13-letter words containing l, o, r, e, t
- major element — any chemical found in great quantity in the rocks of the earth's crust. Compare minor element (def 1).
- major penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player for five minutes from play, no substitute for the player being permitted.
- majority rule — the principle that decisions supported by more than half the people in a group have effect upon all the people in that group
- maladroitness — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- maltese cross — a cross having four equal arms that expand in width outward.
- marbleization — The process of marbleizing.
- marginal note — aside
- marsh trefoil — buck bean.
- martyrologies — Plural form of martyrology.
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- material mode — the normal use of language that refers to extra-linguistic subjects without explicit mention of the words themselves. Fido is a dog is in the material mode, while "Fido" is a dog's name is in the formal mode
- matripotestal — of or relating to the authority exercised by a mother or a mother's blood relatives.
- matter of law — an issue or matter to be determined according to the relevant principles of law.
- melodramatics — Melodramatic behavior, action, or writing.
- melodramatist — A writer of melodramas.
- melodramatize — to make melodramatic.
- memorabiliast — a person who collects mementos or souvenirs, as postcards or playbills.
- mephobarbital — The drug methylphenobarbital.
- meridionality — the quality or state of being on the meridian
- meritoriously — deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy: to receive a gift for meritorious service.
- merleau-ponty — Maurice, 1908–61, French phenomenological philosopher.
- 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.
- metagrobolize — to mystify or puzzle
- metalliferous — containing or yielding metal.
- metallography — the study of the structure of metals and alloys by means of microscopy.
- meteorologist — the science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate.
- methocarbamol — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO 5 , used as a muscle relaxant in combination with other drugs in the treatment of acute, painful musculoskeletal conditions.
- methylpropane — (organic compound) isobutane.
- methylpropene — (organic compound) IUPAC name for isobutylene.
- metronidazole — a synthetic antimicrobial substance, C 6 H 9 N 3 O 3 , used chiefly in the treatment of infections, such as Trichomonas vaginalis and certain anaerobic bacterial infections.
- metropolitans — Plural form of metropolitan.
- microclimates — Plural form of microclimate.
- microelements — Plural form of microelement.
- microfelsitic — (of a rock) showing evidence of crystallization having begun, but not yet having formed any crystals
- microfilament — a minute, narrow tubelike cell structure composed of a protein similar to actin, occurring singly and in bundles, involved in cytoplasmic movement and changes in cell shape.
- microlecithal — having a small amount of yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
- micrometrical — Micrometric; relating to micrometry or a micrometer.
- micronucleate — having a micronucleus.
- microparticle — An extremely small particle.
- milliroentgen — a unit of radiation equal to one thousandth of a roentgen. Abbreviation: mR, mr.
- minor element — Geology. any chemical element found in small quantities in the rocks of the earth's crust. Compare major element.
- minor penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player from play for two minutes, no substitute for the player being permitted.
- minstrel show — a once popular type of stage show featuring comic dialogue, song, and dance in highly conventionalized patterns, performed by a troupe of actors traditionally comprising two end men, a chorus in blackface, and an interlocutor. Developed in the U.S. in the 19th century, this entertainment portrayed negative racial stereotypes and declined in popularity in the 20th century.
- mobile triton — (processor) (Official name 82430MX) A version of Intel's Triton I processor chip set intended for mobile computers. Mobile Triton consists of one 82437MX and two 82438MX.
- moderate gale — a wind of 32–38 miles per hour (14–17 m/sec).
- mole fraction — the ratio of the number of moles of a given component of a mixture to the total number of moles of all the components.
- molly pitcher — Molly (Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley) 1754–1832, American Revolutionary heroine.
- montes claros — a city in E Brazil.
- mood-altering — (especially of drugs) capable of changing one's emotional state.
- mortise block — a block having a shell cut from a single piece of wood.