11-letter words containing m, a, i, l
- maledictory — a curse; imprecation.
- malefaction — an evil deed; crime; wrongdoing.
- malefically — in a malefic manner
- maleficence — the doing of evil or harm: the maleficence of thieves.
- maleficient — Doing evil, harm, or mischief.
- maleic acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 4 H 4 O 4 , isomeric with fumaric acid, having an astringent, repulsive taste and faint acidulous odor: used in the manufacture of synthetic resins, the dyeing and finishing of textiles, and as a preservative for fats and oils.
- malfunction — failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.
- maliciously — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- malignantly — disposed to cause harm, suffering, or distress deliberately; feeling or showing ill will or hatred.
- malignities — Plural form of malignity.
- malingerers — Plural form of malingerer.
- malingering — to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
- malleablize — to make (white cast iron) malleable by annealing it so that the carbon is transformed to graphite or removed completely.
- malposition — faulty or wrong position, especially of a part or organ of the body or of a fetus in the uterus.
- malpractice — Law. failure of a professional person, as a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows.
- malt liquor — beer having a relatively high alcohol content, usually 5 to 8 percent.
- malt whisky — whisky, as Scotch, made entirely from malted barley.
- malted milk — a soluble powder made of dehydrated milk and malted cereals.
- maltotriose — (carbohydrate) A maltooligosaccharide consisting of three glucose units.
- maltreating — Present participle of maltreat.
- mamillation — a nipple-like protrusion
- mamilliform — shaped like a nipple
- mammalogist — the science dealing with mammals.
- mammillaria — any of various cacti of the genus Mammillaria, including the pincushion cactus.
- manchineels — Plural form of manchineel.
- mandatorily — authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
- mandibulate — having mandibles.
- mandolinist — One who plays the mandolin.
- manhandling — to handle roughly.
- manila hemp — a fibrous material made from the leafstalks of the abacá, Musa textilis, used for making ropes, fabrics, etc.
- manila rope — rope made from Manila hemp.
- manipulable — capable of or susceptible to being manipulated; manipulatable.
- manipulably — In a manipulable way.
- manipulated — Simple past tense and past participle of manipulate.
- manipulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of manipulate.
- manipulator — a person who manipulates.
- manorialism — the manorial organization, or its principles and practices in the Middle Ages.
- manorialize — to bring under manorialism.
- manstealing — the act of kidnapping.
- mantelpiece — a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- mantlepiece — mantel.
- maquiladora — a factory run by a U.S. company in Mexico to take advantage of cheap labor and lax regulation.
- marbleizing — Present participle of marbleize.
- marcellinus — Saint, died a.d. 304, pope 296–304.
- marcellus i — Saint, died a.d. 309, pope 308–309.
- marcescible — prone to fade or decay
- mare island — an island in the N part of San Francisco Bay, California.
- mare's-tail — a long narrow cirrus cloud whose flowing appearance somewhat resembles a horse's tail.
- margin call — a demand from a brokerage house to a customer that more money or securities be deposited in his or her margin account when the amount in it falls below that stipulated as necessary to cover the stock purchased.
- margin line — an imaginary line used in making calculations regarding the flooding of hulls, running fore-and-aft 3 inches (8 cm) below the upper surface of the bulkhead deck at the side.