13-letter words containing m, a, i, r
- mallemaroking — (historical, nautical) Carousing on icebound Greenland whaling ships.
- mammaliferous — containing the remains of mammals
- manage a risk — If you manage a risk, you analyze how much you are in danger from a particular risk or hazard, and decide how to best deal with it.
- managerialism — Belief in or reliance on the use of professional managers in administering or planning an activity.
- mandarin duck — a crested Asian duck, Aix galericulata, having variegated purple, green, chestnut, and white plumage.
- mandatoriness — The quality or state of being mandatory.
- mandibuliform — Having the form of a mandible; - said especially of the maxill\u00e6 of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.
- manganiferous — containing manganese.
- manicure case — a case for holding small tools designed to care for the fingernails
- manrikigusari — a Japanese chain weapon with weighted ends, intended to strike or ensnare the enemy
- mantis shrimp — any stomatopod crustacean having a pair of appendages modified for grasping prey and resembling those of a mantis.
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- manufacturing — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- mao inhibitor — any of various substances, as isocarboxazid and phenelzine, that block enzymatic breakdown of certain monoamine neurotransmitters: used to treat severe depression. Abbreviation: MAOI.
- 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.
- marching band — musical group that parades
- marching girl — one of a team of girls dressed in fancy uniform who perform marching formations
- marching song — a song with the rhythm of a march, esp sung by marching soldiers
- marchionesses — Plural form of marchioness.
- mare chronium — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- mare frigoris — (Sea of Cold) a dark plain in the northern hemisphere, in the first and second quadrants of the face of the moon: about 55 miles (90 km) wide at its narrowest width and 750 miles (1200 km) long: about 67,000 sq. mi. (174,000 sq. km).
- mare nectaris — (Sea of Nectar) a dark plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 26,000 sq. mi. (67,000 sq. km).
- margaric acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble, fatty acid, C 1 7 H 3 4 O 2 , resembling stearic acid, obtained from lichens or synthetically.
- marginal cost — the cost of one additional unit of any item produced or bought in quantity.
- marginal note — aside
- marginal seat — a seat in which elections tend to be won by small margins
- marginalising — Present participle of marginalise.
- marginalizing — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- maria theresa — 1717–80, archduchess of Austria; queen of Hungary and Bohemia 1740–80 (wife of Francis II; mother of Joseph II, Leopold II, Marie Antoinette).
- mariage blanc — unconsummated marriage
- mariculturist — One who engages in mariculture.
- marie galante — an island in the E West Indies: a dependency of Guadeloupe. 58 sq. mi. (150 sq. km).
- marine league — a unit of 3 nautical miles (5.6 km).
- mariposa lily — any lily of the genus Calochortus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having tuliplike flowers of various colors.
- maritime alps — a range of the W Alps in SE France and NW Italy. Highest peak: Argentera, 3297 m (10 817 ft)
- maritime belt — the part of the sea that is within the jurisdiction of the bordering states.
- maritime pine — cluster pine.
- market-driven — controlled and guided by commercial considerations
- marketability — readily salable.
- marketing mix — A company's marketing mix is the combination of marketing activities it uses in order to promote a particular product or service.
- marketisation — Alternative spelling of marketization.
- marketization — The exposure of an industry or service to market forces.
- marlinespikes — Plural form of marlinespike.
- marriage rate — the number of marriages that take place within a particular group of people over a given period
- marriage vows — promises made as part of wedding ceremony
- married print — composite print.
- marsh harrier — a European harrier, Circus aeruginosus, that frequents marshy regions
- marsh trefoil — buck bean.
- martagon lily — Turk's-cap lily.