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14-letter words containing m, a, g

  • macrosociology — the sociological study of large-scale social systems and long-term patterns and processes.
  • macrosporangia — Plural form of macrosporangium.
  • magdeburg laws — the local laws of the city of Magdeburg, which were adopted by many European cities in the middle ages
  • magic mountain — a novel (1924) by Thomas Mann.
  • magic mushroom — a mushroom, Psilocybe mexicana, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., containing the hallucinogen psilocybin.
  • magistral line — the line from which the position of the other lines of fieldworks is determined.
  • magnetic chart — a chart showing the magnetic properties of a portion of the earth's surface, as dip, variation, and intensity.
  • magnetic epoch — a geologically long period of time during which the magnetic field of the earth retains the same polarity. The magnetic field may reverse during such a period for a geologically short period of time (a magnetic event)
  • magnetic field — a region of space near a magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle in which a magnetic force acts on any other magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle.
  • magnetic force — the repelling or attracting force between a magnet and a ferromagnetic material, between a magnet and a current-carrying conductor, etc.
  • magnetic north — north as indicated by a magnetic compass, differing in most places from true north.
  • magnetic storm — a temporary disturbance of the earth's magnetic field, induced by radiation and streams of charged particles from the sun.
  • magnetic strip — a strip of magnetic material on which information may be stored, as by an electromagnetic process, for automatic reading, decoding, or recognition by a device that detects magnetic variations on the strip: a credit card with a magnetic strip to prevent counterfeiting.
  • magnetooptical — Having both magnetic and optical elements.
  • magnetospheres — Plural form of magnetosphere.
  • magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
  • magnetostatics — the branch of magnetics that deals with magnetic fields that do not vary with time (magnetostatic fields)
  • magnifications — Plural form of magnification.
  • magniloquently — In a magniloquent manner.
  • magnolia metal — an alloy used for bearings, consisting largely of lead (up to 80 per cent) and antimony, with the addition of smaller quantities of iron and tin
  • magnolia state — Mississippi (used as a nickname).
  • magnox reactor — a nuclear reactor using carbon dioxide as the coolant, graphite as the moderator, and uranium cased in magnox as the fuel
  • mahatma gandhi — Indira [in-deer-uh] /ɪnˈdɪər ə/ (Show IPA), 1917–84, Indian political leader: prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–84 (daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru).
  • mail exchanger — (messaging)   A server running SMTP Message Transfer Agent software that accepts incoming electronic mail and either delivers it locally or forwards it to another server. The mail exchanger to use for a given domain can be discovered by querying DNS for Mail Exchange Records.
  • make a bargain — to agree on terms
  • make a killing — If you make a killing, you make a large profit very quickly and easily.
  • make the grade — a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.
  • malfunctioning — failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.
  • malpighiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical plants many of which are lianas
  • man management — Man management involves controlling and organizing the people who work in a business or organization.
  • man of galilee — Jesus.
  • manageableness — The state of being manageable; tractableness; docility.
  • managed forest — a sustainable forest in which usually at least one tree is planted for every tree felled
  • manganese spar — Mineralogy. rhodonite or rhodochrosite.
  • mangold-wurzel — mangel-wurzel.
  • mangrove swamp — a coastal marine swamp of tropical or subtropical regions that is dominated by mangrove trees.
  • manslaughterer — (legal) Someone who commits manslaughter.
  • manual testing — (testing)   That part of software testing that requires human input, analysis, or evaluation.
  • manuel noriega — Manuel Antonio, born 1934, military leader of Panama 1983–89: captured by U.S. forces and sentenced to prison for drug trafficking 1992.
  • maraging steel — a low-carbon steel that has been heated and quenched to form martensite: contains up to 25 percent nickel.
  • marathon group — an encounter group that meets for an extended period of time, as eight hours to a week, in the belief that the resultant intensity and intimacy will lead to a more open expression of feelings.
  • marcus regulus — Marcus Atilius [uh-til-ee-uh s] /əˈtɪl i əs/ (Show IPA), died 250? b.c, Roman general.
  • margaret brent — Margaret, 1600?–1671? U.S. colonial landowner, born in England: regarded as an early feminist.
  • margaritaceous — resembling mother-of-pearl; pearly.
  • margin account — an account opened by a customer with a brokerage house in which listed securities can be purchased on margin.
  • marginal hacks — (humour)   Margaret Jacks Hall, a building into which the Stanford AI Lab was moved near the beginning of the 1980s (from the D.C. Power Lab).
  • marine biology — science of sea life
  • marine geology — the branch of geology dealing with the rocks, sediments, and processes of the floors and margins of the oceans.
  • market segment — a part of a market identifiable as having particular customers with specific buying characteristics
  • marking scheme — a plan or guidelines used in the marking of school children's or students' written work by teaching staff
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