14-letter words containing m, a, c, l, e, s
- melancholiness — a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
- melastomaceous — belonging to the family Melastomataceae (also known as Melastomaceae)
- mensural music — polyphonic music of the 13th century in which each note has a strictly determined value.
- mercalli scale — a measure of earthquake intensity with 12 divisions ranging from I (felt by very few) to XII (total destruction).
- mercantilistic — Relating to, or characteristic of mercantilism.
- merchandisable — Suitable for merchandising.
- mesaticephalic — (anatomy) Having a cranium with a medium ratio of length to breadth.
- mesencephalons — Plural form of mesencephalon.
- meta-case tool — A term sometimes used for software packages (like TBK or VSF) which allow users to develop or customise their own CASE tools.
- metalinguistic — Pertaining to metalinguistics.
- metallic glass — glassy alloy.
- metaphysically — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- metaplasticity — Any activity-dependent change to neural function that modulates subsequent synaptic plasticity.
- metapsychology — speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
- metastatically — In a metastatic manner.
- metencephalons — Plural form of metencephalon.
- methodicalness — The property of being methodical.
- metoposcopical — relating to metoposcopy
- metrical psalm — a translation of one of the psalms into rhyming strict-metre verse usually sung as a hymn
- microcephalous — Microcephalic.
- microfilaments — Plural form of microfilament.
- microsatellite — A miniature satellite.
- microspherical — relating to or designating a microsphere
- miraculousness — performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency: a miraculous cure.
- miscellanarian — a person who writes miscellanies
- miscorrelation — mutual relation of two or more things, parts, etc.: Studies find a positive correlation between severity of illness and nutritional status of the patients. Synonyms: similarity, correspondence, matching; parallelism, equivalence; interdependence, interrelationship, interconnection.
- misdeclaration — An incorrect declaration, especially in an official context.
- mister charlie — a term used to refer to a white person.
- multisectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- multispecialty — (US) Exhibiting or possessing multiple specialties (especially medical specialties).
- museologically — In a museological manner.
- music festival — a festival, often an annual event, at which a lot of different performers play
- musical comedy — musical (def 5).
- mutual society — co-operative organization
- neo-lamarckism — Lamarckism as expounded by later biologists who hold especially that some acquired characters of organisms may be inherited by descendants, but that natural selection also is a factor in evolution.
- neocolonialism — the policy of a strong nation in seeking political and economic hegemony over an independent nation or extended geographical area without necessarily reducing the subordinate nation or area to the legal status of a colony.
- neurochemicals — Plural form of neurochemical.
- non-consumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
- noncompensable — eligible for or subject to compensation, especially for a bodily injury.
- nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
- nuclear isomer — isomer (def 2).
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
- omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
- open classroom — a spacious instructional area shared by several groups or classes in elementary school, permitting more individualized, less supervised project learning and movement of pupils from one activity to another.
- ophthalmoscope — an instrument for viewing the interior of the eye or examining the retina.
- optical isomer — any of two or more isomers exhibiting optical isomerism.
- oral eroticism — libidinal pleasure derived from the lips and mouth, for example by kissing
- parasitic male — a male animal that is much smaller than the female and is totally dependent on the female for its nutrition, such as the male of some species of deep-sea angler fish
- pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb