8-letter words containing m, a, l, e, t
- mattedly — in a matted manner
- maturely — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- mazeltov — Alternative spelling of mazel tov.
- mealtime — the usual time for a meal.
- meatball — a small ball of ground meat, especially beef, often mixed with bread crumbs, seasonings, etc., before cooking.
- meatless — the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meatloaf — A dish of ground meat formed into a loaf shape, mixed with egg and breadcrumbs, then baked or smoked, and usually served in slices.
- medalist — a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
- megalith — a stone of great size, especially in ancient construction work, as the Cyclopean masonry, or in prehistoric Neolithic remains, as dolmens or menhirs.
- megavolt — a unit of electromotive force, equal to one million volts. Abbreviation: MV.
- melanist — a melanistic person
- melanite — a deep black variety of andradite garnet.
- meltable — to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
- meltages — (very, rare) Plural form of meltage.
- mentalis — (muscle) A paired central muscle of the lower lip, situated at the tip of the chin.
- mentally — in or with the mind or intellect; intellectually.
- mesnalty — the estate of a mesne lord.
- mesylate — (organic chemistry) methanesulfonate.
- metablog — (neologism, Internet) a blog about blogs.
- metabola — (in the plural, entomology) Insects that metamorphose.
- metabole — Alternative spelling of metabola.
- metaboly — the ability of some cells, esp protozoans, to alter their shape
- metafile — (graphics, file format) 1. An image file format for transport between different machines, often as a device independent bitmap. 2. A functional specification for encoding computer graphics for later display on some suitable device.
- metaling — any of a class of elementary substances, as gold, silver, or copper, all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are characterized by opacity, ductility, conductivity, and a unique luster when freshly fractured.
- metalist — a person who works with metals.
- metalize — to make metallic; give the characteristics of metal to.
- metalled — any of a class of elementary substances, as gold, silver, or copper, all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are characterized by opacity, ductility, conductivity, and a unique luster when freshly fractured.
- metaller — (music, informal) One who listens to metal music.
- metallic — of, relating to, or consisting of metal.
- metallo- — denoting metal
- metamale — a sterile male organism, esp a fruit fly (Drosophila) that has one X chromosome and three sets of autosomes
- metazoal — a zoological group comprising the multicellular animals.
- methanal — formaldehyde.
- methanol — methyl alcohol.
- methylal — a colorless, flammable, volatile liquid, C 3 H 8 O 2 , having a chloroformlike odor, used chiefly as a solvent, in perfumery, and in organic synthesis.
- metrazol — pentylenetetrazol
- metrical — pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- militate — to have a substantial effect; weigh heavily: His prison record militated against him.
- misalter — to alter wrongly
- moatlike — Resembling a moat or some aspect of one.
- modulate — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- mole rat — any burrowing molelike African rodent of the family Bathyergidae
- molecast — the heap of earth excavated by a mole tunnelling underground
- montreal — a seaport in S Quebec, in E Canada, on an island (Montreal Island) in the St. Lawrence.
- mootable — Capable of being mooted.
- mule-fat — a composite shrub, Baccharis viminea, of California, having willowlike leaves and clustered flowers, growing in riverbeds.
- multiage — Concerning more than one age.
- muscatel — a sweet wine made from muscat grapes.
- muteable — Capable of being muted.
- mutilate — to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.