16-letter words containing i, n, t, e, r, m
- melodic interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- memoria technica — a method or device for assisting the memory
- mengagement ring — an engagement ring bought for a man
- menippean satire — a form of satire that is indirect and nonrealistic in approach and that consists typically of a loosely organized narrative incorporating a series of dialogues between representatives of various points of view
- menometrorrhagia — (pathology) Excessive uterine bleeding occurring outside of the normal menstrual period.
- menstrual period — the bleeding from the womb that occurs approximately monthly in nonpregnant women of reproductive age
- mercantile paper — commercial paper.
- mercator sailing — sailing according to rhumb lines, which appear as straight lines on a Mercator chart.
- merchant service — A merchant service is a provider of credit card processing services.
- meretriciousness — alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry.
- metamorphization — Process or action of metamorphizing.
- metamorphosising — Present participle of metamorphosise.
- methyl parathion — a synthetic pesticide, C 8 H 1 0 NO 5 PS, used in the control of mites and various insects, as aphids, boll weevils, and cutworms.
- mexican fruitfly — a brightly colored fly, Anastrepha ludens, whose larvae are a serious pest chiefly of citrus fruits and mangoes in Mexico, Central America, and southern Texas.
- microconstituent — a microscopically small constituent of a metal or alloy.
- microcrystalline — minutely crystalline; composed of microscopic crystals.
- microelectronics — the technology dealing with the design, development, and construction of electronic systems utilizing extremely small elements, especially solid-state devices employing microminiaturization.
- microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
- microenterprises — Plural form of microenterprise.
- microenvironment — the environment of a small area or of a particular organism; microhabitat.
- microminiaturize — (especially of electronic equipment) to make extremely small; subject to microminiaturization.
- microtransmitter — a small electronic device which transmits television or radio signals
- middle westerner — the region of the United States bounded on the W by the Rocky Mountains, on the S by the Ohio River and the S extremities of Missouri and Kansas, and on the E, variously, by the Allegheny Mountains, the E border of Ohio, or the E border of Illinois.
- military science — the study of the causative factors and tactical principles of warfare.
- mind over matter — You can use the expression mind over matter to describe situations in which a person seems to be able to control events, physical objects, or the condition of their own body using their mind.
- mineral deposits — amounts of minerals that occur naturally in particular areas
- minerva software — A company producing software for the Acorn Archimedes.
- miniature camera — a small camera using film that is 35 millimeters wide or less.
- miniature poodle — a breed of poodle, bred to be much smaller than standard poodles
- minimum-security — (of a prison) designed for prisoners regarded as being less dangerous; having fewer restrictions.
- minority carrier — the entity responsible for carrying the lesser part of the current in a semiconductor
- minstrel gallery — a gallery in a building meant for use by musicians playing to provide background music or entertainment at a feast or other event
- minute secretary — the person responsible for noting the minutes of a meeting
- misunderestimate — (colloquial, malapropism, or, intentionally incorrect) To underestimate by mistake.
- misunderstanding — failure to understand correctly; mistake as to meaning or intent.
- modern synthesis — a consolidation of the results of various lines of investigation from the 1920s through the 1950s that supported and reconciled the Darwinian theory of evolution and the Mendelian laws of inheritance in terms of natural selection acting on genetic variation.
- montgomery clift — Montgomery, 1920–66, U.S. actor.
- montpelier maple — a maple, Acer monspessulanum, that is native to southern Europe and Northwest Africa
- mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
- motoring offence — a crime committed which concerns driving
- mountain climber — someone who climbs or walks up mountains
- mourne mountains — a mountain range in SE Northern Ireland. Highest peak: Slieve Donard, 853 m (2798 ft)
- mourning clothes — clothes worn as a symbol of grief at a bereavement, esp black clothes
- moving staircase — Also called moving staircase, moving stairway. a continuously moving stairway on an endless loop for carrying passengers up or down.
- multidirectional — extending or operating in several directions at the same time; functioning or going in more than one direction: a multidirectional stereo speaker system.
- multifariousness — (uncountable) The characteristic of being multifarious.
- multilinear form — a function or functional of several variables such that when all variables but one are held fixed, the function is linear in the remaining variable.
- multimillionaire — a person who possesses a fortune that amounts to many millions of dollars, francs, etc.
- musique concrete — tape-recorded musical and natural sounds, often electronically distorted, arranged in planned combinations, sequences, and rhythmic patterns to create an artistic work.
- mutual insurance — insurance in which those insured become members of a company who reciprocally engage, by payment of certain amounts into a common fund, to indemnify one another against loss.