927, Swedish mathematician.
- mixed blessing — something that, although generally favorable or advantageous, has one or more unfavorable or disadvantageous features.
- mixed feelings — conflicted emotions
- mixed language — any language containing items of vocabulary or other linguistic characteristics borrowed from two or more existing languages
- model checking — (theory, algorithm, testing) To algorithmically check whether a program (the model) satisfies a specification. The model is usually expressed as a directed graph consisting of nodes (or vertices) and edges. A set of atomic propositions is associated with each node. The nodes represents states of a program, the edges represent possible executions which alters the state, while the atomic propositions represent the basic properties that hold at a point of execution. A specification language, usually some kind of temporal logic, is used to express properties. The problem can be expressed mathematically as: given a temporal logic formula p and a model M with initial state s, decide if M,s \models p.
- modelling clay — mouldable substance fixed in a kiln
- modern english — the English language since c1475.
- molly maguires — a secret society organized in Ireland in 1843 to terrorize landlords' agents in order to prevent evictions
- mongolian fold — epicanthus.
- mongrelization — to subject (a breed, group, etc.) to crossbreeding, especially with one considered inferior.
- monoglycerides — Plural form of monoglyceride.
- monolingualism — knowing or able to use only one language; monoglot.
- moonlight flit — a hurried departure at night, esp from rented accommodation to avoid payment of rent owed
- morgain le fay — Morgan le Fay.
- morganatically — In a morganatic manner.
- moulding board — a board on which dough is kneaded
- mounting-block — a block of stone formerly used to aid a person when mounting a horse
- mourning cloak — a common butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) having purplish-brown wings with a wide yellow border, found throughout Europe and North America