11-letter words containing l, a, c, m, r
- malebranche — Nicolas de [nee-kaw-lah duh] /ni kɔˈlɑ də/ (Show IPA), 1638–1715, French philosopher.
- maledictory — a curse; imprecation.
- malefactors — Plural form of malefactor.
- malefactory — villainous
- malpractice — Law. failure of a professional person, as a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows.
- mantle rock — the layer of disintegrated and decomposed rock fragments, including soil, just above the solid rock of the earth's crust; regolith.
- marble cake — a cake given a streaked, marblelike appearance by the incomplete mixing of dark, especially chocolate, and light batters.
- marcellinus — Saint, died a.d. 304, pope 296–304.
- marcellus i — Saint, died a.d. 309, pope 308–309.
- marcescible — prone to fade or decay
- margin call — a demand from a brokerage house to a customer that more money or securities be deposited in his or her margin account when the amount in it falls below that stipulated as necessary to cover the stock purchased.
- mariculture — marine aquaculture.
- mariticidal — Of, or pertaining to, mariticide. Often used to describe a person.
- marketplace — an open area in a town where a market is held.
- masterclass — a small class for advanced students, especially a class in performance skills conducted by a distinguished musician.
- matriarchal — the female head of a family or tribal line.
- matriculant — a person who matriculates; a candidate for matriculation.
- matriculate — to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.
- mcgillivray — Alexander, 1759?–93, Native American chief of the Creek nation.
- medley race — a relay race in which each contestant must cover a different distance
- melanochroi — a postulated subdivision of the Caucasoid race, characterized by dark hair and pale complexion
- mercenarily — In a mercenary way, for selfish reason of profit or gain.
- mercurially — In a mercurial manner.
- meroblastic — (of certain eggs) undergoing partial cleavage, resulting in unequal blastomeres.
- mesocranial — mesocephalic
- metacarpals — Plural form of metacarpal.
- metachronal — Describing the wavelike beating of a group of cilia.
- metaculture — All the universal concepts that are present in all cultures.
- metallurgic — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- methacrylic — denoting a type of acid
- microcephal — a person with microcephaly
- micrococcal — Of, pertaining to, or caused by a micrococcus.
- microfaunal — Of, or relating to, a microfauna.
- microfloral — Of or pertaining to microflora.
- microvillar — Of or pertaining to a microvillus.
- middlemarch — a novel (1871–72) by George Eliot.
- minor scale — Also called harmonic minor scale. a scale having half steps between the second and third, fifth and sixth, and seventh and eighth degrees, with whole steps for the other intervals.
- miracle man — a person who performs or appears to perform miracles.
- miracle-man — a man who is capable of miraculous feats
- mirifically — in a mirific manner
- molecularly — of or relating to or caused by molecules: molecular structure.
- monarchical — of, like, or pertaining to a monarch or monarchy.
- monocrystal — A single crystal.
- monocularly — In a monocular manner.
- mononuclear — Also, mononucleate. Cell Biology. having only one nucleus.
- monte carlo — a town in Monaco principality, in SE France: gambling resort.
- morcellated — Simple past tense and past participle of morcellate.
- moronically — Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment: I wonder why they elected that narrow-minded moron to Congress.
- morrill act — an act of Congress (1862) granting each state 30,000 acres (12,000 hectares) of land for each member it had in Congress, 90 percent of the gross proceeds of which were to be used for the endowment and maintenance of colleges and universities teaching agricultural and mechanical arts and other subjects.
- most-caller — (of fruit, fish, vegetables, etc.) fresh; recently picked or caught.