13-letter words containing m, a, i, l, t
- lighthouseman — a lighthouse keeper
- lipogrammatic — of or relating to a lipogram
- little cayman — an island in the W Caribbean: smallest of the Cayman Islands, NE of Grand Cayman. 10 sq. mi. (26 sq. km).
- logarithmancy — Divination using logarithms.
- logogrammatic — Of or pertaining to logograms; logographic.
- lucifer match — friction match.
- lucretia mott — John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
- lymphatolysis — destruction of lymphatic vessels or of lymphoid tissue.
- lymphoblastic — (US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast.
- lymphomatosis — lymphoma spread throughout the body.
- machicolation — an opening in the floor between the corbels of a projecting gallery or parapet, as on a wall or in the vault of a passage, through which missiles, molten lead, etc., might be cast upon an enemy beneath.
- machilipatnam — a city in E Andhra Pradesh state, in S India, on the Bay of Bengal: first British trading settlement 1611.
- machinability — The condition of being machinable.
- machine-steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
- macroclimates — Plural form of macroclimate.
- macroclimatic — Relating to macroclimate.
- macrolecithal — megalecithal.
- magic lantern — a device having an enclosed lamp and a lenslike opening, formerly used for projecting and magnifying images mounted on slides or films.
- magisterially — In a magisterial manner; authoritatively.
- magistratical — Of, pertaining to, or proceeding from, a magistrate; having the authority of a magistrate.
- magnetic flux — the total magnetic induction crossing a surface, equal to the integral of the component of magnetic induction perpendicular to the surface over the surface: usually measured in webers or maxwells.
- magnetic lens — Physics. an electron lens using magnetic fields for focusing an electron beam.
- magnetic pole — the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole)
- magnificently — making a splendid appearance or show; of exceptional beauty, size, etc.: a magnificent cathedral; magnificent scenery.
- maiden castle — an ancient fortification in Dorsetshire, England, first erected c250 b.c. over the remains of Neolithic and Bronze Age settlements of c2000–c1500 b.c.
- mainz psalter — a book printed by Johannes Gutenberg: thought by some to be the first book printed from movable type.
- 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
- make light of — of little weight; not heavy: a light load.
- malabsorbtion — Misspelling of malabsorption.
- malabsorption — faulty absorption of nutritive material from the intestine.
- maladaptation — incomplete, inadequate, or faulty adaptation.
- maladminister — to administer or manage badly or inefficiently: The mayor was a bungler who maladministered the city budget.
- maladroitness — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- malapropistic — an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
- malariologist — An expert in malaria.
- malformations — Plural form of malformation.
- malfunctional — Not functioning as intended.
- malfunctioned — Simple past tense and past participle of malfunction.
- malinvestment — An incorrect or unwise investment.
- malthusianism — of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.
- mammoplasties — Plural form of mammoplasty.
- manageability — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
- manipulatable — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- manipulations — Plural form of manipulation.
- manipulatives — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- mansplanation — Also called mansplanation [man-spluh-ney-shuh n] /ˌmæn spləˈneɪ ʃən/ (Show IPA). such an explanation given to someone, usually a woman.
- maple heights — a city in NE Ohio.
- marbled white — any butterfly of the satyrid genus Melanargia, with panelled black-and-white wings, but technically a brown butterfly; found in grassland
- marbleization — The process of marbleizing.