13-letter words containing l, i, s, c
- machine-steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
- macroclimates — Plural form of macroclimate.
- macroscopical — Macroscopic.
- magic realism — a style of painting and literature in which fantastic or imaginary and often unsettling images or events are depicted in a sharply detailed, realistic manner.
- magistratical — Of, pertaining to, or proceeding from, a magistrate; having the authority of a magistrate.
- magnetic lens — Physics. an electron lens using magnetic fields for focusing an electron beam.
- magnoliaceous — belonging to the plant family Magnoliaceae.
- maiden castle — an ancient fortification in Dorsetshire, England, first erected c250 b.c. over the remains of Neolithic and Bronze Age settlements of c2000–c1500 b.c.
- malapropistic — an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
- maliciousness — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- marginal cost — the cost of one additional unit of any item produced or bought in quantity.
- mariculturist — One who engages in mariculture.
- masculineness — The state or condition of being masculine.
- masculinities — Plural form of masculinity.
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- materialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
- maternalistic — of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.
- megaloblastic — an abnormally large, immature, and dysfunctional red blood cell found in the blood of persons with pernicious anemia or certain other disorders.
- megalomaniacs — Plural form of megalomaniac.
- melancholious — (obsolete) melancholy.
- melodramatics — Melodramatic behavior, action, or writing.
- mercer island — a city in W central Washington, on Mercer Island in Lake Washington, east of Seattle.
- mercilessness — without mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel: a merciless critic.
- mercurialness — Quality of being mercurial; mercuriality.
- mesaticephaly — the state or condition of being mesaticephalic or mesocephalic
- mesencephalic — Anatomy. the midbrain.
- mesi protocol — (processor) Modified, Exclusive, Shared, Invalid. A cache coherency protocol where each cache line is marked with one of the four states. The MESI protocol is used by the Pentium processor.
- mesocephalism — mesocephaly
- messianically — the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people.
- metallic lens — an arrangement of louvres used to direct and focus electromagnetic or sound waves
- metallic soap — any usually water-insoluble salt formed by the interaction of a fatty acid and a metal, especially lead or aluminum: used chiefly as a drier in paints and varnishes and for waterproofing textiles.
- methodistical — Methodistic.
- michelin star — a mark of distinction awarded by the Michelin travel guides to a restaurant in recognition of the high quality of its cooking. A restaurant may receive one, two, or three stars, representing very good, exceptional, or exquisite cuisine, respectively
- microanalyses — Plural form of microanalysis.
- microanalysis — Chemistry. the analysis of very small samples of substances.
- microbalances — Plural form of microbalance.
- microcapsules — Plural form of microcapsule.
- microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
- microclimates — Plural form of microclimate.
- microcosmical — Alternative form of microcosmic.
- microcrystals — Plural form of microcrystal.
- microelements — Plural form of microelement.
- microfelsitic — (of a rock) showing evidence of crystallization having begun, but not yet having formed any crystals
- microfloppies — 3.5-inch floppies, as opposed to 5.25-inch vanilla or mini-floppies and the now-obsolete 8-inch variety. This term may be headed for obsolescence as 5.25-inchers pass out of use, only to be revived if anybody floats a sub-3-inch floppy standard. See stiffy, minifloppies.
- microphyllous — having microphylls
- micropolitics — The use of formal and informal power by individuals and groups to achieve their goals within organizations, as opposed to macropolitics.
- microscopical — so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms. Compare macroscopic.
- microsurgical — Of or pertaining to microsurgery.
- microtonalism — The use of microtones in music.
- microvascular — Of or relating to the smallest blood vessels.