14-letter words containing g, m, e, l, i, n
- lemongrass oil — an aromatic oil made from lemon grass and used in aromatherapy, as a pesticide, and as a preservative
- leptomeningeal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the leptomeninges.
- life-affirming — A life-affirming activity or attitude emphasizes the positive aspects of life.
- light-horseman — a light-armed cavalry soldier.
- lower michigan — the southern part of Michigan, S of the Strait of Mackinac.
- luminous range — the distance at which a certain light, as that of a lighthouse, is visible in clear weather, disregarding interference from obstructions and from the curvature of the earth and depending on the power of the light.
- magistral line — the line from which the position of the other lines of fieldworks is determined.
- magnetic field — a region of space near a magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle in which a magnetic force acts on any other magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle.
- magnetooptical — Having both magnetic and optical elements.
- magniloquently — In a magniloquent manner.
- magnolia metal — an alloy used for bearings, consisting largely of lead (up to 80 per cent) and antimony, with the addition of smaller quantities of iron and tin
- magnolia state — Mississippi (used as a nickname).
- mail exchanger — (messaging) A server running SMTP Message Transfer Agent software that accepts incoming electronic mail and either delivers it locally or forwards it to another server. The mail exchanger to use for a given domain can be discovered by querying DNS for Mail Exchange Records.
- make a killing — If you make a killing, you make a large profit very quickly and easily.
- man of galilee — Jesus.
- manual testing — (testing) That part of software testing that requires human input, analysis, or evaluation.
- manuel noriega — Manuel Antonio, born 1934, military leader of Panama 1983–89: captured by U.S. forces and sentenced to prison for drug trafficking 1992.
- maraging steel — a low-carbon steel that has been heated and quenched to form martensite: contains up to 25 percent nickel.
- marine biology — science of sea life
- marine geology — the branch of geology dealing with the rocks, sediments, and processes of the floors and margins of the oceans.
- masterplanning — to construct a master plan for: to master-plan one's career.
- meaningfulness — full of meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeful; significant: a meaningful wink; a meaningful choice.
- medicine lodge — a structure used for various ceremonials of North American Indians.
- megalomaniacal — a person afflicted with megalomania.
- mental healing — the healing of a physical ailment or disorder by mental concentration or suggestion.
- merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
- meridian angle — the angle, measured eastward or westward through 180°, between the celestial meridian of an observer and the hour circle of a celestial body.
- metal spraying — a process in which a layer of one metal is sprayed onto another in the molten state
- metalinguistic — Pertaining to metalinguistics.
- metallogenetic — metallogenic
- methaemoglobin — a brownish compound of oxygen and hemoglobin, formed in the blood, as by the use of certain drugs.
- 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-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.
- millennium bug — Year 2000
- milling cutter — any of various rotating toothed cutters used in a milling machine to cut or shape metal parts
- 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.
- miscounselling — the act of giving bad or incorrect counselling
- 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.
- mongrelization — to subject (a breed, group, etc.) to crossbreeding, especially with one considered inferior.
- monoglycerides — Plural form of monoglyceride.