11-letter words containing l, o, m, e
- metabolomes — Plural form of metabolome.
- metachronal — Describing the wavelike beating of a group of cilia.
- metallocene — an organometallic coordination compound consisting of a metal bonded to one or two rings of cyclopentadiene.
- metallogeny — the study of the formation of mineral deposits
- metalloidal — metalloid
- metalworker — A person who shapes metal.
- metapodials — Plural form of metapodial.
- meteoroidal — (astronomy) Of or pertaining to meteoroids. (from 19th c.).
- meteorolite — A meteoric stone; an aerolite or meteorite.
- meteorology — the science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate.
- methanolate — Methoxide.
- methimazole — a white crystalline substance, C 4 H 6 N 2 S, that inhibits thyroxin synthesis, used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
- methodology — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- methoxsalen — a potent compound, C 1 2 H 8 O 4 , derived from the seeds of the plant Ammi majus: used in combination with certain ultraviolet radiation for the treatment of severe psoriasis.
- methylation — the process of replacing a hydrogen atom with a methyl group.
- metonymical — having the nature of metonymy.
- metrologies — Plural form of metrology.
- metrologist — the science of weights and measures.
- metrosexual — a heterosexual, usually urban male who pays much attention to his personal appearance and cultivates an upscale lifestyle.
- mezlocillin — a wide-spectrum semisynthetic penicillin, C 2 1 H 2 5 N 5 O 8 S 2 , used parenterally in the treatment of infections due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- microbubble — a microscopic, gas-filled bubble, used especially in medicine to image blood flow, dissolve blood clots, etc.
- microcephal — a person with microcephaly
- microfilmed — Simple past tense and past participle of microfilm.
- microfilmer — a person who microfilms
- microfilter — a device plugged into a phone socket to separate the phone line from the broadband line
- microkernel — (operating system) An approach to operating system design emphasising small modules that implement the basic features of the system kernel and can be flexibly configured.
- microlender — A person or company in the business of microlending.
- microneedle — a very fine needle that is used in the performance of delicate procedures, esp biological ones
- micronuclei — Plural form of micronucleus.
- microrelief — surface features of the earth of small dimensions, commonly less than 50 feet (15 meters).
- microtubule — a hollow cylindrical structure in the cytoplasm of most cells, involved in intracellular shape and transport.
- microvessel — (medicine) A very small blood vessel, such as a capillary or arteriole.
- middle loup — a river in central Nebraska, flowing E and SE to join the North Loup and South Loup rivers in forming the Loup River. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- middle-born — neither first nor last in order of birth, especially second in a family of three children.
- middlebrows — Plural form of middlebrow.
- middlewoman — The female equivalent of a middleman; a female intermediary.
- middlewomen — Plural form of middlewoman.
- midget golf — miniature golf.
- mildewproof — able to withstand or repel the effect of mildew.
- milk bottle — a glass bottle in which milk is sold, esp when it is distributed by a milkman
- milk powder — dry milk.
- mill worker — a person who works in a mill, esp a cotton mill
- millionaire — a person whose wealth amounts to a million or more in some unit of currency, as dollars.
- millisecond — one thousandth of a second. Abbreviation: msec.
- milquetoast — a very timid, unassertive, spineless person, especially one who is easily dominated or intimidated: a milquetoast who's afraid to ask for a raise.
- mind-blower — a hallucinogenic drug.
- mineral oil — a colorless, oily, almost tasteless, water-insoluble liquid, usually of either a standard light density (light mineral oil) or a standard heavy density (heavy mineral oil) consisting of mixtures of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum by distillation: used chiefly as a lubricant, in the manufacture of cosmetics, and in medicine as a laxative.
- minneapolis — a city in SE Minnesota, on the Mississippi.
- minocycline — a long-acting, broad-spectrum, semisynthetic antibiotic drug, C 2 3 H 2 7 N 3 O 7 , derived from tetracycline.
- 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.