12-letter words containing i, r, e, m, o
- megalocardia — hypertrophy of the heart.
- melanochroic — Melanochroid
- melanotropin — MSH.
- melodramatic — of, like, or befitting melodrama.
- memento mori — (italics) Latin. remember that you must die.
- memorability — worth remembering; notable: a memorable speech.
- memorial day — Also called Decoration Day. a day, May 30, set aside in most states of the U.S. for observances in memory of dead members of the armed forces of all wars: now officially observed on the last Monday in May.
- memorialised — Simple past tense and past participle of memorialise.
- memorialists — Plural form of memorialist.
- memorialized — (US) Simple past tense and past participle of memorialize.
- memorializer — One who petitions by a memorial.
- memorializes — (US) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of memorialize.
- memorisation — Alternative spelling of memorization.
- memorization — to commit to memory; learn by heart: to memorize a poem.
- memory stick — computing: flashcard, dongle
- menstruation — the periodic discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus, occurring approximately monthly from puberty to menopause in nonpregnant women and females of other primate species.
- meretricious — alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry.
- meridionally — In a meridional manner.
- meritocratic — an elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class privilege or wealth.
- mesoamerican — Alternative form of Mesoamerican.
- mesocortical — Of or pertaining to the mesocortex.
- mesogastrium — the mesentery of the embryonic stomach.
- mesokurtosis — (statistics) The property of having zero normalised kurtosis.
- metabotropic — Describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g. enzyme activation).
- metachronism — An error in chronological ordering in which a character or an event is placed at too late a time.
- metalorganic — (chemistry) organometallic.
- metalworking — the act or technique of making metal objects.
- metamorphism — Geology. a change in the structure or constitution of a rock due to natural agencies, as pressure and heat, especially when the rock becomes harder and more completely crystalline.
- metamorphist — a member of a group of 16th century Christians who believed that the humanly body of Jesus Christ metamorphosed into God during the Ascension
- metamorphize — (transitive) To transform or change; metamorphose.
- metaphorical — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metarteriole — An arterial capillary; a short vessel linking arterioles and venules.
- metathoracic — Of or pertaining to the metathorax.
- meteorically — of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
- meteorologic — Relating to meteorology; meteorological.
- meterologist — Misspelling of meteorologist.
- metrological — the science of weights and measures.
- metronomical — a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
- metropolises — any large, busy city.
- metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
- metrorrhagia — nonmenstrual discharge of blood from the uterus; uterine hemorrhage.
- michel baron — Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), (Michel Boyron) 1653–1729, French actor.
- micro-credit — the lending of very small amounts of money at low interest, especially to a start-up company or self-employed person.
- microammeter — an instrument for measuring extremely small electric currents, calibrated in microamperes.
- microamperes — Plural form of microampere.
- microbalance — a balance for weighing minute quantities of material.
- microblogger — to post very short entries, as a brief update or a photo, on a blog or social media website: A lot of people were microblogging during the crisis.
- microbrewery — a brewery producing less than 15,000 barrels per year and usually concentrating on exotic or high quality beer.
- microbrewing — Small-scale commercial brewing, as carried out in a microbrewery.
- microbubbles — a microscopic, gas-filled bubble, used especially in medicine to image blood flow, dissolve blood clots, etc.