12-letter words containing g, l, a, m, r
- loading ramp — a ramp that is used for loading a ship
- logical form — the syntactic structure that may be shared by different expressions as abstracted from their content and articulated by the logical constants of a particular logical system, esp the structure of an argument by virtue of which it can be shown to be formally valid. Thus John is tall and thin, so John is tall has the same logical form as London is large and dirty, so London is large, namely P & Q, so P
- lognormality — the condition of having a natural logarithm with normal distribution
- long measure — Also called long meter. Prosody. a four-line stanza in iambic tetrameter, often used in hymns, with the second and fourth lines rhyming and sometimes the first and third lines rhyming as well.
- longshoreman — a person employed on the wharves of a port, as in loading and unloading vessels.
- lymphography — lymphangiography.
- macroglossia — Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.
- magic circle — the British association of magicians, traditionally forbidden to reveal any of the secrets of their art
- mail merging — a software facility that can produce a large number of personalized letters by combining a file containing a list of names and addresses with one containing a single standard document
- major league — The major leagues are groups of professional sports teams that compete against each other, especially in American baseball.
- major-league — Sports. of, relating to, or characteristic of the major leagues.
- majorleaguer — either of the two main professional baseball leagues in the U.S.
- make-up girl — a woman or girl who applies cosmetics to a person, such as to a model or actor
- malt vinegar — acidic condiment made from malted barley
- managerially — pertaining to management or a manager: managerial functions; the managerial class of society.
- mangelwurzel — a variety of the beet Beta vulgaris, cultivated as food for livestock.
- manila grass — a compact, shade-tolerant, turf-forming grass, Zoysia matrella, of southeastern Asia, having stiff leaves and flowering spikelets.
- manslaughter — Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
- margin plank — a plank forming a border for wooden decking.
- marginal man — a person who participates only slightly in the life of two cultural groups without feeling identified with either group.
- marginal sea — water that lies alongside a state, falls under its authority, and extends about 3½ statute miles (6 kilometers) from the coast.
- marginalised — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- marginalises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marginalise.
- marginalized — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- marginalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marginalize.
- marlingspike — Alternative spelling of marlinspike.
- marriageable — suitable or attractive for marriage: The handsome and successful young man was considered eminently marriageable.
- matrilineage — lineal descent traced through the female line.
- meanderingly — In a meandering or winding manner.
- meeting rail — (in a double-hung window) the rail of each sash that meets a rail of the other when the window is closed.
- megalocardia — hypertrophy of the heart.
- melanogaster — Any of several fungi of the genus Melanogaster.
- mergenthaler — Ottmar [ot-mahr;; German awt-mahr] /ˈɒt mɑr;; German ˈɔt mɑr/ (Show IPA), 1854–99, U.S. inventor of the Linotype, born in Germany.
- metallograph — a microscope for observing the microstructure of metals.
- metallurgist — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- metalorganic — (chemistry) organometallic.
- metalworking — the act or technique of making metal objects.
- metrological — the science of weights and measures.
- middle guard — a defensive lineman positioned opposite the offensive center and between the defensive tackles, as in a three- or five-man line.
- militarizing — Present participle of militarize.
- mineralizing — Present participle of mineralize.
- mineralogies — Plural form of mineralogy.
- mineralogist — the science or study of minerals.
- mineralogize — (intransitive) To study mineralogy by collecting and examining minerals.
- minor league — professional non-premier sports association
- minor-league — of or relating to a minor league.
- miracle drug — wonder drug.
- modularizing — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- monsignorial — having the ecclesiastical title of a Monsignor
- moralizingly — In a moralizing fashion.