12-letter words containing m, a, c, l, e, i
- hibernaculum — a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
- homolecithal — having a fairly uniform distribution of yolk, as certain eggs or ova having relatively little yolk.
- horometrical — Relating to horometry.
- hyperkalemic — Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- hypermagical — produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
- hypocalcemia — an abnormally small amount of calcium in the blood.
- hypocalcemic — Relating to, or exhibiting, hypocalcemia.
- hypoglycemia — an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.
- ian maclaren — James Dewey, born 1928, U.S. biologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1962.
- iceland moss — an edible lichen, Cetraria islandica, of arctic regions, containing a starchlike substance used in medicine.
- illegitimacy — the state or quality of being illegitimate.
- immaculately — free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean: immaculate linen.
- immethodical — not methodical; without method or system.
- impierceable — not able to be pierced
- implicatures — Plural form of implicature.
- incommutable — not exchangeable.
- incomparable — beyond comparison; matchless or unequaled: incomparable beauty.
- incompatible — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
- incompliance — not compliant; unyielding.
- incomputable — incapable of being computed; incalculable.
- inconsumable — not consumable; incapable of being consumed.
- infomercials — Plural form of infomercial.
- informercial — infomercial.
- intermercial — interstitial
- kleptomaniac — a person who has kleptomania.
- lamp chimney — a glass tube that surrounds the wick in an oil lamp
- leaf-climber — a plant that climbs by using leaves specialized as tendrils
- leptosomatic — a person of asthenic build.
- like a charm — perfectly; successfully
- lime cordial — a drink made from sweetened lime juice and plain or carbonated water
- lisp machine — 1. (architecture) Any machine (whether notional or actual) whose instruction set is Lisp. 2. (hardware, operating system) A line of workstations made by Symbolics, Inc. from the mid-1970s (having grown out of the MIT AI Lab) to late 1980s. All system code for Symbolics Lisp Machines was written in Lisp Machine Lisp. Symbolics Lisp Machines were also notable for having had space-cadet keyboards.
- macclesfield — a market town in NW England, in Cheshire: former centre of the silk industry; pharmaceuticals, services. Pop: 50 688 (2001)
- machiavelian — of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
- machicolated — Having machicolations.
- machine bolt — a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.
- machine tool — a power-operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances.
- macroclimate — the general climate of a large area, as of a continent or country.
- macromineral — any mineral required in the diet in relatively large amounts, especially calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.
- magic bullet — something that cures or remedies without causing harmful side effects: So far there is no magic bullet for economic woes.
- magic circle — the British association of magicians, traditionally forbidden to reveal any of the secrets of their art
- magnetically — By or as by, magnetism.
- mail carrier — a person, usually employed by the post office, who delivers mail.
- mail-cheeked — (of certain fishes) having the cheeks crossed with a bony plate.
- majestically — characterized by or possessing majesty; of lofty dignity or imposing aspect; stately; grand: the majestic Alps.
- majolicaware — goods made from majolica
- maledictions — Plural form of malediction.
- malefactions — Plural form of malefaction.
- malignancies — Plural form of malignancy.
- malpractices — Plural form of malpractice.
- manna lichen — any of several crustose lichens of the genus Lecanora, especially L. esculenta, found in the African and Arabian deserts, used for food by humans and other animals.