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12-letter words containing m, a, o, t, i

  • isolationism — the policy or doctrine of isolating one's country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter into alliances, foreign economic commitments, international agreements, etc., seeking to devote the entire efforts of one's country to its own advancement and remain at peace by avoiding foreign entanglements and responsibilities.
  • isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
  • joint family — a type of extended family composed of parents, their children, and the children's spouses and offspring in one household.
  • jumpstations — Plural form of jumpstation.
  • kashmir goat — one of a long-haired breed of goat raised in Tibet and the higher elevations of China, the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and Turkey for its meat, milk, and cashmere wool.
  • katamorphism — metamorphism at or near the earth's surface: breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones.
  • keratotomies — Plural form of keratotomy.
  • kleptomaniac — a person who has kleptomania.
  • kurchatovium — (chemistry) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
  • lachrymation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
  • lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
  • lambda point — the temperature of approximately 2.186 K, at which the transition from helium I to superfluid helium II occurs.
  • lamentations — the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
  • laminotomies — Plural form of laminotomy.
  • laparotomies — Plural form of laparotomy.
  • laparotomize — to perform a laparotomy on.
  • lay claim to — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
  • legitimation — according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
  • leptosomatic — a person of asthenic build.
  • limacologist — a person who specialises in the study of slugs
  • linear motor — an electric motor in which a movable part moves in a straight line, with power being supplied by a varying magnetic field set up by a fixed part of the system, as a metal rail on the ground.
  • lognormality — the condition of having a natural logarithm with normal distribution
  • los alamitos — a town in S California.
  • machairodont — having sabre-like teeth; sabre-toothed
  • machicolated — Having machicolations.
  • machinations — an act or instance of machinating.
  • machine bolt — a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.
  • machine tool — a power-operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances.
  • machtpolitik — power politics
  • macintosh ii — (computer)   (Mac II) A version of Apple's Macintosh personal computer, released in March 1987, using the Motorola 68020 CPU, which runs at a higher clock rate than the Motorola 68000 used in the original Mac. The Mac II has a full 32-bit data bus instead of a 16-bit bus. Mac II models have built-in 40 to 160 megabyte hard disks and can take up to eight megabytes of RAM (and more as denser memory chips arive). The Mac II was the first Macintosh to provide a colour graphics option, with up to 256 colours on screen at a 640x480 resolution. Mac II models are designed for expandability with three (Macintosh IIcx) or six (II & IIx) built-in NuBus expansion slots for additional peripheral and coprocessor boards.
  • mackintoshes — Plural form of mackintosh.
  • macrobiotics — a philosophically oriented program incorporating elements from several ancient cultures and emphasizing harmony with nature, especially through adherence to a diet consisting primarily of whole grains, beans, vegetables, and moderate amounts of seafood and fruit.
  • macroclimate — the general climate of a large area, as of a continent or country.
  • macrocytosis — The presence of macrocytes in the blood.
  • macroetching — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
  • maderization — the process whereby wine is heated and oxidized, resulting in a darker colour and an altered taste
  • madreporites — Plural form of madreporite.
  • maginot line — a zone of heavy defensive fortifications erected by France along its eastern border in the years preceding World War II, but outflanked in 1940 when the German army attacked through Belgium.
  • magnetooptic — pertaining to the effect of magnetism upon the propagation of light.
  • magnetotails — Plural form of magnetotail.
  • magnetotaxis — movement or orientation of an organism in response to a magnetic field.
  • magniloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
  • magnitogorsk — a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, on the Ural River, near the boundary between Europe and Asia.
  • main-topmast — the mast next above the main lower mast.
  • main-topsail — a topsail set on the mainmast.
  • majoritarian — of, relating to, or constituting a majority: majoritarian democracy.
  • make history — do sth of great significance
  • malacologist — A person who studies molluscs, who specializes in malacology.
  • malapportion — to apportion improperly or unfairly (voting districts, a legislature, etc.)
  • maledictions — Plural form of malediction.
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