12-letter words containing m, a, l, e, t
- polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
- portal frame — a frame, usually of steel, consisting of two uprights and a cross beam at the top: the simplest structural unit in a framed building or a doorway
- porto amelia — former name of Pemba (def 2).
- postal meter — a postal franking machine
- postimperial — of, relating to, or designating the period after an empire
- postmedieval — occurring or existing after the Middle Ages, of or related to the period after the Middle Ages
- preallotment — an allotment given in advance.
- preformulate — to describe an active pharmaceutical ingredient chemically
- premalignant — occurring before a state of malignancy
- premaritally — in a premarital manner
- premenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- primogenital — relating to primogeniture
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
- problematize — to demonstrate to be unsettled or uncertain, or more complex than originally assumed or regarded; show to be problematic
- quality time — time devoted exclusively to nurturing a cherished person or activity.
- quantum cell — (electronics, computing) (Or "quantum dot cell") A structure comprising four quantum dots arranged in a square, with two diagonally opposed dots containing electron charges. One diagonal containing charges is arbitrarily defined as representing a value of '1', the other as '0'. In a five-dot cell, the fifth, central dot contains no charge. See also: quantum cell wire, quantum-dot cellular automata.
- quantum leap — Physics. an abrupt transition of a system described by quantum mechanics from one of its discrete states to another, as the fall of an electron in an atom to an orbit of lower energy.
- quarter mile — an event in which competitors run a quarter mile or 400 metres
- radioelement — a radioactive element.
- raw material — material before being processed or manufactured into a final form.
- re-alignment — an adjustment to a line; arrangement in a straight line.
- reaccumulate — to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up: to accumulate wealth.
- reassimilate — to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
- receptaculum — a vessel, receptacle or container
- reflectogram — an image of an under-drawing or image taken from beneath the surface of paint in a work of art
- reinstalment — a further or new instalment
- remilitarize — to equip with armed forces, military supplies, or the like.
- remnant sale — a sale of items that are unwanted or left over, sold at a lower price
- repromulgate — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- rheumatismal — of or relating to rheumatism
- rheumatology — the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
- sacramentals — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
- saint-mihiel — a town in NE France, on the Meuse River, NW of Nancy: captured by American forces 1918.
- salmon steak — a thick slice of salmon
- saltpetreman — a supplier of saltpetre
- sample point — a possible result of an experiment, represented as a point.
- san clemente — a town in S California.
- saw palmetto — a shrublike palmetto, Serenoa repens, of the palm family, native to the southern U.S., having green or blue leafstalks set with spiny teeth.
- schoolmaster — a man who presides over or teaches in a school.
- sea milkwort — a maritime plant, Glaux maritima, having small, pinkish-white flowers.
- sectionalism — excessive regard for sectional or local interests; regional or local spirit, prejudice, etc.
- sedimentable — capable of forming sediment
- segmentalize — to make segmentalized.
- self-mastery — self-control.
- semantically — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
- semi-trailer — Also called semi. a detachable trailer for hauling freight, with wheels at the rear end, the forward end being supported by the rear of a truck tractor when attached. Compare full trailer.
- semifinalist — a participant or one qualified to participate in a semifinal.
- semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
- semiliterate — a person who is semiliterate.
- semimetallic — partially metallic; of the nature of a semi-metal