13-letter words containing m, a, l, t, e
- lumberjackets — Plural form of lumberjacket.
- luncheon meat — any of various sausages or molded loaf meats, usually sliced and served cold, as in sandwiches or as garnishes for salads.
- lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
- machine-steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
- macroclimates — Plural form of macroclimate.
- macrolecithal — megalecithal.
- macronucleate — having a macronucleus.
- 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.
- magnet school — a public school with special programs and instruction that are not available elsewhere in a school district and that are specially designed to draw students from throughout a district, especially to aid in desegregation.
- 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.
- major element — any chemical found in great quantity in the rocks of the earth's crust. Compare minor element (def 1).
- major penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player for five minutes from play, no substitute for the player being permitted.
- 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.
- maladjustment — bad or unsatisfactory adjustment.
- 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.
- maldeployment — the inefficient use of resources or an instance of such
- malfunctioned — Simple past tense and past participle of malfunction.
- malinvestment — An incorrect or unwise investment.
- malted barley — barley that has been kiln-dried after it has germinated by soaking in water
- maltese cross — a cross having four equal arms that expand in width outward.
- 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.
- manipulatives — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- manon lescaut — a novel (1731) by Antoine François Prévost.
- mantelshelves — Plural form of mantelshelf.
- maple heights — a city in NE Ohio.
- mar del plata — a city in E Argentina: seaside resort.
- 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.
- mare australe — (Southern Sea) an area near the south pole of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- marginal note — aside
- marginal seat — a seat in which elections tend to be won by small margins
- marie galante — an island in the E West Indies: a dependency of Guadeloupe. 58 sq. mi. (150 sq. km).
- 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.
- market leader — most commercially successful company
- market letter — a publication containing information concerning market conditions, expectations, etc., especially one produced by a securities brokerage firm or other financial organization.
- marketability — readily salable.
- marmalade cat — a cat that is streaked orange or yellow and brown in colour
- marsh trefoil — buck bean.
- martin luther — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), 1483–1546, German theologian and author: leader, in Germany, of the Protestant Reformation.