12-letter words containing i, n, m, a, r
- microtonally — In a microtonal manner.
- midafternoon — the part of the afternoon centering approximately on three o'clock; the period approximately halfway between noon and sunset.
- migrationist — a person who considers it important for species of animals and plants to migrate for the purposes of distribution and evolution
- militarizing — Present participle of militarize.
- millionaires — Plural form of millionaire.
- millionnaire — a person whose wealth amounts to a million or more in some unit of currency, as dollars.
- milman parry — Milman, 1902–35, U.S. classical scholar and philologist.
- minas gerais — a state in E Brazil. 224,701 sq. mi. (581,975 sq. km). Capital: Belo Horizonte.
- mind reading — the ability to discern the thoughts of others without the normal means of communication, especially by means of a preternatural power.
- miner's dial — dial (def 6).
- mineral wool — a woollike material for heat and sound insulation, made by blowing steam or air through molten slag or rock.
- 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.
- miniaturised — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturise.
- miniaturists — Plural form of miniaturist.
- miniaturized — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturize.
- miniaturizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of miniaturize.
- minimal pair — a pair of words, as pin and bin, or bet and bed, differing only by one sound in the same position in each word, especially when such a pair is taken as evidence for the existence of a phonemic contrast between the two sounds.
- ministration — the act of ministering care, aid, religious service, etc.
- ministrative — Serving to aid; ministering.
- minor arcana — one of the two divisions of a pack of tarot cards
- minor league — professional non-premier sports association
- minor planet — asteroid (def 1).
- minor tenace — the king and jack of a suit held by one player.
- minor-league — of or relating to a minor league.
- mirror canon — a canon in which the parts are written as though seen in a mirror placed between them: one part or set of parts is the upside-down image of the other
- mirror plant — a shrub, Coprosma repens, of the madder family, native to New Zealand and cultivated in warm regions, having glossy, often variegated leaves.
- misadventure — an instance of bad fortune; mishap.
- misandristic — Exhibiting misandry; man-hating.
- misanthropes — Plural form of misanthrope.
- misanthropic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
- misapprehend — to misunderstand.
- miscegenator — a person who advocates or engages in miscegenation
- misconstrual — A misinterpretation of the meaning of something.
- miscreations — Plural form of miscreation.
- misdemeanors — Plural form of misdemeanor.
- misdemeanour — Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.
- misfeaturing — distorting the features
- misformation — the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice.
- misfortunate — Having suffered misfortune; pitiable.
- misoperation — an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- misorientate — misorient.
- missionaries — Plural form of missionary.
- missionarize — to undertake missionary work
- mistranslate — Translate (something) incorrectly.
- mistreatment — to treat badly or abusively.
- mitochondria — an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production.
- mixing ratio — the ratio of the mass of water vapor in the air to the mass of the dry air, a measure of atmospheric humidity.