12-letter words containing i, n, m, e, o
- macromineral — any mineral required in the diet in relatively large amounts, especially calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.
- maderization — the process whereby wine is heated and oxidized, resulting in a darker colour and an altered taste
- madisonville — a city in W Kentucky.
- maginot line — a zone of heavy defensive fortifications erected by France along its eastern border in the years preceding World War II, but outflanked in 1940 when the German army attacked through Belgium.
- magnetooptic — pertaining to the effect of magnetism upon the propagation of light.
- magnetotails — Plural form of magnetotail.
- magnetotaxis — movement or orientation of an organism in response to a magnetic field.
- magniloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
- make a noise — to talk a great deal or complain
- make inroads — If one thing makes inroads into another, the first thing starts affecting or destroying the second.
- male bonding — the process by which two or more men or boys become emotionally attached to each another
- maledictions — Plural form of malediction.
- malefactions — Plural form of malefaction.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- maltodextrin — a compound of dextrin and maltose, used as a food additive and in some health and beauty products.
- malversation — improper or corrupt behavior in office, especially in public office.
- man-tailored — (of women's clothing) tailored in the general style and with the details of men's clothing. Compare dressmaker (def 2).
- manifoldness — (mathematics) multiplicity.
- manoeuvering — Present participle of manoeuver.
- manoeuvrings — Plural form of manoeuvring.
- māori warden — a person appointed to exercise advisory and minor disciplinary powers in Māori communities
- marimbaphone — (obsolete, music) A kind of percussion idiophone, like the marimba but with steel keys instead of wood, developed in early 20th century United States.
- marine borer — any mollusc or crustacean that lives usually in warm seas and destroys wood by boring into and eating it. The gribble and shipworm are the best known since they penetrate any wood in favourable water
- marine corps — a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces trained for land, sea, and air combat, typically for land combat in conjunction with an amphibious or airborne landing, and whose commandant is responsible to the secretary of the navy.
- marionettist — A puppeteer who controls a marionette.
- master point — a point awarded to a bridge player who has won or placed in an officially recognized tournament.
- mastigonemes — Plural form of mastigoneme.
- mastoid bone — a large, bony prominence on the base of the skull behind the ear, containing air spaces that connect with the middle ear cavity.
- matinée coat — a short coat for a baby
- matinee idol — a male actor, usually a leading man, idolized especially by female audiences.
- mechatronics — The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering for the study of automata from an engineering perspective and the control of advanced hybrid systems.
- media person — a person who works in the mass media
- median point — centroid (def 2).
- medicine box — a small box used to hold medicines
- meditational — Of, or pertaining to, meditation.
- meeting post — a timber with a chamfer at the outer edge of a lock gate that fits against the meeting post of another lock gate.
- meeting room — venue where discussions are held
- meetinghouse — A Quaker place of worship.
- megalomaniac — a person afflicted with megalomania.
- megamillions — Plural form of megamillion.
- melancholiac — affected with melancholia.
- melancholics — Plural form of melancholic.
- melancholies — a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
- melanization — the process of melanizing, or the state of being melanized
- melanochroic — Melanochroid
- melanotropin — MSH.
- melliloquent — Speaking sweetly or harmoniously.
- memento mori — (italics) Latin. remember that you must die.
- memorisation — Alternative spelling of memorization.
- memorization — to commit to memory; learn by heart: to memorize a poem.