11-letter words containing m, a, o, s
- mess around — a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- metabolised — Simple past tense and past participle of metabolise.
- metabolises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metabolise.
- metabolisms — Plural form of metabolism.
- metabolites — Plural form of metabolite.
- metabolizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metabolize.
- metabolomes — Plural form of metabolome.
- metachrosis — the ability of some animals, such as chameleons, to change their colour
- metanephros — one of the three embryonic excretory organs of higher vertebrates, becoming the permanent and functional kidney.
- metaphorist — a creator or user of metaphors
- metapodials — Plural form of metapodial.
- metasequoia — a tall deciduous coniferous tree, Metasequoia glyptostrobodes, first known as a fossil and then discovered alive in China.
- metasomatic — Of or pertaining to metasomatism.
- methanogens — Plural form of methanogen.
- methoxsalen — a potent compound, C 1 2 H 8 O 4 , derived from the seeds of the plant Ammi majus: used in combination with certain ultraviolet radiation for the treatment of severe psoriasis.
- metrosexual — a heterosexual, usually urban male who pays much attention to his personal appearance and cultivates an upscale lifestyle.
- micro saint — (simulation) A general purpose simulation tool from US company Micro Analysis and Design.
- microarrays — Plural form of microarray.
- microfarads — Plural form of microfarad.
- micrographs — Plural form of micrograph.
- micronesian — of or relating to Micronesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- microphages — Plural form of microphage.
- microquasar — (astronomy, stars) A high-energy binary star system that includes black hole or neutron star and which resembles a quasar.
- microsmatic — (of humans and certain animals) having a poor sense of smell
- midas touch — the ability to turn any business venture one is associated with into an extremely profitable one.
- milquetoast — a very timid, unassertive, spineless person, especially one who is easily dominated or intimidated: a milquetoast who's afraid to ask for a raise.
- mimeographs — Plural form of mimeograph.
- mimosaceous — belonging to the Mimosaceae, now regarded as a subfamily (Mimosoideae) of the legume family.
- minneapolis — a city in SE Minnesota, on the Mississippi.
- minor scale — Also called harmonic minor scale. a scale having half steps between the second and third, fifth and sixth, and seventh and eighth degrees, with whole steps for the other intervals.
- misallocate — to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.
- misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- misanthropy — hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind.
- misbehavior — improper, inappropriate, or bad behavior.
- misbestowal — a wrong or improper bestowal
- miscitation — an erroneous citation
- miscreation — miscreated.
- misdemeanor — Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.
- misdiagnose — to make an incorrect diagnosis.
- mishallowed — falsely hallowed or revered
- mislocation — to misplace.
- misocapnist — (rare) One who hates tobacco smoke.
- misorganize — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- misrelation — an erroneous or imperfect relation
- mitigations — the act of mitigating, or lessening the force or intensity of something unpleasant, as wrath, pain, grief, or extreme circumstances: Social support is the most important factor in the mitigation of stress among adolescents.
- mobocracies — Plural form of mobocracy.
- mochaccinos — Plural form of mochaccino.
- moderations — the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.
- modularised — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- modulations — Plural form of modulation.