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15-letter words containing m, a, c, e

  • metallo-organic — organometallic.
  • metallurgically — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
  • metamathematics — the logical analysis of the fundamental concepts of mathematics, as number, function, etc.
  • metamorphically — In a metamorphic manner.
  • metatarsal arch — the short lateral arch of the foot formed by the heads of the metatarsal bones.
  • methylcobalamin — A cobalamin used to treat neuropathies.
  • mexican spanish — Spanish as used in Mexico. Abbreviation: MexSp.
  • michael faraday — Michael, 1791–1867, English physicist and chemist: discoverer of electromagnetic induction.
  • michaelmas term — the autumn term at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the Inns of Court, and some other educational establishments
  • microaerophiles — Plural form of microaerophile.
  • microaerophilic — Of, or relating to a microaerophile.
  • microaggression — a subtle but offensive comment or action directed at a minority or other nondominant group that is often unintentional or unconsciously reinforces a stereotype: microaggressions such as "I don't see you as black.".
  • microearthquake — an earthquake of very low intensity (magnitude of 2 or less on the Richter scale).
  • microextraction — (chemistry) A technique used to extract small amounts of material from a mixture.
  • microgametocyte — a gametocyte that produces microgametes
  • microgeneration — the small-scale generation of electrical power, through means such as solar or wind power
  • micromanagement — The direct management of a project etc to an excessive degree, with too much attention to detail and insufficient delegation.
  • micrometastases — Plural form of micrometastasis.
  • micrometastasis — The microscopic level action of metastasis, the spread of disease from the primary site to other areas.
  • micropegmatitic — relating to, or designating, a microscopic pegmatitic structure
  • mid-ocean ridge — any of several seismically active submarine mountain ranges that extend through the Atlantic, Indian, and South Pacific oceans: each is hypothesized to be the locus of seafloor spreading.
  • middle american — average middle-class Americans as a group, as distinguished from the rich or poor or the politically extreme.
  • middle distance — Also called middle ground, middle plane. Fine Arts. the represented space between the foreground and background in paintings, drawings, etc.
  • middle-distance — Also called middle ground, middle plane. Fine Arts. the represented space between the foreground and background in paintings, drawings, etc.
  • military police — soldiers who perform police duties
  • milking machine — an electric machine for milking cows.
  • milling machine — a machine tool for rotating a cutter (milling cutter) to produce plane or formed surfaces on a workpiece, usually by moving the work past the cutter.
  • mineralogically — With regard to mineralogy.
  • minidisc player — a device for playing minidiscs
  • mis-categorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
  • misappreciation — failure to appreciate something fully or properly
  • misappreciative — not fully or properly appreciative
  • miscegenational — of or relating to miscegenation
  • miscellaneously — In a miscellaneous manner.
  • mischaracterize — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
  • miscommunicated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscommunicate.
  • miscue analysis — analysis of the errors a pupil makes while reading
  • mishnaic hebrew — the Hebrew language as used from about a.d. 70 to 500.
  • moccasin flower — the lady's-slipper.
  • mock pennyroyal — pennyroyal (def 2).
  • moderate-income — of or relating to those with a close-to-average income within the overall population.
  • mogi das cruzes — a city in SE Brazil, E of São Paulo.
  • molecular clock — the changes in the amino acid sequences of proteins that take place during evolution and speciation, and from which the dates of branchings of taxonomic groups can be deduced.
  • molecular cloud — a cool dense interstellar region composed of a wide variety of molecules, mainly hydrogen, plus some dust, in which stars are forming
  • molecular knife — a segment of genetic material that inhibits the reproduction of the AIDS virus by breaking up specific areas of the virus's genes.
  • molecular sieve — a compound with molecule-size pores, as some sodium aluminum silicates, that chemically locks molecules in them: used in purification and separation processes.
  • monchengladbach — a city in W North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.
  • monkey, scratch — scratch monkey
  • monochlamydeous — (of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla
  • monomolecularly — In monomolecular terms.
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