8-letter words containing l, i, m, t
- mentalis — (muscle) A paired central muscle of the lower lip, situated at the tip of the chin.
- mesolite — a mineral variety of the zeolite group, intermediate in chemical composition between natrolite and scolecite.
- metafile — (graphics, file format) 1. An image file format for transport between different machines, often as a device independent bitmap. 2. A functional specification for encoding computer graphics for later display on some suitable device.
- metaling — any of a class of elementary substances, as gold, silver, or copper, all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are characterized by opacity, ductility, conductivity, and a unique luster when freshly fractured.
- metalist — a person who works with metals.
- metalize — to make metallic; give the characteristics of metal to.
- metallic — of, relating to, or consisting of metal.
- methylic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the methyl group.
- metrical — pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- michelet — Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1798–1874, French historian.
- mid-list — the part of a publisher's sales list of newly or recently published books consisting of titles that are expected to have average sales or success, as compared to the frontlist.
- mightily — in a mighty manner; powerfully or vigorously.
- miglitol — A particular oral antidiabetic drug.
- miguelet — miquelet.
- milepost — any of a series of posts set up to mark distance by miles, as along a highway, or an individual post showing the distance to or from a place.
- milicent — a female given name.
- militant — vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
- military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- militate — to have a substantial effect; weigh heavily: His prison record militated against him.
- militias — Plural form of militia.
- militran — A discrete simulation system for military applications produced by the Sys Res Group at ONR in 1964.
- milkwort — any plant or shrub of the genus Polygala, formerly supposed to increase the secretion of milk.
- milltail — the channel carrying water that has flown through the mill wheel away from the mill
- milpitas — a town in W California.
- milstein — Cesar, 1927–2002, Argentinian immunologist: Nobel prize 1984.
- miltonia — any of various epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Miltonia, having sprays of showy, flat, variously colored flowers.
- miltonic — of or relating to the poet Milton or his writings.
- minstrel — a medieval poet and musician who sang or recited while accompanying himself on a stringed instrument, either as a member of a noble household or as an itinerant troubadour.
- minutely — occurring every minute.
- minutial — having the nature of minutiae, or relating to minutiae
- miquelet — (in the Peninsular War) a Spanish guerrilla who fought against the French.
- mirliton — kazoo.
- mirthful — joyous; cheerful; jolly; merry: a mirthful laugh.
- misallot — to allot wrongly
- misalter — to alter wrongly
- misbuilt — to construct (especially something complex) by assembling and joining parts or materials: to build a house.
- misletoe — Archaic form of mistletoe.
- mislight — To deceive or lead astray with a false light.
- misplant — to plant badly or wrongly
- misspelt — Simple past tense and past participle of misspell.
- misstyle — a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their liking.
- mistitle — (transitive) To title incorrectly; to give the wrong name to.
- mistrals — Plural form of mistral.
- mistrial — a trial terminated without conclusion on the merits of the case because of some error in the proceedings.
- mitchell — Arthur, born 1934, U.S. ballet dancer, choreographer, and ballet company director.
- mitilíni — chief city of Lesbos, on the SE coast: pop. 24,000
- moatlike — Resembling a moat or some aspect of one.
- mobility — the quality of being mobile.
- mocktail — a nonalcoholic cocktail.
- modalist — an adherent of modalism